Packaging Editor
$48,000–$70,000 year
HybridKansas City, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Create accurate, thorough packaging editorial that complies with legal, marketing, safety, and environmental requirements. Write, edit, and assemble copy, descriptions, instructions, and labels for diverse products while applying U.S. and Canadian packaging regulations. Serve as a Center of Excellence in partnership with Writing, Legal, Product, and Quality departments to procure language translations and manage workflows across key partners. Efficiently navigate computer systems to reference product information and research style guides to determine editorial strategy. Provide final oversight of packaging artwork to ensure completeness and legal compliance, strategically partnering to assess emerging regulatory standards. Proofread and edit foreign vendor product labels to ensure clarity and provide translations as needed.
Required Qualifications
- BFA or BA in English, Journalism, Communication, Business or related field
- Minimum of 3 years' experience editing, copy editing or proofreading
- Professional experience reviewing and editing written materials for accuracy, clarity, grammar, punctuation, and spelling
- A portfolio
- A portfolio compiled into one PDF document that is no larger than 5 MB
- A one-page overview of work if the portfolio file size is above the 5MB limit
- A link to a personal portfolio website to supplement the uploaded portfolio
- Lawfully authorized to work in the United States
- Signing of the Employment Agreement
- Signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program
- Completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
- Passing the urinalysis drug screen
- Education verification
- Satisfactory reference and background checks
Desired Qualifications
- A portfolio that demonstrates excellent copywriting skills, strong conceptual and critical thinking skills, strong editorial judgment, and skill in capturing critical details accurately and concisely
- Outstanding command of English language, both written and verbal, including proficiency in writing, editing and rewriting quality editorial that meets business and creative strategies
- High degree of accuracy and confidence in identifying and correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation and style errors
- Ability to master a high degree of new technical knowledge and style guidelines
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to partner effectively with employees at various levels in editorial, design, product development, Legal, as well as outside clients
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to work under pressure to meet production schedules, while maintaining close attention to detail and high-quality standards
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
- Ability to work across disciplines (account, creative, traffic, and partner teams) honing and crafting the Hallmark brand voice on packaging
- Be a utility player wearing multiple hats switching from a tech editor skill set to a creative writer skill set flawlessly
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