Proofreader Resume Template
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Emma Clark
Senior Proofreader · Retail Marketing & Packaging
Minneapolis, MN · (612) 555-7459 · emma.clark@email.com · linkedin.com/in/emmaclark
Profile
Proofreader with 10 years in publishing and in-house retail marketing, reviewing 150+ pages of copy and packaging a week. Cut post-print errors on packaging by 60% with a standard proof checklist and style sheet adopted by 3 creative teams.
Editorial Experience
Senior Proofreader
2021 – Present
Northfield Home Goods Corp., Minneapolis, MN
- Proof 150+ pages a week of catalogs, web banners, emails and packaging against approved copy decks.
- Check UPC placement, legal claims, ingredient panels and bilingual text on 400 SKUs a year.
- Cut post-print packaging errors 60% by building a proof checklist and house style sheet.
- Mark up PDFs in Adobe Acrobat and Workfront proofing, tracking every change through 3 review rounds.
- Coach 2 junior proofreaders on AP style, house rules and when to query copywriters.
Proofreader
2017 – 2021
Riverbend Press, Minneapolis, MN
- Proofed 25 trade nonfiction and children's titles a year in Chicago style at first and second pass.
- Compared typeset InDesign pages to edited manuscripts, flagging widows, bad breaks and dropped text.
- Verified indexes, cross-references and running heads before files went to the printer.
- Kept author style sheets current so spellings and hyphenation stayed consistent across a series.
Editorial Assistant
2015 – 2017
Lakes Region Media Group, St. Paul, MN
- Proofread weekly community newspaper pages in AP style under same-night press deadlines.
- Checked names, dates and quotes against reporter notes and public records before publication.
Certificates
ACES Certificate in Editing
Poynter Institute and ACES: The Society for Editing
Certificate in Editing
University of Chicago Graham School
Proofing Expertise
AP & Chicago stylePackaging & label proofingPDF markupFact-checkingCopy deck comparisonHouse style sheetsTypeset page review
Tools
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Workfront
Microsoft Word
PerfectIt
Education
B.A. in English
2015
University of Minnesota
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Skills to list
- Copy Editing
- AP Style
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Grammar and Punctuation
- Adobe Acrobat Markup
- Fact-Checking
- Track Changes
- Proofreading Software (Grammarly)
Software and tools
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Acrobat
Duties to describe on a proofreader resume
- Marked copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
- Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
- Corrected or recorded omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
- Compared information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
- Routed proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
- Consulted reference books or secured aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
Titles along the way
- Proofreader
- Senior Proofreader
- Copy Editing Manager
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