Join The Team At Supaproofread

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Would you like to work with Supaproofread.com as a proofreader or editor?

We require skilled proofreaders and editors to proofread clients' work that is related to their field of expertise. People with postgraduate degrees are preferred, but others with relevant skills and experience are also welcome to apply. Proofreaders work on a self-employed basis and can indicate how much work they are able to accept. Remuneration is based on document length and turnaround time. Proofreaders must have a valid email address and a reliable internet connection (preferably broadband).

Requirements

An excellent command of written English and academic conventions, as well as the ability to spot inconsistencies and errors in text are essential. Proofreading & editing experience and a proofreading qualification are desirable, but not essential. Candidates will require a variety of computer skills including the ability to use word-processing applications, various software programmes and internet browsers with confidence. Applicants must be dependable and effective at managing their time.

Additional Requirements

• A college or university degree in your relevant field. A Master's degree or PhD is advantageous.
• At least a year of experience in proofreading, editing or writing documents.
• A primary and secondary email address.
• A native speaker in the language you're going to proofread/edit.
• Excellent reading comprehension with the ability to work unsupervised and with strict deadlines.
• Be able to accept payments through PayPal.com or Google checkout.

We need freelancers to join us who have experience in the following areas:

• Copyediting
• Academic - Medical/Science/Technical fields (please state specialisation)
• Academic - Arts & Humanities subjects (please state specialisation)
• Academic - Dissertations/Theses (please state specialisation)
• ESL - You will need to outline your experience with editing ESL work and any academic expertise you may have
• Web Pages - Please outline your previous work proofreading & checking websites, including elements such as link checking, meta tags, HTML, SEO, etc
• Curriculum Vitae - improvement and creation
• Cover Letter - creation and technique
• Business - Please let us know of your industrial experience; we also require people who've worked with promotional material
• Translators - Please let us know your written and spoken level of competence; we also require people who have taught English as a Second Language (ESL)
• If you have any other skills that you think will be useful, please contact us

What to do next?

If you would like to apply to join the team at Supaproofread.com, please use the form below to send us your details, CV/Resume and a revised version of the following samples.

Proofreading & Editing Sample

For all Proofreaders and Editors

The traditional distinction between countries that have a culture of protecting moral rights and countries that do not seems more and more to vanish, not because both sides come closer to a common centre point, but because the jurisdictions which did not have a tradition of protecting moral rights have been introducing them gradually into their legal system. In the following, I will give a short overview over this development with regard to derogatory treatment and try to answer the question whether this development has gone far enough or if there is any need to proceed further.

Translation Sample

To be translated into your specialist language

Many viruses use the email addresses stored on a computer to propagate the virus. So if you receive a virus attachment by email, you are in the sender's address book. The sender most likely didn't want to send you a virus but if you have never heard of them, what are they doing keeping your email address? On receipt of a spam email, view the message source and look for the original senders IP address. Usually you can right click on the email and view its properties and then view the message source. Make sure you don't open any attachment since this may activate a virus. Note that the sender name and reply email address are likely to be bogus. The true sender is revealed by the IP address. Usually the email has travelled via several IP address nodes before it reaches you so you need the source IP address which is tagged by the oldest date and time stamp.

Think you have the necessary skills?

Then fill in the Employment Application Form - We are currently not recruiting proofreaders and editors