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Editor (Published Nov 14)
I’m looking for a light developmental edit + copyedit of an 11,000-word leadership/project management book.
What I need:
- A developmental pass focusing on clarity, flow, structure, transitions, and reader engagement
- A strong copyedit for grammar, consistency, readability, and tone
- An editorial letter summarizing recommendations
- Comments directly in the manuscript
What I do not need:
- Ghostwriting
- Formatting
- Kindle prep
- Heavy restructuring
Audience: Project managers, leaders, and professionals looking to grow their soft skills.
Timeline: Flexible, ideally completed in 2–3 weeks.
Budget: $500–$800 USD for both services.
Please provide a 1-page sample edit of my manuscript so I can evaluate style, tone, and fit.
Application deadline: November 28, 2025.
How to apply: Email perugino.joey@gmail.com with your resume and rates.
Rédaction charte stylistique en français (Published Nov 11)
CLEO sollicite des propositions pour l’élaboration d’une charte stylistique et grammaticale. Cette charte servira de guide pour notre équipe de rédaction, de traduction et de révision.
Application deadline: As soon a possible.
How to apply: Visit this link.
Thesis Editing in Engineering / Health Technology (Published Nov 3)
Client: Lucas Tang
Institution: University of Waterloo, Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
Title of Thesis: Lumos Smart Glasses and Their Effects of Light Therapy Duration on Mood, Sleep, and Cognition
Contact: c5wen@uwaterloo.ca
Location: Remote
Project Overview: Seeking an experienced academic editor to refine a MASc thesis in engineering and health technology. The thesis presents the design, engineering, and clinical evaluation of smart light therapy glasses (Lumos glasses)—an interdisciplinary work bridging optical engineering, wearable systems, and circadian health research. The manuscript is written in LaTeX (~120 pages including figures and appendices) and requires professional editing for clarity, conciseness, and academic tone suitable for graduate submission.
Deliverables & Timeline
Round 1 (comprehensive edit): by November 13, 2025 — for committee submission
Round 2 (light revision): by December 5, 2025 — for final submission and defense
Scope of Work
- Line and structural editing for clarity, flow, and academic tone
- Grammar, syntax, and style improvements
- Figure caption and cross-reference consistency
- Open to rewriting or reformatting sections if necessary for readability or structure
- Focus on improving presentation quality (not altering technical content)
- Tools & Workflow (Concurrent Editing)
- Editing will occur concurrently in Overleaf for real-time collaboration
- Track Changes / Comment threads enabled for transparent communication
- Version history will be used for review and restoration
- PDF markup may be used for figures or visual comments as needed
Qualifications
- Proven experience editing graduate theses (engineering, psychology, or health sciences)
- Familiarity with LaTeX and collaborative editing workflows
- Strong academic English and understanding of Canadian graduate standards
- Editors Canada membership or equivalent professional background preferred
Compensation is negotiable, per round.
Application deadline: As soon a possible.
How to apply: Email c5wen@uwaterloo.ca with a background of relevant thesis-editing experience, a brief sample (before/after or annotated excerpt) and your rate or fee estimate and availability for the above deadlines.
Bilingual Communication Professional (Published October 31)
Le Musée canadien de l’histoire et le Musée canadien de la guerre recherchent des propositions d’individus ou d’entreprises potentielles possédant une expérience technique dans les services de traduction, de révision, de vérification de concordance, de relecture d’épreuves et de contrôle de qualité, et ce, en français et/ou en anglais. La date de clôture est le 2 decembre 2025 before 14 h 00, et la date limite pour poser des questions est le 25 novembre 2025 before 23 h 59.
Services Linguistiques Du Français À L’anglais Et/ou De L’anglais Au Français – 2601036 | MERX
The Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum are seeking Proposals from potential individuals or firms who have technical experience in providing translation, editing, concordance, proofreading, and quality control services in either, or both, English and/or French. The closing date is December 2, 2025 before 2:00pm, and the deadline for questions is November 25, 2025 before 11:50pm.
Language Services From English To French And/or French To English – 2601036 | MERX
Application deadline: November 25, 2025.
