Position Summary :

- The Art Department Proofreader is a pivotal role within Art Department, our in-house creative agency. The Art Department Proofreader is responsible for facilitating our quality assurance process, therefore providing error-free and best-in-class creative output.

Responsibilities :

- Read and evaluate creative/marketing materials for grammatical and typographical errors. These materials include: brochures, presentation decks, emails, tradeshow graphics, digital display advertising, reports and flyers

- Liaise with writers and editors to determine the composition of specific texts in a document

- Compare typeset proofs against original copy to identify errors or omission

- Evaluate the dimensions of page elements such as images, text spacing and positioning to ensure they conform to set specifications

- Ensure page numbers are in the right order and not repeated or omitted

- Analyze documents to ensure chapter titles match list of contents

- Use standardized proofing symbols to mark corrections on documents and digitally via Adobe Acrobat and other web-based proofing platforms

- Mark corrections highlighted by editors/authors and ensure they reflect on the master set proof

- Rephrase written text to ensure document structure and content are consistent

- Stay abreast with grammatical development as well as new terminologies in a language

- Ensure illustrations are suitably captioned and referenced

- Forward proofread materials for approval and publication

- Ensure project is completed within set time constraints

Required :

- 2 years of experience proofreading or editing creative content. Knowledge of standard proofreading practices and procedures is required

- Attention to detail : Proofreaders are able to identify and rephrase grammatical errors to ensure an error-free text

- Teamwork skill : They are adept at working with copywriters, designers, and art directors to publish comprehensible write-ups

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