Proofreaders & Copy Markers

Administration & Support Services

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Includes proofreaders of Braille. 

Also called: Copy Chief, Copy Editor, Proofreader, Typesetter

Knowledge:

Arts and Humanities

English language

Communications

multimedia

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Skills:

Basic Skills

reading work related information
writing things for co-workers or customers

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilites:

Verbal

read and understand what is written
listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

notice when problems happen
use rules to solve problems

Personality:

Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Integrity
Independence
Cooperation
Persistence

Technology:

Word processing software

Adobe Systems Adobe InCopy
Microsoft Word

Graphics or photo imaging software

Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop

Desktop publishing software

Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker
Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign

Education:

bachelor's degree

associate's degree