proofreader/references/skills.md

Competences — proofreader

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f8f34041-3640-41a9-852e-c5a7574de780).

Essential

• apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
• copyright legislation (knowledge)
• follow newspaper house style (skill/competence)
• follow work schedule (skill/competence)
• grammar (knowledge)
• master language rules (skill/competence)
• proofread text (skill/competence)
• reproduce documents (skill/competence)
• rewrite manuscripts (skill/competence)
• spelling (knowledge)
• suggest revision of manuscripts (skill/competence)
• track changes in text editing (skill/competence)
• use dictionaries (skill/competence)

Optional

• apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
• consult information sources (skill/competence)
• consult with editor (skill/competence)
• lay out digital written content (skill/competence)
• proofing methods (knowledge)
• read books (skill/competence)
• review unpublished articles (skill/competence)
• rewrite articles (skill/competence)
• typography (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• proofreading — 78 %
• research — 22 %
• editing — 22 %
• fact-checking — 22 %
• factual verification — 11 %
• feedback provision — 11 %
• financial document review — 11 %
• grammar and punctuation check — 11 %
• grammar review — 11 %
• grammatical analysis — 11 %
• keyboarding — 11 %
• copy editing — 11 %
• data analysis — 11 %
• data verification — 11 %
• digital content evaluation — 11 %
• spelling check — 11 %
• reference conversion — 11 %
• regulatory document formatting — 11 %
• plagiarism detection — 11 %
• post-editing — 11 %
• narrative consistency review — 11 %
• style guide application — 11 %
• technical content review — 11 %
• terminology management — 11 %
• textual analysis — 11 %
• translation — 11 %

Methods

• ap style — 11 %
• chicago manual of style — 11 %
• layout design — 11 %
• machine translation post-editing — 11 %

Responsibilities

• document proofreading — 22 %
• error identification — 22 %
• material review — 22 %
• numerical data verification — 11 %
• quality improvement feedback — 11 %
• readability improvement — 11 %
• report review — 11 %
• regulatory application proofreading — 11 %
• standards adherence — 11 %
• reviewer feedback incorporation — 11 %
• terminology research — 11 %
• terminology adherence — 11 %
• task execution — 11 %
• team collaboration — 11 %
• document review — 11 %
• edit suggestion — 11 %
• document formatting — 11 %
• consistency maintenance — 11 %
• content correction — 11 %
• content evaluation — 11 %
• content translation — 11 %
• accuracy assurance — 11 %
• accuracy confirmation — 11 %
• manuscript preparation — 11 %
• insight sharing — 11 %
• journal submission requirements adherence — 11 %
• formatting consistency — 11 %
• electronic software formatting — 11 %
• deadline adherence — 11 %
• error correction — 11 %