How to apply: Visit this link.
AI Content Editor (Published Oct 31)
The Influence Agency is a growing marketing agency that specializes in Influencer Marketing, Social Media Management, Content Strategy & Development, SEO, Paid Media, Web Design & Development, and much more!
As AI tools like Frase, Semrush, and ChatGPT become central to how content is produced, we’re looking for an AI Content Editor to help bridge the gap between machine-generated drafts and polished, high-performing blogs. If you love words, are editorially minded, and are excited to shape the future of content creation with AI, this is the role for you.
We’re working in a hybrid model! We’re looking for someone who is located in or around the GTA with the ability to travel to our West End location at least two days per week.
Team Member Traits
Personal Characteristics
- Cares greatly about their clients, coworkers, and self
- Highly empathetic, positive, respectful and competitive
- Open-minded, curious, inclusive and trustworthy
- Hard-working, prompt, organized, effective, detailed, and has meticulous follow-up
- A passion for learning and improving
- A natural problem solver who identifies solutions
- Sense of humour
- Ability to think quickly and learn fast
- Eager to self-teach new tools and methods
Must-Haves:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field. Graduates from publishing programs are ideal.
- Strong writing and editing skills; love of language and storytelling.
- Excellent organization and time management; able to manage multiple client deliverables under deadlines.
- Familiarity with project management tools (Asana) or willingness to learn.
- Strong interest in AI tools (ChatGPT, Frase, Semrush) and curiosity about content + technology.
- Eagerness to learn SEO practices and apply them to content editing.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Some experience creating or editing SEO-driven content
- Knowledge of AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)
- Familiarity with CMS platforms and publishing workflows
- Experience in an agency or fast-paced editorial environment
- Project management experience, particularly in editorial
Application deadline: Open until filled.
How to apply: Visit this link.
Editorial and publication development services (Published Oct 30)
Request for Proposals (RFP) for editorial and publication development services
Summary and Background
Nii magazine, published two times per year by the Kitselas First Nation Lands and Resources Department (KLRD), is a community-oriented science and culture magazine. Nii focuses on informing and engaging Kitselas First Nation community members on subjects that are relevant to them. Nii has recently begun to expand distribution to the broader region. Nii provides informative, plain language updates on KLRD environmental research and policy activities and on areas of concern relating to local lands and resource use. The magazine also provides a platform for community voices, connection, and cultural revitalization.
Project Description
KLRD is requesting proposals from individual contractors to provide editorial and strategic services relating to Nii magazine, including:
- General strategic guidance to build a sustainable future for Nii magazine
- Managing editorial services for each issue (2 per year)
Scope of Services
Strategic Guidance
Reporting to the Manager of Lands and Resources, with support from KLRD’s Administrative Officer as well as outgoing Nii managing editor, the consultant will develop a strategy to build a sustainable future for Nii magazine.
- Content Strategy
- Finding the right content and contributors
- Ensuring that enough content is always available for each issue
- Evaluating existing content, suggesting/developing new articles, columns, etc
- Gathering feedback from contributors, readers, and other stakeholders
- Ensuring Kitselas Traditional Knowledge, history, and stories are taken into consideration in all content development and are woven throughout
- Building Sustainability
- Facilitating development of mission statement, masthead, etc.
- Facilitating development of effective project management tools and practices to ensure smooth production cycles
- Building financial strategy for sustainability of magazine operations
- Grant research and strategy recommendations
- Advertisement market research and strategy recommendations
Magazine Production
Reporting to the Manager of Lands and Resources and working closely with KLRD’s Administrative Officer, the consultant will oversee the development and delivery of each issue of Nii magazine (2 per year).
- Work with authors and staff to develop and deliver content for each issue.
- Provide substantive editing and sensitivity reading of all content to ensure respectful representation of Kitselas Traditional Knowledge, history, and stories
- Work with contract proofreader/plain language editor to ensure that content is accurate and achieves target readability level.
- Work with contract graphic designers to ensure the layout is engaging and informative.
- Work with a printing/mailing service provider to ensure magazines are delivered to subscribers on time and on budget.
