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How to become a scheduler or a quality editor instead of MS

June 14, 2011 07:14PM
anyone have insight on becoming a scheduler or quality editor. There is not a lot of work in my area and was wondering what it would be like to work on the other side of MS shopping?
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June 15, 2011 06:42PM
I worked my way up from a shopper to a scheduler to now project manager for the USA. It's possible! Just email your schedulers or the contact email address for the companies you work for and ask. There's no harm in asking
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June 15, 2011 08:38PM
I also have this desire and may be getting into that side of things. I think it would be for a nice change of pace and hopefully get a paid a little better. I have been offered twice for editing spots, but did not take them for one reason or another. I think you just have to prove to be an excellent top-notch shopper, then companies will recognize you care and yearn to rise the ranks.
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June 15, 2011 11:12PM
most times you have to live near their headquarters as well...

shopping north west PA and south west ny
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June 16, 2011 04:15AM
There are quite a few companies that employ or contract with work-at-home editors or schedulers.

Don't expect the pay to be significantly more. While you might make slightly more since you have "guaranteed work" and don't have to search out shops/make routes/scour the job sites, the actual work itself (in my experience) comes out to about the "average" pay for shopping.

Personally, I would much rather shop then edit shops; I found editing to be beyond tedious (I did it for three years - and also reviewed/approved new shop applications and trained other editors). I have never been a scheduler so cannot comment on that.

As far as breaking in - I would concure, email the companies that you have good working relationships with and ask.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2011 04:15AM by MickeyB.
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June 17, 2011 03:15PM
The company that I work for has their headquarters in Europe. I do not live in Europe. It is possible to find companies that don't require training at headquarters and allow you to work from home. I say work but I would assume for the most part that you'd be signing independent contractor agreements. I would definitely not assume that being a top-notch shopper attracts any attention when they're considering an open position for a scheduler or editor. So many shoppers want to only do just that and are simply not interested in anything else! You must approach...the worst thing they can tell you is No. You can handle that!
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July 17, 2011 12:35AM
cooldude581 Wrote:
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> most times you have to live near their
> headquarters as well...


Hmmm...62/38 maybe on that one. I know a lot of remote schedulers and editors...

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2011 12:36AM by jdyeah.
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July 17, 2011 04:01AM
To become an editor I think you have to get a lobotomy so you can change the reports to what you think your client wants to hear rather than what your client has to know.

Apparently editors think they can write a better report from a few hundred miles away after NEVER considering that the client can fix the issues he has to stay in business ONLY if they get a heads up from a “fly on the wall”.
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