Proofing & Quality Project Lead

Job Title: Proofing & Quality Project Lead
Location: Olathe, KS; Cary, NC; and Moline, IL
Duration: 12+ months contract (with possible extension)

Schedule: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Monday – Friday)

Pay range: $35 - $40/hr. on W2

Major purpose:
The Quality Project Lead on the Ag & Turf Creative team is responsible for proofreading creative assets to ensure the quality of written content and leading the creative proofing process. This includes verifying that stakeholder-requested changes have been accurately completed before creative assets are released to the stakeholder or published. Additionally, the Quality Project Lead plays a crucial role in ensuring that all creative assets are proofed and approved in a timely manner, helping to keep projects on schedule.

Major duties:

• Collaborates closely with creative and content leads, writers, and designers to ensure high-quality digital, video, and print advertising that supports marketing objectives.
• Proofreads marketing and advertising materials according to the Client Style Guide to ensure the quality of written content.
• Identifies and corrects errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, as well as verifies that stakeholder-requested changes have been completed accurately.
• Coordinates our robust four-round proofing process (two rounds of internal review + two rounds of stakeholder review).
• Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
• Facilitates simple stakeholder-requested changes and coordinates with creative and content leads on more complex changes.
• Monitors the statuses of proofs and communicates what actions are ready to be taken by the creative team.
• Follows up with stakeholders on proofs to ensure projects stay on track.
• Completes quality reviews on time and with attention to detail.
• Serves as the point of contact for onboarding new people into the creative team and coaches existing team members on quality standards.

• Attention to detail, including comparing proof versions to ensure copy changes have been made accurately.
• Ability to stay organized and focused on deadlines in a fast-paced environment. As a point of reference, we sent 1,700 creative proofs for review in the last 12 months, and they contained over 6,000 comments from stakeholders that had to be facilitated.
• Be a self-starter who can take direction and stay motivated to execute under minimal supervision.
• Make sound decisions based on a variety of data points.
• Solid communication skills with the ability to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience using project management software to manage work.
• Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.

• Experience in the Ag industry
• Creative Agency experience
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Experience using Workfront

• 7-10 years of copyediting or proofreading experience in communications, marketing or advertising.
• Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.
• Solid communication skills. You’ll need to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
• Multitask. You’ll need to actively manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously. We use project management software, but there’s no substitute for personal responsibility.
• Be a quick learner. Get up to speed quickly on the industry, our solutions and products, and various software tools for online project management, team communication, etc.
• Work well as part of a team yet remain focused on individual responsibilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, advertising, or creative writing/English