Copy Editor Senior

“I can be myself at work.”

You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness—and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.

We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.

“I can influence my income.”

You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

“I can lead a full life.”

You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success.

• Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options

• Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love

• Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones

Primary responsibilities/essential functions:

• Copy edits and proofreads print and electronic materials for clarity, grammar, accuracy, consistency, style and tone, as well as disclosure requirements. Verifies statistics and facts against internal and external sources. Recommends copyedits based on knowledge of target audience, as well as internal and external style guides.
• Updates and/or identifies changes to information in materials that require quarterly/annual updates, including, but not limited to, statistical information and changes in investment and risk disclosures. Utilizes appropriate tool(s) to ensure updates are displayed correctly on all appropriate web/digital pages. Copyedits and abridges content to fit sizing requirements as necessary. Ensures materials are error-free.
• Monitors, tracks and incorporates all compliance language updates to ensure materials comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Determines impact to existing materials when compliance language is added or changed. Understands and applies required disclosure language across all collateral and channels.
• Monitors existing copyediting tools and resources, including, but not limited to, the AP Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style, as well as a number of internal sites and systems. Stays informed of and incorporates style guide changes in content to ensure consistency of the tone and style of communications based on audience.
• Serves as a SME in the area they cover; develops a strong understanding of the financial and marketing concepts that go into the materials they review. Add value to their assigned team by collaborating with others to develop the right content for the right audience.
• Delegates work to more junior associates and/or nearshore and offshore managed services teams, and ensures they are meeting our quality standards.
• Integrates tools (automation, AI, etc) into the CE workflow as they are developed and rolled out.
• Actively explores solutions to reduce risk and increase efficiency within the CE space.
• Volunteers to help cover CE work in other parts of marketing when needed and/or when capacity is available.
• Is actively involved in the CE community at Capital Group
• Identifies and recommends process improvements
• Documents and reviews work flows to identify potential ways to streamline processes.
• Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills/qualifications:

• Demonstrates sound judgment when resolving matters of potentially high complexity.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong grammar and syntax skills.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of spelling, punctuation, grammar and style guides and ability to apply that knowledge to work assignments; follows Chicago and AP style, as well as internal guidelines.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a team environment and across broad, diverse groups; demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates ability to follow production schedules, track deliverables, solve problems and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Demonstrates strong detail orientation, process orientation, organizational and multitasking skills; demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage an unpredictable workload and meet established deadlines.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of financial and investment concepts that drive the materials they review.
• Demonstrates nimble learning and interest in understanding aspects of marketing beyond their area of focus.
• Requires prior copyediting experience.
• Experience in financial, pharmaceutical or medical environment is strongly preferred.

Core requirements:

• N/A — all role requirements are captured in the sections above.

Working conditions:

• N/A — this role doesn’t require any environmental conditions inherent to the job that would be considered outside of a normal office environment.