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I Identify and correct errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting, while ensuring consistency in language, style, and formatting throughout the document. Furthermore, I verify the accuracy of facts, dates, and other information presented in the content while ensuring the content adheres to the company's or publication's style guide and branding guidelines.
I have Worked with writers, editors, and other team members to refine and edit content, in the same breathe upholding the highest standards of accuracy and professionalism in published materials. a copy-editor or proofreader you'll ensure that material is clear, consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible. You'll take the initial material, or the copy, and prepare it for the next or final stage before publication.
You'll work on a range of publications, including:
books
journals
newspapers
websites
other electronic resources.
You'll be required to check content, use consistent styles and reword or rewrite (copy-editing), and correct spelling, grammar and layout (proofreading). This depends on the project, the employer or the client and your own specialist experience. Many copy-editors/proofreaders perform both functions in tandem.
You may be employed by publishers, businesses and public bodies but mostly on a freelance basis, so it's common to have several clients at the same time. Many people retrain for editorial work as a second or third career.
Responsibilities
Activities depend on experience and whether you work in-house or freelance. In general as a copy-editor/proofreader, you'll need to:
correct spelling mistakes and grammatical errors
sub-edit text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house style
work with IT-based publishing systems and databases, as well as via the internet or from paper manuscripts
liaise regularly with authors and publishers by phone and email
check that authors have provided all the required materials and paperwork
resolve queries directly with the author, such as style and text inconsistencies
code manuscripts for design features, such as hierarchy of headings, to instruct the production team
ensure that illustrations are correctly captioned and referred to in the text
produce or work to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalisation, formatting of references, etc
maintain awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they're appropriate for the readership
discuss and resolve any potentially libellous sections or problematic language with the commissioning editor and author
prepare preliminary pages for the title, contents and preface of a publication
ensure that publications are prepared on budget and to schedule
manage marketing and business activities (for those who are self-employed).
Some freelance editors may also carry out typesetting work, or design layouts although this isn’t as common as the above tasks.
