Document Formatting and Proofing Team Member

About the role

Braille Works, located in Seffner and Sarasota, FL, is a business‑to‑business provider that produces reading materials for the blind, visually and reading impaired, helping to “Make The World A More Readable Place.” The company is experiencing consistent growth and offers a full‑time opportunity to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Convert documents and check for content or formatting errors using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Compare features.
• Proof converted documents against originals to ensure accurate conversion and identify missing or altered text.
• Review work performed by team members against client submissions to ensure proper placement of styles, edits, tables, and other formatting.
• Perform full read/word‑for‑word proofreading to ensure no content or critical errors.
• Adhere to client guidelines on formatting, including tables, borderlines, alignment, styles, font sizes, header/footer text, even/odd page variations, page numbers, text borders, and correct formatting of Table of Contents and Indices.
• Check and correct typographical, grammatical, and punctuation errors.
• Responsible for table formatting and combining existing text from PDF to Word.
• Return marked proof to team member for corrections.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent and/or 1+ years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to pass a criminal and client‑issued background check.
• Ability to pass a drug test (medical exemptions considered).
• Must be a US Citizen.

Skills

• Superior attention to detail and excellent concentration.
• Able to work methodically, accurately, and efficiently.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Proactively manage simultaneous projects in a fast‑paced environment to meet pressing deadlines.
• Broad knowledge and experience in the Microsoft Office environment, with above‑average skills in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.
• Able to perform job duties while sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), vacation, holiday pay.