Quality Project Lead

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Quality Project Lead in Olathe, KS; Cary, NC; or Moline, IL

Job Title: Quality Project Lead

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Olathe, KS; Cary, NC; or Moline, IL

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
(Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.)

Job Type: Contract (40 hrs. a week)

Pay Range: $35-$38.73/hr
(Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Work Schedule:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

Job Description:
The Quality Project Lead on the Ag & Turf Creative team is responsible for proofreading creative assets to ensure the quality of written content and leading the creative proofing process. This includes verifying that stakeholder-requested changes have been accurately completed before creative assets are released to the stakeholder or published. Additionally, the Quality Project Lead plays a crucial role in ensuring that all creative assets are proofed and approved in a timely manner, helping to keep projects on schedule.

Major duties:
* Collaborates closely with creative and content leads, writers, and designers to ensure high-quality digital, video, and print advertising that supports marketing objectives.
* Proofreads marketing and advertising materials to ensure the quality of written content. Identifies and corrects errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, as well as verifies that stakeholder-requested changes have been completed accurately.
* Coordinates our robust four-round proofing process (two rounds of internal review + two rounds of stakeholder review).
* Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
* Facilitates simple stakeholder-requested changes and coordinates with creative and content leads on more complex changes.
* Monitors the statuses of proofs and communicates what actions are ready to be taken by the creative team.
* Follows up with stakeholders on proofs to ensure projects stay on track.
* Completes quality work on time and with attention to detail.
* Serves as the point of contact for onboarding new people into the creative team and coaches existing team members on quality standards.

Top Must Haves:
* Attention to detail, including comparing proof versions to ensure changes have been made accurately.
* Ability to stay organized and focused on deadlines in a fast-paced environment. As a point of reference, we sent 1,700 creative proofs for review in the last 12 months, and they contained over 6,000 comments from stakeholders that had to be facilitated.
* Be a self-starter who can take direction and stay motivated to execute under minimal supervision.
* Make sound decisions based on a variety of data points.
* Solid communication skills with the ability to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
* Expertise in Microsoft Word. Be familiar with Adobe InDesign and other creative and business software.
* Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.

Nice To Haves:
* Agency experience
* Ag background
* Experience with Agile methodology
* Experience with Workfront project management system

Required Qualifications:
* 4+ years of copyediting or proofreading experience in marketing or advertising.
* Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.
* Solid communication skills. You'll need to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
* Multitask. You'll need to actively manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously. We use project management software, but there's no substitute for personal responsibility.
* Be a quick learner. Get up to speed quickly on the industry, our solutions and products, and various software tools for online project management, team communication, etc.
* Work well as part of a team yet remain focused on individual responsibilities.

Benefits:
BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 237909 when responding to this ad.