Future Opportunities
The consultant may propose a commission-based ad sales strategy and/or grant application strategy, subject to approval of KLRD leadership.
Qualifications
Necessary
- Experience in the magazine industry, including editing and production management
- Experience working closely with Indigenous authors, publications, and/or communities
- Experience collaborating with authors, proofreaders, designers, printers, mailing houses, and other stakeholders
Ideal
- Experience in a leadership role at a Canadian magazine
- Experience with reading and editing for sensitivity on topics of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, especially at the intersection of resource management science and policy
- History of working closely with Indigenous Knowledge Holders, especially on BC Coast
- Experience collaborating with researchers and editing science communication material in plain language for a general audience
- Recent experience with grant writing and/or ad sales for Canadian magazines
Proposal Guidelines
Proposals must include the following elements
- Outline of bidder’s estimated costs
- Overview of the bidder’s approach to leading Nii magazine’s future development, including collaboration with staff and stakeholders, fundraising and budget management, professionalization, etc.
- Overview of the bidder’s approach to producing Nii magazine, including processes, resources, timelines, and collaboration with staff, authors, community members, and service providers (design, printer, mailing house, etc.)
- Bidder’s full CV
- Two or more work samples of past or current similar projects
- Two or more professional references for similar projects
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevant experience and qualifications
- Experience with Indigenous communities, authors, and subjects
- Cost of services
- Approach to leadership and strategy, including experience with similar projects
- Approach to project management and magazine production, including experience with similar projects
- Experience with plain-language science communication and/or environmental science
RPF Timeline
- RFP distribution: October 27, 2025
- Deadlines for questions: November 10, 2025
- Answers to questions: November 17, 2025
- RFP submissions close: November 28, 2025
- Notification to shortlisted vendors: December 8, 2025
- Vendor selection: December 15, 2025
Application deadline: November 28, 2025
How to apply: Bidders must submit questions to LR.Admin@kitselas.com by November 10, 2025. Bidders must submit proposals as a single PDF to LR.Admin@kitselas.com by November 28, 2025. Please include “RFP Nii Magazine” in the subject line. All proposals must include business name and contact information.
Révision littéraire (Published October 17)
Projet de roman contemporain intitulé À Notre Table, œuvre chorale centrée sur les émotions, les relations humaines et la cohérence des voix narratives.
Le manuscrit est actuellement en cours d’écriture (chapitre 4 sur 12).
Chaque chapitre compte environ 25 à 30 pages, format Garamond 12, interligne 1,5. Mandat
Révision littéraire complète comprenant :
- correction linguistique et stylistique (orthographe, syntaxe, ponctuation, fluidité du style) ;
- vérification de la cohérence interne (personnages, relations, continuité des détails, ton narratif) ;
- et, idéalement, lecture critique sur la pertinence, l’impact et le potentiel du texte en vue d’une soumission à une maison d’édition.
Profil recherché
Professionnel·le disponible à court ou moyen terme, pouvant travailler chapitre par chapitre ou sur l’ensemble du manuscrit au fur et à mesure de la rédaction.
Informations à fournir
Les personnes intéressées sont invitées à préciser :
- leurs disponibilités ;
- une estimation de tarif selon la longueur ;
- et leurs modalités de travail (par chapitres ou manuscrit complet).
Un extrait représentatif (10 à 15 pages) peut être transmis sur demande.
Contacts : Mila Jupiter, milajupiter94@gmail.com
Ville : Montréal (Québec)
Sommaire de l’emploi
La principale responsabilité de ce poste est de contribuer aux activités du CCA en développant le rôle de
Date limite : Au plus tard le 14 novembre 2025.
Comment postuler : Envoyer un courriel à milajupiter94@gmail.com.
Writer (Published August 5)
Position: Writer in Residence, Saskatoon Public Library
Work type: Full-time, temporary (nine-month term contract from Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027)
Location: Frances Morrison Central Library, 311 – 23rd St. E., Saskatoon, SK
Grant amount: $40,000
Eligibility:
- Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
- Have a minimum of one professional publication prior to the application deadline (this includes books of fiction, novels, short stories, poetry, drama, young adult or children’s literature, graphic novels, or literary non-fiction).
