Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Marks is seeking a Freelance Proofreader to support their business needs by reviewing packaging artwork across various categories. The role involves ensuring grammar, typography, and legal compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Responsibilities
- Work closely with Project Managers, Copywriter, Regulatory/Compliance and Production Designers reviewing copy sheets and artwork files, checking against vendor-provided copy content files and adherence to brand style guides
- Read, understand and follow all work instructions via project management system throughout defined workflow process
- Proofread packaging copy electronically and physically at all stages of the production process to correct errors in type, grammar and punctuation, and enforce consistency
- Check that overall package appearance conforms to relevant brand style guide
- Confirm UPC codes, trademarks, phone numbers and other ancillary packaging components are correct and up to date
- Communicate and collaborate efficiently with other members of the packaging team
- Leverage established key resources and guidelines
- Skills
- 3-5 years of experience working as a proofreader, copy editor
- Post-Secondary education in Writing, English, Communications, Editing
- High degree of accuracy and eye for consistency and detail
- Ability to manage large volume of projects at different stages of development
- Superior organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to details and adhering to best practices and brand guidelines
- Sound judgment and the ability to make good editing decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Open to a flexible work schedule
- Proficient using Mac OS and Microsoft Products; Adobe Acrobat and project management/routing systems (We use Tracks and Vera)
- Experience in an advertising and marketing environment is preferred; working on complex and FDA/FTC regulated products; pharmaceutical and edible product experience is a bonus
- Packaging artwork experience in CPG Edibles/General Merchandise, Beauty, Personal Care, Health Care highly preferred
- Benefits
- Not Eligible for Benefits or Paid Time Off
- Company Overview
- Marks is an organization that works on a wide area of designs like logo, branding, graphic and product design for its clients. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.makemarks.com/.
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