We are seeking experienced, freelance Copy Editors for an ad hoc contract opportunity!
We are looking for experienced freelance copy editors to help us perfect content across various industries. If you have a keen eye for detail, strong grammar skills, and a knack for improving clarity and consistency, we'd like to work with you. Join our team and contribute to high-quality projects with the flexibility of remote work.
Copy Editing to ensure correctness, accuracy, consistency, and completeness
- Developing a style sheet or following one that is provided (CMS/AP/MSTP, customer checklists, etc.)
- Notifying designers of deviations from any customer checklists
- Editing for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage
- Checking for consistency and continuity of content and facts
- Correcting or querying general information that should be checked for accuracy
- Americanization or other localization as needed
- Identifying potential copyright issues (for example, when the storyboard quotes people or cites from studies & research or uses editorial images)
Stylistic Editing to clarify meaning, ensure coherence and flow, and refine the language:
- Eliminating jargon, clichés, and euphemisms
- Establishing or maintaining the language level or reading level appropriate for the intended audience, medium, and purpose
- Adjusting the length and structure of sentences and paragraphs
- Establishing or maintaining tone, mood, style, and authorial voice or level of formality
- Commenting in depth on factors such as scenario validity/believability, characterization, dialogue, setting, plot, structure, and relevance
Other Desired Skills (Highly project-specific)
- Checking the accuracy of facts, citations, and quotes by referring to the writer's original sources or to other authoritative sources