Consider yourself a proofreading guru?

Desire an exciting career with BIG company benefits?

Ready to plant your feet with a stable and growing organization?

If so, we want to hear from you!

Located near Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Schatz Publishing Group is a professional publishing firm specializing in communications for the federal government. Founded in 1991 with the launch of a small trade magazine, we now provide full media and communications services for commercial organizations as well as various local, state, and federal government agencies. We are currently seeking a qualified Writer/Editor and Proofreader to join our friendly team of professionals!

Writer / Editor/ Proofreader

 In this exciting and diverse role, we will rely on your solid editing, writing and proofreading skills to write articles and proofread documents such as journals and environmental impact statements. Your keen attention to detail and ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously will be imperative to our success!

We will also rely on you to occasionally assist our senior-level program manager in support of different tasks such as direct interaction with government clients, interviewing military and medical personnel, coordination publication processes, and assisting with proposals.

Primary responsibilities include:

•         Providing day-to-day proofreading, editing and writing of content

•         Reviewing the accuracy and completeness of all materials (including table of contents, headers, footers, fonts, page numbering, and format requirements)

•         Assisting with administrative office functions

•         Identifying editorial errors in spelling, sentence construction, format, and punctuation

  Secondary responsibilities include:

•         Assisting our contract specialist with bids and proposals

•         Working with publishing staff to develop ideas for articles, marketing strategies, and presentations

•         Handling multiple projects and coordinating staff support

•         Maintaining status information on all projects and providing accurate status reports

•         Displaying outstanding attention to detail and thoroughness in reviewing projects and proposals

•         Customer/client follow-up

Job Requirements:

Our ideal candidate will possess exceptional proofreading and customer service skills in addition to effective writing and editing skills.  In addition, keen attention to detail and solid follow up skills are also critical. The ability to effectively communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing will take you far!

Required skills/experience:

•         1-3 years minimum editing, writing and proofreading experience

 •         Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, etc.)

Preferred skills:

    •         Bachelor’s degree in English, Marketing, or a communications related field

Benefits:

We offer competitive pay of 40-50K (commensurate to experience and ability) in addition to:

•         401K plan

•         Health insurance 

•         Paid holidays and vacation

•         Life insurance

•         Employee Assistance program through Optum Care 24

•         Exciting and challenging work environment!

To Apply:

For more information and to formally apply, please go to: https://administaff.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=54999

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