Proofreader

Proofreader

Salary: £26,500 per annum plus 10% shift allowance (£29,150 total), plus company benefits

Location: Leeds, LS10 1AB

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 40 hours per week, working 06:00 to 15:00 with 1 hour lunch unpaid, with option of 3 shift patterns:

Wednesday to Sunday or

Thursday to Monday or

Friday to Tuesday

Work model: Fully onsite

Williams Lea seeks a Proofreader to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

The Proofreader position is responsible for reviewing legal documents for grammar and verbiage corrections. The ideal person will need to have excellent grammar and English skills, this would suit somebody who has experience as a Proofreader or somebody who has worked in a role that demonstrates these skills.

The Proofreader is required to be self-motivated and to work as part of a team, you will have a strong grasp of editorial and grammatical principles together with strong researching skills.

This is a very interesting role with good prospects for the right person, you will be required to Proofread and Transcribe information so excellent attention to detail and listening skills are essential.

Key responsibilities

• Correct spelling grammar and verbiage errors in a complex legal document
• Detect formatting and compositional errors in word, excel and PowerPoint documents
• Check corrected proofs of legal documents against mark-up for comparison and quality assurance
• Undertake a high-quality proofreading and document checking service for legal and marketing collaterals including format checks – house and non-house style including defined terms checks
• Complete sense, grammar and consistency read-throughs of standard legal documents and marketing documents including full read throughs and skim reads.
• Spell check for UK/U.S standards including text review (copy edit) for non-native English speakers – documents/emails including ad hoc advice on use of language
• Checking conversions - PDF to Word, OCR, copy-typing, PowerPoint and Creative Services requests for language and format issues
• Checking TOCs and glossaries 
• Checking conference and event collateral
• Edit and proofread Interview transcripts and supplementary content (invitations and summary notes), balancing tone, concision and an appropriate level of context
• Handle sensitive and or confidential documents and information
• Produce, reformat and manipulate complex Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents to an advanced level.
• Produce and reformat international pitches and experience statements in line with house styles and marketing guidelines.
• Support the business for internal proofreading requirements
• Check content, impose consistent styles and reword or copy-edit as required
• Manage and prioritise workload and liaise effectively with the team to ensure that the most urgent work is carried out first.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders globally, including Interviewers, Compliance and Operations teams, to ensure all content is accurate and of the highest standard
• Adhere to Williams Lee policy in addition to client sites policy
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience required

• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, with a sound knowledge of grammar and spelling
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in English, creative writing, journalism or marketing
• An advanced understanding Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel packages
• A good working knowledge of Filesite in order to create and save work within specified matters would be advantageous.
• Experience of Adobe Acrobat 5.0 upwards, or similar
• Demonstrable interest in content that covers various sectors and financial markets
• You will have been used to writing SEO-enriched copy and ensuring all articles are proofread and are ready to publish
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality
• Proven customer service skills are required in order to create maintain and enhance customer relationships

Personal attributes

• Client service orientated approach
• A proven working understanding of teamwork
• Self-management and excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work calmly and effectively in a pressurised environment and communicate at all levels
• Accountability and professionalism
• Business and organisation awareness
• Ability to work within your team to cross-check each other’s work
• Ability to handle sensitive and or confidential documents and information

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview, please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com (we do not accept applications to this email address).

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