Proofreader

**Introduction** Gallagher, a global industry leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services, boasts a team of over 50,000 professionals worldwide. Our culture, known as "The Gallagher Way," is driven by shared values and a passion for excellence. At the heart of our global operations, the Gallagher Center of Excellence (GCoE) in India, founded in 2006, upholds the values of quality, innovation, and teamwork. With 10,000+ professionals across five India locations, GCoE is where knowledge-driven individuals make a significant impact and build rewarding, long-term careers. **Overview** The Proofreader role reports to the Creative Operations Manager as a valuable member of the global Art Department, Gallagher’s in-house agency. This role will be managed indirectly by global Art functional leaders for daily tasks and responsibilities, and will work within our project management and proofing systems to execute on their job functions of providing quality assurance in service of delivering error-free work to our internal clients and stakeholders. **How you'll make an impact** - Read and evaluate creative/marketing materials for grammatical, typographical and formatting errors using AP StyleBook standards in conjunction with Gallagher’s brand standards/guidelines as source of truth - Evaluate deliverables to ensure proper dimensions, page elements such as images, text spacing and positioning, pagination and TOC alignment and various elements conform to brand guidelines and expectations of deliverable - Where directed, rephrase written text to ensure document structure and content are consistent - Ensure illustrations are suitably captioned and referenced and formatting is consistent - Compare proofs against original copy and project criteria to identify errors or omission - Use and knowledge of industry standardized proofing symbols and nomenclature - Work within online project management and proofing software to ensure efficient task completion and workflows are followed - Ensure tasks are completed within set time constraints, escalating bottlenecks or workload issues as needed - Continuously self-educating on best practices, industry trends and techniques and proactively uses the global Art Department team as a knowledge resource through questions and constructive feedback **About you** - Minimum of 2 years of experience proofreading and/or editing creative content. - Knowledge of standard proofreading practices and procedures - Professional and conversational fluency in English is a must - Attention to detail: able to identify errors in text and formatting to ensure quality of all deliverables - Teamwork skill: adept at working with copywriters, designers, and art directors - Previous experience using project management tools, such as Workfront, and/or proofing tools for stakeholder markups **Additional Information** We value inclusion and diversity** Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.