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At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

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The Role in Brief:

Proofreader (Temporary)

The Proofreader (Temporary) is responsible for ensuring the written accuracy of all partner and corporate communications. This role identifies spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors while ensuring formatting is accurate and in accordance with our partners’ specific style guidelines.

This role is based in Richmond, VA. This is a temporary role that will last through December 31, 2026.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly review campaigns for spelling, grammar, formatting, and school/EAB style guidelines, ensuring timely and accurate task execution leading to error-free deployments
• Review digital proofs for paper and online campaigns
• Exercise strong editorial judgment
• Act as a grammar and style resource for other internal departments
• Pivot across multiple lines of business that the proofreader team serves (Enroll360, Adult Learner Recruitment, Advancement Marketing Services, Web Visibility & Strategy, and Corporate)
• Maintain and update program documentation
• Collaborate/Coordinate with others on proofreading projects as needed to receive necessary documents, ask clarifying questions, provide direction, and manage workload expectations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree: concentration in English or Journalism preferred
• 2 years of related experience
• Meticulous attention to detail, with ability to detect minute errors
• Excellent vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills
• Experience working with style sheets/guides/manuals
• Strong organization and prioritization skills, with ability to work on multiple jobs under tight deadlines
• Ability to work well in a group and collaborate with others

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience marking up PDF proofs in Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook
• Experience working with marketing communications
• Experience with online project management software (Workfront preferred)
• Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration.

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

The anticipated starting compensation for this role is $18 - $20 per hour. Actual compensation varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting compensation range for their role.

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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