ROLE OVERVIEW:
Contributing to the operations of an integrated Studio, this role ensures the quality of all written work produced by Jones and Palmer. You’ll maintain the accuracy of spelling, grammar and punctuation, review styling and formatting against guidelines.
Ensuring all work is produced to the highest standards, you’ll deliver consistency across all Studio outputs while following agreed processes and workflows. Attention to detail is key, along with a proactive, flexible attitude and a responsive, professional approach.
Predominantly the role focuses on delivering corporate communications, but this role also supports the wider business on marketing, pitches, branding, digital and consultancy work, which provides excellent opportunities for growth and progression.
You’ll improve your existing proofreading skills, gain commercial awareness and understanding of investor relations and corporate communications, and be encouraged and supported to work towards development goals that benefit both you and the business. We encourage critical thinking, welcome fresh and new ideas, and constantly strive to adapt, improve and innovate.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Proofread all client work across print and digital as requested by internal stakeholders, highlighting errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation, as well as looking for consistency in styling, formatting and sequencing.
- Sense check all content for factual inaccuracies – a good general knowledge is desired.
- Content check artwork outputs against the client’s supplied documents, checking for discrepancies in content against the originals.
- Regularly review, update and maintain the client’s style guide to ensure ultimate cohesion amongst that client’s projects, and highlighting any discrepancies to ensure all materials are aligned to these.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy of content within the client’s projects, such as phrasing, URLs, page references, capitalisation, hyphenation, etc.
- Support other teams for internal proofreading requirements as needed.
- Ensure work is completed to timely deadlines.
- Escalate issues and identify delivery risks promptly.
- Regularly communicate with all internal stakeholders on the status of work.
- Provide excellent service to stakeholders, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in resolving queries and finding solutions to challenges.
- Adhere to business processes, housekeeping and workflows.
- Support the wider function of Studio, sharing knowledge, improving quality, and helping to deliver change, actively contributing to a positive department profile within the business.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- A dynamic and creative work environment in a forward-thinking company.
- Competitive benefits package.
- Opportunities for personal and professional training and growth.
- Commitment to mental health and wellbeing – JP has partnered with TELUS Health to provide a unified wellbeing platform for our colleagues.
- People-centred culture with company celebrations and events.
- 26 days holiday (including Christmas shutdown) and bank holidays.
- Flexible working.
- Hybrid working.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
- A thorough knowledge of the English language, with excellent oral and written communications skills.
- At least 1 year of experience in a proofreading role, using PDF markup and/or tracked changes.
- A professional qualification in proofreading.
- Ability to concentrate for long periods while maintaining accuracy.
- Exceptional attention to detail with high quality standards.
- Good organisational skills and a methodical working style.
- Able to work to tight deadlines, sometimes under pressure.
- Good working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Good collaboration skills, able to work independently or as part of a team.
- Acts with discretion, integrity and respect, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Proactive, forward thinking and embracing of change and development.
- A problem solver with critical thinking skills, willing to challenge and be challenged, and see the big picture.
- Energetic and self-motivated, with the ability to multitask and prioritise own workload.
The ideal candidate will have a desire to work towards copy-editing and/or copywriting.
ABOUT US:
Since 1906, Jones and Palmer have been supporting our clients with their corporate communications. Our purpose is helping people make good long-term decisions, by making business understandable, through memorable storytelling.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of our award-winning independent agency based in the Jewellery Quarter in the heart of Birmingham. Working together with colleagues from across the business, our Studio team are at the centre of everything, pulling together inputs from our consultants, creatives and clients to create top quality finished work for multichannel publishing.
We’re a dynamic, ever-evolving, people-focused business, and we encourage our colleagues to use their initiative, to challenge and be challenged, and to evolve with the company.