Description
Review and correct text, images, and page proofs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness for print or digital publication. Apply style guides, mark corrections, and flag layout or prepress issues in collaboration with editors, designers, and clients.
- • Retrieve, organize, and version-control manuscripts and proofs in editorial systems.
- • Proofread text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and typography according to style guides.
- • Check consistency of capitalization, hyphenation, numerals, units, and abbreviations.
- • Verify cross-references, page numbers, footnotes, captions, and table/figure callouts.
- • Review page proofs for layout issues such as widows, orphans, stacks, rivers, and awkward breaks.
- • Confirm correct placement, labeling, and basic quality of images, charts, and captions.
- • Mark corrections clearly using digital annotation tools or track changes; prepare style sheets.
- • Ensure all edits are implemented accurately on revised proofs; compare against previous versions.
- • Perform preflight checks for missing fonts, broken links, overset text, bleeds, and page order.
- • Validate brand and style compliance, formatting, and accessibility cues such as alt text and contrast.
- • Fact-check names, dates, URLs, and figures as required; flag ambiguities or legal risks.
- • Coordinate with editors, designers, and production to resolve issues and clarify queries.
- • Generate or request print and digital proofs and manage approval routes and sign-offs.
- • Maintain proofreading checklists, macros, and templates; log defects and metrics.
- • Archive final files and documentation for reference and audit.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
