Copy Editor

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Copy Editor to edit and proofread the digital, print, and video assets that circulate through the in-house agency.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with account executives, project managers, copywriters, web developers and designers to process and complete client requests for both new and updated content.
• Demonstrate the authority to establish Wells Fargo and line-of-business standards by partnering with cross-business clients.
• Collaborate and consult with management to create, improve, and document internal processes and guidelines to enhance editorial standards, quality, and consistency.
• Maintain task status in JIRA or a similar agile-management tool.
• Contribute to the development of new processes and concepts within creative services.
• Contribute to forecasting internal and external needs to edit content for a wide variety of complex marketing applications.
• Manage both short- and long-term projects, assessing the achievement of objectives according to predefined goals.
• Be the expert in brand guidelines, following the Wells Fargo Writing Guide and AP/Chicago Manual of Style
• Prioritize multiple projects while meeting competing deadlines.
• Apply copyediting knowledge, principles, concepts, writing ability, and editorial skills.
• Maintain style and terminology guides, as well as editorial process documentation.
• Verify materials for accuracy, job specifications, aesthetics, consistency, and adherence to corporate branding and legal compliance guidelines, ensuring documents have correct copyright, disclosure, logos, and service marks.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Creative Services, marketing, creative writing, or communications editorial experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Superior editorial knowledge and ability to enforce formalized brand standards.
• Experience with cross-business collaboration and partnership.
• Experience in digital content/editing within content management systems
• Familiar with digital best practices and basic understanding of HTML and CSS
• Knowledge in SEO copywriting
• Experience with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge in AI tools such as Jasper, Copy AI, Microsoft Copilot, Grammarly and Quillbot.

Job Expectations:

• Review a wide range of projects, both print and digital, to ensure grammatical correctness, accuracy, brand and legal compliance, web accessibility, and other job specifications.
• Work closely with the creative and production team to suggest changes or modifications to enhance content readability, consistency, and style
• Perform quality checks and functional testing on digital properties

Posting End Date:
30 Oct 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.