Production Editor, Copy
Sign up free to see how well your resume matches this role.
What you'll do
- Partnering with Copywriters to copyedit decks and proofread design comps and builds
- Becoming a product expert to be able to read copy in multiple placements with an eye toward accuracy and consistency
- Setting up copy decks using templates (or building copy deck templates as needed)
- Communicating global copy changes that affect multiple deliverables
- Drafting accessibility copy using a template and/or AI tool
- Drafting alternative versions for global partners based on existing copy
- Managing copy after creative reviews as it moves into production, including reviewing and making edits in website builds
- Communicating copy changes to developers in as clear and as concise a way as possible
What they're looking for
- At least three years with specific copyediting and proofreading experience
- A sharp eye for detail and excitement about learning the intricacies of new products
- Comfort with learning new tech tools, and an interest in developing new systems that help creative teams work more efficiently
- Comfort with proofreading quickly when needed
- Comfort with collaboration, proactive communication, and considering many opinions
- Digital agency experience
Nice to have
- Experience and familiarity with working on a Mac, and using Pages and Box a plus
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Kettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients.
We are hiring Production Editors to join our team working on end-to-end digital website projects for one of our largest clients, a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you will act as a copy editor and proofreader, while also helping manage copy as it moves through creative reviews and into digital placements.
These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote.
Candidates should be comfortable:
- Partnering with Copywriters to copyedit decks and proofread design comps and builds
- Becoming a product expert to be able to read copy in multiple placements with an eye toward accuracy and consistency
- Setting up copy decks using templates (or building copy deck templates as needed)
- Communicating global copy changes that affect multiple deliverables
- Drafting accessibility copy using a template and/or AI tool
- Drafting alternative versions for global partners based on existing copy
- Managing copy after creative reviews as it moves into production, including reviewing and making edits in website builds
- Communicating copy changes to developers in as clear and as concise a way as possible
We’d like to know that you have:
- At least three years with specific copyediting and proofreading experience
- A sharp eye for detail and excitement about learning the intricacies of new products
- Comfort with learning new tech tools, and an interest in developing new systems that help creative teams work more efficiently
- Comfort with proofreading quickly when needed
- Comfort with collaboration, proactive communication, and considering many opinions
- Experience and familiarity with working on a Mac, and using Pages and Box a plus
- Digital agency experience
The target range of compensation for this role is $75k - 110k and accommodates multiple levels. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
Company
Company facts come from this company's own listings. We only show what the postings themselves carry.