Proofreader (3075)

Salary: £23,500-£27,500

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid

Contract: Full time, permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

This is an opportunity to join the proofreading team for an exam board. The team provides a high-quality proofreading service for question paper material. The required standard is that the materials are 100% error free.

This is an in-house position, which can be performed remotely/ within a hybrid manner within the UK.

We are a small friendly team, and we provide a formal, structured induction.

About the role

You will proofread question paper materials in all subjects and at all qualification levels to make sure they are free from errors and follow the agreed style. Responsibilities include:

• Proofreading question paper materials to make sure they are free of grammar, spelling, typographical, layout and formatting errors.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of team processes and procedures.
• Helping keep our style guide up to date
• Helping reply to queries on style from our internal customers

About you

You will be:

• A highly accurate and experienced proofreader. The role is not suitable for entry level proofreaders and it is not available as a freelance position.
• Used to working with a large and complex style guide and detailed checklists
• Ideally familiar with exam board materials
• Used to spending the majority of your time proofreading. The role does not include editing materials.
• A quick learner.

More About You

You will need to demonstrate:

• An excellent understanding of English grammar and plain English
• Grade A/B GCSE English language and education to degree level
• Evidence of proofreading training either via a recognised qualification or by being trained on the job by an experienced proofreader
• A methodical and meticulous way of working
• The ability to sustain accuracy and attention to detail when proofreading similar formats repeatedly
• Experience of working to agreed processes and procedures
• Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing
• Flexibility and adaptability
• A commitment to continual improvement

In your letter of application, please include details about:

• Your proofreading training, including Intermediate or higher-level membership of the CIEP
• The types of complex documents you have proofread, including any exam board materials, and any areas of specialist proofreading knowledge.
• Your experience of working with a large and complex style guide and detailed checklists

As a part of the shortlisting process, you may be asked to complete a proofreading task.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all application being midday on 1 March 2023 and interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 20th and/or 27th March 2023

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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