Infopro Learning, Inc

Freelance Copy Editor, UK English, Localization Focus

Infopro Learning, Inc

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 $30 - $35 per hour

About the role

  • Edit content for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage
  • Ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness across documents
  • Check for continuity of terminology, tone, and factual references
  • Flag unclear, inconsistent, or potentially incorrect content for review
  • Follow provided style guides and client-specific checklists
  • Support the use or light refinement of project style sheets when required
  • Notify design or production partners of editorial deviations that may impact layouts or compliance
  • Ensure content aligns with British English spelling, usage, and conventions
  • Identify and correct inconsistencies between UK and US English (or other variants)
  • Ensure language level and tone are appropriate for the intended audience and medium
  • Improve clarity and readability while preserving original meaning and structure
  • Reduce unnecessary jargon or overly complex phrasing
  • Adjust sentence and paragraph flow where needed for comprehension
  • Maintain consistent voice, tone, and level of formality within defined guidelines
  • Flag potential copyright or attribution concerns (e.g., quoted material, cited studies, editorial images)
  • Identify factual or citation-related issues for follow-up, rather than conducting independent research unless explicitly requested

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a professional copy editor, ideally within corporate, learning, publishing, or digital content environments
  • Native-level fluency in British English, with strong localization awareness
  • Excellent attention to detail and editorial judgment
  • Ability to work independently with clear briefs and defined scope
  • Comfort collaborating asynchronously with international content and production teams
  • Reliability in managing short, ad hoc assignments
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
copy editinggrammarspellingpunctuationstyle guidesfact-checkinglocalizationclarity improvementreadability enhancementcontent consistency
Soft Skills
attention to detaileditorial judgmentindependent workcollaborationreliabilitycommunicationadaptabilityorganizational skillscritical thinkingproblem-solving