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.