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Remote Copy-editor/Proofreader

extra holidays - extra parental leave
Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Freelance
Work from: 
United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong grammar and editing skills, Attention to detail.

Key responsabilities:

  • Correct spelling and grammar errors
  • Maintain consistent style and layout
  • Liaise with clients and publishers
  • Ensure accuracy in illustrations and references
  • Oversee work of designers and typesetters
Jiffy Lube International logo
Jiffy Lube International SME https://franchise.jiffylube.com/
201 - 500 Employees
About Jiffy Lube International
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Jiffy Lube International, Inc. has more than 2,000 franchised service centers across North America, serving over 20 million customers annually. As a leading provider of automotive preventive maintenance, Jiffy Lube offers a range of services from oil changes and tire rotations, to everything in between.Now is a great time to join a proven industry leader by becoming a Jiffy Lube franchise owner.As a Jiffy Lube Service Center Owner, you would be associated with a strong brand with over 35 years of success. With instant name recognition, the collective knowledge of hundreds of other owners, and the support of a national brand, you’ll have the tools you need at your disposal — letting not just your customers Leave Worry Behind®, but you as well.To learn more about franchise opportunities with Jiffy Lube, please contact us at 1-800-327-9532 or visit our website at https://franchise.jiffylube.com/.
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Job description

As a copy-editor or proofreader you'll ensure that material is clear, consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible.

You'll be required to correct spelling, grammar and layout (proofreading), check content, use consistent styles and reword or rewrite (copy-editing). 

Responsibilities
  • correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors
  • sub-editing text written by a number of executive to ensure consistent style
  • working with IT-based publishing systems and databases, as well as via the internet or from paper manuscripts
  • liaising regularly with clients by phone and email
  • checking that clients have provided all the required materials and paperwork
  • creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations
  • ensuring that illustrations are correctly captioned and referred to in the text
  • producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalisation, formatting of references, etc
  • maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they're appropriate for the readership
  • discussing and resolving any potentially libelous sections 
  • retrieving articles from archives and rearranging within publications
  • overseeing the work of indexers, typesetters and designers
  • typesetting and designing layout.

Required profile

Experience

Spoken language(s):
English
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

Spell CheckingStyle SheetsDigital PublishingCopy EditingDatabase ManagementProofreadingPage LayoutCustomer Relationship Management

Other Skills

  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Adaptability
  • Time Management
  • Internet Research
  • Detail Oriented
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