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PROOFREADER (REMOTE)

DEPARTMENT: Codification Operations

REPORTS TO: Project Manager

CLASSIFICATION: Full Time Non- Exempt

General Code is the nation’s leading provider of Municipal Code publishing and maintenance services (codification). Our passion for excellence, our focus on client service, and an ongoing investment in our people and technology have helped us to revolutionize the codification industry. General Code offers challenging work in a diverse, flexible, supportive environment where an appropriate work-life balance is emphasized. The successful applicant for this position will demonstrate an expertise with standard proofreading concepts and a keen desire to have a meaningful impact in a values-based, team-oriented business environment.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

A PROOFREADER is responsible for proofreading scanned and edited documents for accuracy in grammar and content; checking pagination and formatting errors; finding typographical, semantic, and formatting errors in legal documents; and updating PDF files. They need to understand the entire process and the way codes and enactments (changes to the code) work so that they can catch not only typos but also codification mistakes and/or omissions in the editors’ work. The primary responsibility is making sure that the content of the code matches the enactments a jurisdiction has passed and that all enactments are codified correctly.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR TASKS PERFORMED:

• Expertise with standard proofreading concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Copy edit marked-up material with outputs and, where necessary, mark corrections using standard proofing notations.
• Check spelling and stylization of documents using internal style guides.
• Apply standard grammar and punctuation conventions, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Check formatting and layout of pages, including indents, typeface, heads and corners, dateline, and page numbers, marking corrections as required.
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner to resolve questions and to ensure that errors are properly corrected.
• Ability to contribute and collaborate on multiple tasks in a small team.
• Manage job status in an online production workflow tool.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Skills:

• 3-5 years of prior proofreading experience in a technical environment or equivalent educational experience.
• Excellent reading comprehension and comparison skills.
• Good command of the English language, including spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a remote team environment with minimal supervision; yet be self-directed and proactive.
• Experience working on a tablet, specifically using the Adobe Pro software or other PDF markup tools preferred.
• Proficient working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Working knowledge of Content Management, Asset Repositories, and/or XML publishing systems preferred.
• Familiarity with Adobe FrameMaker or Oxygen XML Editor a plus.
• Personal values that match our corporate values.
  
   

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This is an office environment with a moderate noise level. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand while reading and typing on a computer. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work environment and physical demands for remote work status may differ to on-site status.

Benefits

A history of collaboration and innovation

For more than a half century, General Code has focused on community. Not just by helping local governments function efficiently through the creation and maintenance of comprehensive municipal codes, but by building relationships and solutions that foster community growth and resiliency.

Our people have always been our most valuable asset with unique skills and talents that help drive our innovation and success. We are a tight-knit community of thinkers, collaborators, and subject matter experts with a passion for creative solutions backed by solid business and personal values that we live and work by every day. From traditional paper-based municipal codes, to interactive digital solutions, our people have met the challenges of the times while laying the groundwork for future innovations.

We are extremely proud of our history and the many people who have helped shape it. We look forward to writing the next chapters as part of the International Code Council’s Family of Companies, whose unique mission and expertise have allowed us to expand our service reach into new communities.

Our future is exciting - we welcome you to join us as our journey continues.

We offer a variety of benefits, such as; Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA, Life Insurance, 401K, Vacation, Personal time, Paid Holidays and much more!

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