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| Title: | Freelancer copyeditors and proofreaders |
| Description: | The Production Editorial department of Pegasus Books is seeking freelancers for copyediting and proofreading our books.
Freelancers will work on a variety of adult fiction and nonfiction books for imprints across Pegasus. To apply, please read the description below and email both jessica@pegasusbooks.us and mariafdz.books@icloud.com Copy Editor Responsibilities: * Copyedit manuscript text in Microsoft Word using track changes * Follow The Chicago Manual of Style rules, specific imprint styles, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate dictionary spellings/capitalizations * Create a style sheet for the title that maintains consistency throughout the text * Fact-check and verify all proper nouns, dates, places, etc. * Ensure that the timeline is correct * Be respectful of author’s voice and show sensitivity when querying * Deliver projects on time Proofreader Responsibilities: * Proofread typeset text and mark any errors electronically using Adobe Acrobat’s commenting tools * Currently all proofreading is done in PDF form * Verify that text follows the style sheet created by the copy editor, as well as The Chicago Manual of Style, specific imprint styles, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate dictionary spellings/capitalizations * Check running heads, design, and chapter titles and numbers against Contents and look for inconsistencies * Check for bad breaks and stacks * Fact-check and verify all proper nouns; ensure that the timeline is correct * Maintain author’s voice and style; query instead of changing anything that is not an outright error * If proofreading a book with notes, check all note numbers, trailing phrases, and sources; if proofreading blind endnotes, fill in page numbers |
| Requirements: | Essential Requirements/Qualifications:
Book editing experience is required. Pegasus freelancers should be on time in meeting deadlines and able to read at a pace of around 10 pages per hour for copy editors and proofreaders, although this can vary, depending on the book. This is a freelance position with no benefits. Pegasus offers competitive rates. Freelancers will contacted about projects the production editors. This is subject to change, depending on the title and the schedule. |
| Company: | PEGASUS BOOKS |
| Location: | Remote/freelance |
| How To Apply For This Job: | To apply: Email jessica@pegasusbooks.us and mariafdz.books@icloud.com with your resume, a list of titles you’ve worked on, along with prior/current clients, and indicate whether you are interested in copyediting, proofreading, or both, as well as any genre preferences you have. You may be asked to take a copyediting and/or proofreading test. |
| Date Posted: | 9/27/2022 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
