Freelance Academic Editor Wanted

About the Job

Wallace Academic ing edits and translates papers from over 100 universities and research institutes. We specialize in academic editing and translation and seek applicants who enjoy writing and clarifying English. Interest in cutting-edge academic research is a plus. To know more about us, please visit: https://www.editing.tw/en/en

• Our diverse, multinational team improves and polishes manuscripts in the engineering, medicine, science, and social science domains.
• New editors receive practical training in academic writing convention, grammar, and style.
• After an initial probation period, editors receive a generous monthly performance bonus.
• Established, reliable editors may be eligible to work remotely and maintain a full-time salary anywhere, such as beautiful destinations in and around Taiwan.

 What You’ll Do

 • academic research papers for Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese researchers.
• Wield native-level English and writing proficiency to improve grammar and expression in academic manuscripts intended for publication in international journals.
• Become an expert on academic conventions, grammar points, and style.
• Provide comments to authors to improve their future writing.
• Apply style manuals and journal guidelines to ensure manuscripts adhere to academic and publisher expectations.
• Attend regular meetings to discuss geeky language points with editors from around the world.
• Incorporate feedback from regular peer evaluation.

 Required Skills/Abilities

 • Native English ability.
• Four-year degree plus either graduate degree or two-years relevant (editing, writing) work experience.
• Attention to detail.
• High proficiency in written English, including clarity and conciseness of expression in addition to typical rules, such as grammar and punctuation.
• Fondness for language and technical subject matter.
• Ability to handle and apply constructive feedback for self-improvement.
• Familiarity with errors of nonnative or informal writers of academic English.
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines.
• High pace of reading/typing and ability to use Word macros and other heuristics to simplify and expedite common processes.
• Minimum Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree + two years working experience after the degree was earned.

 How to Apply

Because we hold high quality standards, our editors must pass all steps of a multi-step application process:

1. Online objective test of basic grammar, language, and punctuation skills.
2. Short sample edit.
3. Interview via Skype, meet candidates, and provide editing feedback.
4. Second sample edit (1500–2000 words) as a final test of abilities in editing and applying feedback to improve.
*Freelance editors begin live, paid work for evaluation after passing Step 2.

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