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AI for Proofreaders

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

Proofreaders and Copy Markers · O*NET 43-9081.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

22 of 38tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

32 matched to the tools proofreaders and copy markers use. Showing 24.

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    MCP server

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    HubSpot

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    MCP server

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    Microsoft Outlook

  • WordPress

    App

    WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content storage and upload, and more

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  • Adobe Acrobat Sign

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  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server

  • Office Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Wordpress

    MCP server

  • Adobe Acrobat

    App

    Adobe Acrobat is PDF editing software that can be used to create, convert and share PDF documents. It can convert documents in Microsoft Office formats to PDFs, and vice versa. PDFs can be viewed, annotated, and signed using Adobe Sign and the free Acrobat Reader mobile app.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

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    Adobe Creative Cloud is a graphic design and video editing suite that enables businesses to publish print layouts, edit images, manage PDF documents, and collaborate with team members using various mobile and desktop applications.

  • Adobe Pdf Services

    MCP server

  • Adobe Photoshop

    MCP server

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

    MCP server

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

    App

    Adobe Premiere Pro is a cloud-based video editing software designed to help businesses create and edit professional videos using various built-in tools. Supervisors can import videos on the platform, add transition effects, and export finished footage to the required destination.

  • Adobe Sign

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  • Docs Writer

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  • Excel

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  • HubSpot Marketing Hub

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  • Insaiai Intelligent Editing

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  • Keynote

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  • Microsoft 365 Excel

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The tools this job actually uses

38 documented for this occupation. Showing 38, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Adobe After Effectshot
  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwarehot
  • Adobe Illustratorhot
  • Adobe InDesignhot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • HubSpot softwarehot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • WordPresshot
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe FrameMaker
  • Adobe InCopy
  • After the Deadline
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple iWork Keynote
  • AutoCrit Editing Wizard
  • Avid Technology Media Composer
  • Bugzilla
  • Elite Minds RightWriter
  • File transfer protocol FTP client software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Grammarly Editor
  • HP Autonomy TeamSite
  • InScribe
  • Intelligent Editing PerfectIt
  • myWriterTools
  • Pro Writing Aid
  • QuarkXPress
  • Serenity Software Editor
  • Style guide databases
  • WhiteSmoke

What this job involves

13 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 13.

  1. Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
  2. Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
  3. Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
  4. Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
  5. Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
  6. Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
  7. Typeset and measure dimensions, spacing, and positioning of page elements, such as copy and illustrations, to verify conformance to specifications, using printer's ruler or layout software.
  8. Consult with authors and editors regarding manuscript changes and suggestions.
  9. Archive documents, conduct research, and read copy, using the internet and various computer programs.
  10. Write original content, such as headlines, cutlines, captions, and cover copy.
  11. Read proof sheets aloud, calling out punctuation marks and spelling unusual words and proper names.
  12. Check the facts of stories using the internet.
  13. Design page layouts using text, photographs, graphics, and other elements.
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