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Freelance Book Editor

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Freelance

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

Australia

Offer summary

Qualifications:

3+ years of editing experience, Experience working with traditional publishers, Demonstrated experience with 5 published books, History of high-quality work with bestselling authors.

Key responsabilities:

Edit and assess manuscripts
Set own rates and workload

Reedsy Writing & Editing Startup http://www.reedsy.com

11 - 50 Employees

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Job description

We are seeking talented editors to join our fast-growing community of top talent in the publishing industry. Reedsy's vetted group of freelancers have worked with bestselling authors like Stephen King, Suzane Collins (The Hunger Games) E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey), or Originals (Adam Grant).

Requirements

Our selection requirements are:

3+ years of editing experience.
Experience working with traditional publishers.
Demonstrated experience on at least 5 published books that are well reviewed (and available on Amazon, Google Play or Apple Books).

Experience working for a renowned publishing company or a history of high-quality work with a bestselling author/book will be positively valued.

Benefits

As a Reedsy editor, you can pick which genres you'd like to receive requests for and which works you'd like to edit. You can set your own rates, workload and working times. You can choose to provide any of the following services you have experience with: editorial assessment, developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, and query letter review.