Description
At MMGY, we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. So every day, we share our client's stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalized service and strategy connect media, consumers and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places and changing their view for the better. At MMGY we inspire people to go places.
We have an immediate opening for a Proofreading and Quality Control Specialist in our Overland Park, KS office. This role will be responsible for ensuring quality work is being disseminated across all channels, including that our work is free of grammatical and typographical errors, is consistent in voice and tone, will resonate across varying audiences and cultures, and adheres to client brand standards. Additional components of this role will include working with our translation vendor and network of freelance translators to respond to client and internal requests, ensuring the accurate dissemination of messaging across markets - no matter the language - as well as standardizing copy for UK audiences. The candidate must have a background in journalism, advertising, content marketing or related field.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Proofread work to alleviate grammatical and typographical errors, ensure consistency in voice and tone, and maintain adherence to client standards across channels
• Ensure work meets quality expectations for client and internal requests, ensuring work is free of error, easily digestible and resonates across audiences and cultures, keeping current political and socioeconomic environments top of mind
• Advocate for assigned clients' brands, ensuring oversight in culturally appropriate messaging and the appropriate dissemination of advertising collateral of their behalves
• Maintain style guide for list of assigned clients
• Ensure editorial process is adhered to across list of assigned clients
• Assist in oversight of translation projects from estimate to execution, setting and adhering to deadlines, and retrieving estimates from vendors and freelancers in compliance with scope of work
• Manage administrative components for assigned translation requests such as contracts, budgets and NDAs; assess risks and take corrective measures
• Standardize British English spelling for projects as assigned/requested

Qualifications

• Four years of related work experience
• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism or a similar field
• Familiarity with the Macintosh platform with extensive experience using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and Google (Word Docs, Google Sheets) products and Adobe Acrobat
• Excellent knowledge of grammar rules
• In-depth knowledge of standard guides, especially AP Style
• Must have excellent writing, editing and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Professional interaction with coworkers and management is expected, as is the ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of international marketing requirements and effective messaging across global audiences
• Research capabilities to determine culturally appropriate terminology

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. MMGY Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Who Are We? We're a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That's why we're focused on nurturing a workforce that's as diverse as the places we visit - welcoming candidates of all ages, genders and gender identities; ethnicities and religions; people of color; LGBTQIA people and their allies; working parents; veterans; and those with disabilities.