[Hiring] Proofreader REMOTE
Position: Proofreader
Date posted: 2024-10-22
Industry: other
Employment type: Full Time
Experience: 1 to 2 year
Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder
Salary: $22/hr
Location: New York, NY, United States, REMOTE
Company: Broadridge
Description:
Proofreader (Overnights) – Contract (Remote)
About the job
At Broadridge, we’ve built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.
Broadridge is hiring! We are seeking a contract, overnight Proofreader to join our dynamic team in Operations Quality. In this role, you will work with client facing and internal Composition teams to check the accuracy of all documents received for conversion and revision. You will use your strong attention to detail to mark any errors that need to be corrected.
Are you looking to join a dynamic and growing team? Are you comfortable working within a fast-paced environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
This position is a contract role expected to last 12 months with the possibility of extension. The work hours are overnight 12:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET, Monday – Friday, with some overtime. This is a remote role where you will work off-site. Travel is limited and generally used for team learning and collaboration meetings.
Responsibilities:
- Perform a full quality check on various types of financial documents at the time of creation, as well as after various changes from the client, before they are filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and/or printed
- Compare converted documents to the original documents received from the client, ensuring that the text matches
- Proofread and verify that spelling, grammar, style, and alignment are correct and consistent throughout (including job numbers, page numbers, headings, etc.)
- Make sure all logos are correct and of the highest quality
- Mark identified changes directly on the printed PDF proof
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in Proofreading is preferred, or a degree in English or similar field
- High level of skill in written English including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Self-motivated to work efficiently and meet deadlines
- Ability to stay focused throughout an entire document, which may be long and technical
- Good interpersonal skills to build working relationships with co-workers and internal clients
- Confidence with computers and a strong command of Microsoft Office Suite
- Comfortable working with high-volumes, and capable of maintaining a fast pace
- Ability to work flexible working hours during seasonal periods
The compensation rate for this position is $22.00 per hour. Broadridge considers various factors when evaluating a candidate’s final salary including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education.
Broadridge associates helped us envision our Connected Workplace – a work model that allows associates around the globe, dependent upon their role responsibilities, to take advantage of the benefits of both on-site and off-site work to support our clients, one another, and the communities where we live and work. Our Connected Workplace is grounded in the concept of FACS: Flexible, Accountable, Connected, and Supported, which is our commitment to our associates. FACS supports our strong culture and allows us to achieve business goals while supporting meaningful work-life integration for our associates.
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment and committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates can only do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company—and ultimately a community—that recognizes and celebrates diversity in all its dimensions.
