Hiring Freelance Academic Editors

Crimson Interactive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible editing schedule

Guaranteed income opportunity

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Crimson Interactive is seeking freelance copy editors and substantive editors specialized in Physics, Engineering, and Medicine. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and proficiency in English, ensuring high-quality editing of academic works.

This role offers flexibility and the potential for guaranteed income along with performance bonuses. It's a great opportunity inviting experienced editors to provide feedback and enhance the flow and meaning of diverse manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant copyediting or academic editing experience.
• Research experience is preferred, including studies published or reviewed.
• Membership in editing and publishing associations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure immaculate grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
• Improve flow, transitions, and coherence of manuscripts.
• Format manuscripts according to specified citation styles.

Skills

Proficiency in English

Academic editing experience

Knowledge of citation styles

Experience editing ESL manuscripts

Education

Relevant academic background in Physics, Engineering, or Medicine

Job description

Crimson Interactive is an ISO‑certified organization providing Japanese and English language solutions worldwide, with services in editing, translation, and transcription.

Job Description

We are looking for experienced copy editors & substantive editors in Physics, Engineering, and Medicine with a core academic background.

Qualities we look for in our freelance editors:

• Proficiency and competence in English.
• At least 5 years of relevant copyediting/academic editing experience.

Preferred editor profiles include:

• Research experience (studies conducted, papers written/published, papers reviewed, etc.).
• Certificate/experience in academic editing, publishing, scientific communication, and journal article writing.
• Extensive experience editing ESL manuscripts.
• Knowledge of citation styles such as APA, CMS, AMA, CSE, IEEE and conventions followed in academic writing.
• Membership in editing and publishing associations such as EFA, EASE, BELS.

Scope of work:

Editors will receive papers of varying difficulty levels written by non‑native speakers in English or translated from other languages. Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring immaculate grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and word choice.
• Improving flow, transitions, terminology accuracy, content correctness, and coherence.
• Formatting manuscripts in accordance with specified citation style, layout, section headings, and tense usage.
• Preserving the author's intended meaning while performing extensive revisions.
• When requested, providing full journal formatting services for clients.

Benefits and support:

• Opportunity for guaranteed monthly or annual income, with potential additional annual bonus based on performance.
• Performance‑driven progression and constructive feedback mechanism.
• Flexible editing schedule and rewarding intellectual and monetary experience.

Additional Information

All candidates' information will be handled confidentially in accordance with EEO guidelines.