Notified Looking for Proofreader at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Notified , a business segment within West Technology Group , is hiring a Proofreader on the global Editorial Team. As a Proofreader, you will report to a Team Lead and will play a key role in helping drive clients’ PR distribution services. You will review and format clients’ press releases under pressing deadlines and distribute them via their global network to journalists, terminals and websites. This position involves high concentration in editing and customer service. While this position does not offer original writing skills, there are opportunities to specialize in areas around newswire distribution and provide consultation to our clients. GlobeNewswire clients range from C-Suite executives to PR professionals, across multiple industries. We service both PR and IR companies.

• The shift we have available is 7:00a – 3:30p ET and a hybrid work schedule will be offered; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in our office in Toronto with the option of working remotely on Monday & Friday.

Essential Duties

• Review clients’ press releases for grammatical and spelling errors and inconsistencies. Does not involve fact-checking
• Format press releases to match the client’s original version as closely as possible
• Communicate with clients via phone and email
• Assist with our clients’ regulatory needs, such as SEDAR and EDGAR filing
• Assist with our clients’ account maintenance, such as managing email lists, adding new users and accounts, and managing multimedia libraries
• Embraces collaborating with teammates
• Ability to work occasional overtime during high volume periods
• Knowledge of other Notified service offerings

Education/Experience

• B.A. in English, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or related field required
• 1-2 years of professional experience required (previous newswire experience a plus)
• Customer service experience in a fast-paced environment required

Other Skills And Abilities

Projects self-confidence, enthusiasm, and a positive, can-do attitude

• Excellent multi-tasking skills
• The ability to maintain focus in stressful situations
• Exceptional time-management skills, ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. The hiring pay range for this position is anticipated between $24.00 – $25.00 per hour in local currency.

What’s Next…

Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our in-house recruitment team to kick-start the recruitment process (preliminary assessments and/or telephone interview).

Don’t meet every single requirement?

At Notified, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About Us

Notified is committed to creating a more connected world by providing you with the tools you need to amplify your story. Together, our platform and our people elevate public relations, investor relations, and marketing for over 10,000 global customers.

We believe everyone has a story to tell and we’re passionate about helping people and brands amplify their stories across the globe We are proud to be the number one provider of enterprise webcasting and investor relations content distribution, as well as a global leader in press release distribution. Our clients have used Notified to monitor over 2 billion social media conversations and every year we run more than 100,000 events!

We have a global reach with offices in 17 countries, and each Notified client has direct access to our hard working, experienced, and caring team. We are relentlessly curious, authentic, and detail oriented.

Just as we value our clients’ success, we have an unwavering commitment to our employees. Notified is committed to helping our employees and their families maintain a healthy work/life balance and to build a financially secure future. Self-development and learning are key with all our global employees having access to our internal learning and development university DevelopU for career and skills enhancement.

Learn more at https://www.notified.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn , Twitter and Instagram .

At Notified we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and build success upon it. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and no part of this advertisement is intended to discriminate on any grounds.