Copyediting and Proofreading Supervisor

FTD Educação

. Supervise the Copyediting and Proofreading processes and team involved in producing educational materials, ensuring linguistic and textual quality, adherence to schedules, and compliance with editorial standards .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeSão Paulo • BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Copyediting and Proofreading processes, ensuring adherence to editorial standards and quality metrics. Proven ability to lead teams, manage workloads, and implement continuous improvement strategies in educational material production.

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Copyediting And ProofreadingTeam Leadership And DevelopmentQuality And Productivity MetricsProject ManagementConflict Management

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Hard Skills

CopyeditingProofreadingQuality ControlEditorial StandardsDocument ComparisonPerformance EvaluationStandards DevelopmentWorkflow OrganizationError ReductionTraining And Development

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem-SolvingEmotional IntelligenceCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft WordExcelAdobe AcrobatMicrosoft TeamsSharePointProject Management ToolsArtificial Intelligence Tools

Industry Keywords

Educational MaterialsPublishing IndustryEditorial ProductionPeople ManagementProduction Workflows

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise the Copyediting and Proofreading processes and team involved in producing educational materials, ensuring linguistic and textual quality, adherence to schedules, and compliance with editorial standards
Plan, assign, and monitor the team’s workload, taking into account schedules, priorities, project complexity, and production capacity
Ensure deadlines are met; identify risks, bottlenecks, and deviations; and establish action plans
Ensure the grammatical, spelling, semantic, coherence, cohesion, and consistency of materials
Apply style guides, copyediting and proofreading criteria, and editorial guidelines
Establish quality criteria, procedures, and checklists
Track errors and rework, identify root causes, and propose preventive actions
Promote continuous improvement and reduce errors, rework, and non-value-added activities
Monitor quality, productivity, rework, and deadline-compliance metrics
Size and balance the team’s workload
Participate in production planning by contributing capacity, timeline, and resource estimates
Coordinate with Editorial, Art, Planning, and other areas within Editorial Production
Negotiate deadlines and priorities, presenting risks and alternatives
Facilitate problem resolution between Copyediting/Proofreading and other departments
Participate in progress meetings and serve as the technical representative for the area
Support the selection, onboarding, and training of internal and external professionals
Lead, guide, and develop the team
Establish performance, quality, and deadline objectives and expectations
Conduct individual and team follow-ups, provide feedback, perform performance reviews, and create development plans
Identify training needs and promote training and knowledge sharing
Develop autonomy, accountability, and decision-making skills
Recognize best practices and results
Monitor team morale and engagement
Manage conflicts, mediate disagreements, and seek solutions aligned with production objectives
Foster respect, trust, transparency, and collaboration

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Language Studies, Editorial Production, Publishing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field
Postgraduate degree in Portuguese Language, Editorial Production, or People Management will be considered an advantage
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, particularly Track Changes, comments, document comparison, and styles
Intermediate Excel proficiency for tracking controls and metrics
Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and task and project management tools
Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence tools applied to productivity and editorial processes will be considered an advantage
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organization, planning, and priority-management skills
Ability to negotiate, coordinate, and solve problems
Analytical, collaborative, quality- and results-oriented profile
Emotional intelligence and sound decision-making skills
Knowledge of copyediting and proofreading, preferably in the publishing industry and especially in the production of educational materials
Experience leading or supervising teams, including people management, feedback, professional development, performance evaluations, and conflict management
Experience handling high-volume production and concurrent schedules
Workload organization and allocation
Strong commitment to quality and meeting deadlines
Ability to identify and reduce errors and rework
Knowledge of editorial production workflows and processes
Knowledge of quality and productivity metrics
Experience developing and implementing standards, procedures, manuals, and checklists
Ability to negotiate priorities and deadlines
Experience working with different areas across the publishing value chain
Ability to manage high-pressure situations, changing priorities, and conflicts
Experience coordinating with freelance or vendor copyeditors and proofreaders will be considered an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meal or food allowance (Pluxee)
Transportation allowance
Life insurance – MetLife
Pharmacy card
Health insurance – Bradesco
Dental insurance – Odontoprev
Zenklub: Support for your mental health
Wellhub: Focus on quality of life, health, and well-being, with access to gyms, yoga, Pilates, dance, and more
Comprehensive Care Program for chronic conditions
Conte Comigo Program – financial guidance and pension consulting
Welcoming Family Program: Pregnancy and adoption support
Extended maternity and paternity leave
On-site gym with an instructor
Relaxation breaks: massage and workplace exercise sessions
Decompression program – integrative therapeutic practices such as meditation, acupuncture, aromatherapy, and other techniques
Employee referral program
Birthday day off
Childcare assistance for mothers
Benefits Club with discount coupons
Profit-sharing plan
Discount on FTD books
50% discount on Digital postgraduate courses at PUC-PR
50% discount on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, both on-campus and online, at Católica SC
Education support through the internal Transformar platform, with free online courses