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Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Direct message the job poster from TalentMEDIA Services Director of Editorial Services at TalentMEDIA Services TalentMEDIA Services specializes in providing editing, design, proofreading, and other services including 508 remediation for various print and digital publications, including research reports, books, newsletters, websites, slide presentations, magazines, journals, and media kits. About the job We are looking for a skilled proofreader with a minimum of 2 years of experience to work full-time onsite with a government agency with offices in Lanham, MD, or Washington, DC. This job is fully onsite. Teleworking is allowed only in special circumstances such as building closures for inclement weather. Responsibilities Read manual/hard copy and electronic proofs to detect and mark errors to be corrected. Maintain production information on the type, quality, quantity, and time performed on any given instructional material, form pages, or tabular material. Perform a variety of office tasks with minimal guidance, instructions, and supervision. Qualifications Minimum of two (2) years of professional editorial proofreading experience with a firm/company/agency that regularly engaged in the proofreading, printing, publishing, or editorial work. This experience must include the ability to produce standard proofreader copy markup in accordance with the U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual and must have consisted of editing/proofreading complex form pages and instructional material. Proofreader must be able to read: oan average of three (3) form pages per hour on initial reading. oan average of six (6) form pages per hour on revised form pages. oan average of three (3) pages of typeset copy per hour on initial reading of textual material. oan average of four (4) pages of typeset copy per hour on revised textual material. oan average of two (2) pages per hour of typeset copy on tabular instructional material. oan average of four (4) pages of typeset copy per hour on revised tabular material. Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing Industries Book and Periodical Publishing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at TalentMEDIA Services by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for Proofreader roles. Washington, DC $69,000.00-$75,000.00 4 days ago Baltimore, MD $65,000.00-$85,000.00 2 weeks ago Washington, DC $45,000.00-$52,000.00 4 days ago Washington, DC $105,000.00-$150,000.00 6 days ago Washington, DC $137,300.00-$228,900.00 2 weeks ago Washington, DC $63,000.00-$117,000.00 6 days ago Senior Writer Executive & Strategic Communications Washington, DC $125,000.00-$233,000.00 1 week ago Washington, DC $70,000.00-$95,000.00 3 days ago Washington, DC $91,700.00-$114,100.00 6 days ago Washington, DC $130,000.00-$150,000.00 3 weeks ago Washington, DC $100,000.00-$115,000.00 5 days ago Senior Writer/ Editor - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Family Relocation Package Washington, DC $101,800.00-$130,900.00 3 days ago Silver Spring, MD $81,000.00-$97,000.00 1 month ago Washington, DC $67,743.00-$98,024.00 2 weeks ago Sr. Data Visuals Editor, CNN Climate & Weather Washington, DC $94,500.00-$175,500.00 1 week ago Baltimore, MD $50,000.00-$75,000.00 23 hours ago Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr TalentMEDIA Services

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