Production Editor, Copy

Kettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients. We are hiring Production Editors to join our team working on end-to-end digital website projects for one of our largest clients, a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you will act as a copy editor and proofreader, while also helping manage copy as it moves through creative reviews and into digital placements. These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote. Candidates should be comfortable: • Partnering with Copywriters to copyedit decks and proofread design comps and builds • Becoming a product expert to be able to read copy in multiple placements with an eye toward accuracy and consistency • Setting up copy decks using templates (or building copy deck templates as needed) • Communicating global copy changes that affect multiple deliverables • Drafting accessibility copy using a template and/or AI tool • Drafting alternative versions for global partners based on existing copy • Managing copy after creative reviews as it moves into production, including reviewing and making edits in website builds • Communicating copy changes to developers in as clear and as concise a way as possible We’d like to know that you have: • At least three years with specific copyediting and proofreading experience • A sharp eye for detail and excitement about learning the intricacies of new products • Comfort with learning new tech tools, and an interest in developing new systems that help creative teams work more efficiently • Comfort with proofreading quickly when needed • Comfort with collaboration, proactive communication, and considering many opinions • Experience and familiarity with working on a Mac, and using Pages and Box a plus • Digital agency experience The target range of compensation for this role is $75k - 110k and accommodates multiple levels. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.