Description
✍️ **Senior Copy Editor & Proofreader (Trade & Academic)**
📚 **About Me:** I am a professional philologist and experienced literary editor offering comprehensive editing and proofreading services for a wide range of texts. I possess deep theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience working with fiction, poetry, academic publications, journalism, and digital/web content.
📝 **Core Competencies & Experience:**
• Literary editing of complex texts, correcting stylistic errors, and enhancing sentence structure and overall readability.
• Preserving the author's unique voice and style while eliminating linguistic flaws.
• Comprehensive proofreading: correcting spelling, punctuation, grammar, and lexical errors.
• Fact-checking and handling specialized terminology in scientific and popular science works.
• Adapting and translating texts into English, respecting cultural and stylistic contexts.
🎓 **Skills & Qualifications:**
• Flawless command of English grammar, spelling, and major style guides (Chicago, APA, Oxford).
• 5+ years of successful collaboration with prominent publishing houses and digital media outlets.
• Proficient in MS Word, Google Docs, and Adobe Acrobat Pro (advanced tracking and PDF markup).
• Highly disciplined, detail-oriented, and capable of managing tight deadlines across multiple projects.
• Master’s degree in English Literature / Philology (Honors).
• Successfully edited and proofread over 70 fiction and academic books.
✨ **Expectations:**
• Target Salary: £42,000 GBP annually.
• Setup: Full-time, 100% Remote (open to hybrid/office in London if required).
• Rates for freelance projects are negotiable based on complexity and turnaround time.