- Have made a significant contribution to their discipline.
- Be active in their profession.
- Intend to work on a new writing project (normally intended for book-length publication).
- Be an active participant in a local writing community.
- Be proficient at public speaking, planning and presenting programs.
- Have previous experience in programming and facilitation in the area of creative writing. Previous experience as a writer in residence, teacher or writing mentor would be an asset.
- Have demonstrated effective interpersonal skills in dealing with the public and co-workers.
- Have demonstrated the ability to work independently, organize work and meet deadlines.
- Have demonstrated reliability, initiative and willingness to try new ideas.
Description:
The Writer in Residence is a full-time term position open to writers from across Canada who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents. This individual acts as a mentor to writers in and around Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, reviewing manuscripts and providing criticism and advice about publishing. The Writer offers individual consultations, group workshops and programs, author readings and participates in other special events during their residency.
In addition to working directly with local writers, the Writer in Residence program enables the author to work on their own writing projects. This residency requires working collaboratively with the public through individual consultations, school visits, group workshops and public lectures or seminars. The position requires 36.25 hours a week: 14.5 hours (40 percent) of the author’s time will be devoted to library programs and projects, while 21.75 hours (60 percent) will be used for their own creative writing.
Applications must include:
- A cover letter and resume outlining literary publications and previous experience. Be sure to include a description of your writing project in the cover letter.
- A sample (20 – 30 pages, double-spaced) of recent work (reviews of earlier work are encouraged but not required).
- Three signed letters of reference.
A current, acceptable Criminal Record Check/Vulnerable Sector Check will be required.
Application deadline: All applications must be received by Nov 15, 2025.
How to apply: Please submit your application package using the online form at saskatoonlibrary.ca/careers.
Science Editors Needed! – Research Journals (Remote)
Remote Copyeditors Needed – MPS North America LLC continues ongoing recruitment of experienced copyeditors with scientific backgrounds (at least a bachelor of science degree in a scientific discipline). Our current need is for Physical Sciences copyeditors, though editors from all scientific backgrounds are welcome to apply. MPS is an international leader in editorial and publishing services, managing a talented group of freelancers copyediting peer-reviewed journal articles to style for major STEM journal publishers. NOTE: Prior copyediting experience is REQUIRED to apply for this position. This is a remote freelance position.
Essential Qualifications
- BS degree or higher in scientific disciplines such as Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Soil Science, Biology, Medicine, and any other natural/physical science
- Prior research journal copyediting experience
- Fluent English speakers with exceptional grasp of style, grammar, and language skills
- Computer literate
- Superb attention to detail
Desirable Qualifications
- Additional copyediting experience / qualifications
- Experience editing in web-based editing platforms
- Postgraduate scientific qualifications
How to Apply: Candidates must complete and pass a challenging copyediting test. Successful applicants will receive subsequent software and style training. Please email your resume/CV to copyedit-us@mpslimited.com, and include your specific fields of scientific experience/expertise, and how you heard about this position.
Remote Book Editor
Who we are:
Reedsy is a community of over 1,000,000 authors and freelance publishing professionals, creating high-quality and beautiful books. We help authors to find and work with the top professionals in the industry: from editors to designers, marketers, and translators.
What we’re looking for:
This is a freelance opportunity.
We are seeking talented editors to join our fast-growing community of the industry’s top publishing professionals. Reedsy’s vetted group of freelancers have worked on a range of widely acclaimed novels such as The Hunger Games, Originals (Adam grant), and His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman) series. There are hundreds of authors currently looking for an editor on Reedsy. Reedsy allows you to pick which genres you’d like to edit so you only receive projects in your area of interest. Once your application has been approved, you will be among the industry’s top 1% of talent.
The minimum requirements we look for are as followed:
- have 3+ years of editing experience
- experience working with traditional publishers
- demonstrate experience on at least 5 published books that are well-reviewed (and available on Amazon or Google Books)
How to apply: