Freelance Book Editor & Coach

Reedsy; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A publishing services platform in the UK is seeking experienced freelance editors and coaches to join their community. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of professional editing experience and demonstrate expertise across various editing functions such as developmental editing and proofreading. This role allows you to work with authors directly, manage your projects, and set your own rates, with support from the platform for contracts and payments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of professional full-time editing experience.
• Experience working for a traditional publisher.
• Demonstrated experience on at least 5 published books that are well reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Work one-on-one with authors in fiction or non-fiction genres.
• Understand clients' needs and guide them through the editing process.
• Select projects to work on and determine rates and availability.

Skills

Editorial assessment

Developmental editing

Copy editing

Proofreading

Indexing

Query letter review

Book coaching

Job description

A publishing services platform in the UK is seeking experienced freelance editors and coaches to join their community. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of professional editing experience and demonstrate expertise across various editing functions such as developmental editing and proofreading. This role allows you to work with authors directly, manage your projects, and set your own rates, with support from the platform for contracts and payments.