Copy Editor Job at Omnicom Production, Chicago, IL

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  • Omnicom Production
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

What We Do

We design, implement and optimize breakthrough content production models, delivering simplicity, efficiencies, and the connectivity and consistency of content that powers brand growth

Our flexible models combine content experience, production solutions, and global delivery.

We bring ideas to life in all mediums, all channels and all stages of the production process. We multiply and lead with innovative technologies including real-time 3D, virtual production, automation and generative content.

Who We Are

Born from the leading creative and media agencies and engineered for a data-driven world, we provide scaled content solutions, industry-leading content development, production excellence and unmatched global delivery capabilities.

You won’t find a more diverse set of clients or projects. We work in every medium in every market. You’ll deepen your expertise while stretching in new directions—with support.

We believe building a community that fosters growth, belonging, and connection is as rewarding as the work itself.

Come for the work. Stay for the people.

Job Summary

The Copy Editor is a member of the Quality team. They are primarily responsible for reviewing and editing deliverables to ensure accuracy, clarity, and coherence in the copy a variety of clients, industries, and media, including websites, blogs, whitepapers, sales collateral, social media posts, guides, briefs, brochures, emails, banner ads, iPad applications, and RFIs/RFPs.

Copy Editors investigate copy inconsistencies, research and apply best practices, and recognize and report discrepancies as a team. Copy Editors collaborate with other QA team members to ensure deadlines for both client and internal projects are strictly met. Copy Editors also review internal and external brand style guides and sheets, to help ensure team documentation is current and correct for reference during reviews.

This is a hybrid role and requires 3 days a week in our Chicago Office

The salary for this role is between 60K to 75k

Sample Of Day-to-day Duties, Not Limited To

  • Conduct copyediting and proofreading reviews
  • Create and follow review test plans
  • Communicate with QA Team regarding project milestones and issues
  • Communicate with Project Managers to ensure projects are completed on time
  • Test and resolve issues logged in Jira from project work

Responsibilities

  • Edit content for consistency, clarity, coherence, and correctness
    • Ensure copy in deliverables adheres to strict brand and style guidelines so the voice, tone, and logic are clearly communicated to the desired audience
    • Verify in-text citations, footnotes, references, and legal disclaimers for accuracy
    • Proofread for grammatical inconsistencies such as misspellings, typographical errors, and general punctuation errors
    • Ensure correct copyright/trademark usage
  • Exercise excellent, detail-oriented organizational and communication skills
  • Respectfully work with other disciplines in an Agile-oriented environment
  • Ensure project deadlines are met and exhibit clear, consistent communication when reporting project statuses, with advanced notice, if projects deviate from expectations
  • Collaborate with other QA disciplines, ensuring team-wide understanding of processes and day-to-day operations
  • Update and maintain copyediting and proofreading documentation, including slip sheets, guidelines, and decks
  • Participate in weekly roundtable meetings with the Copyediting and Proofreading Teams
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications

  • College degree preferred, but not required
  • Success in fast-paced environments with competing project deadlines
  • Understanding of standard grammatical style guides (Chicago Manual of Style, AP, MLA, etc.). Understanding of the AMA style guide is a plus
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office applications, and Google Workspace applications
  • Project/issue tracking system experience (Jira preferred)
  • HTML/CSS and JavaScript
  • Adobe InDesign and Photoshop a plus

A Quick Note on Email Safety

We care about your candidate experience and want to make sure you feel confident communicating with us. All official emails from our recruiting team will only come from the domains @Omnicomproduction.com or @omc.com —never from generic platforms like Webex. Your first interview will always be with a real person on our team, not an automated system. If something feels off, we encourage you to double-check before replying. You can reach us at recruiting@omc.com

We are committed to fostering an environment ripe for creativity and variety of thought and it starts with you.

All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Flexible hours, 3 days per week,

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