English Copy-Editor position

TransPerfect

Contract type

Freelance

Work mode

Remote · EMEA

Experience

Mid-level · 3+ years

Job description

Copy-editing of school mathematics textbooks for ESL students in Vietnam (Grades 2-8), adapting the English text to a lower language level and supporting translation of certain instructional content into Vietnamese.

At a glance

Employment: Freelance · Independent contractor
Work mode: Remote · EMEA
Languages: English – native or native proficiency

What you'll do

Substantive editing (cultural sensitivity, accuracy, artwork logs, tagging for translation)
Editing for sense and consistency (errors, cross-dependency consistency, headings, key terms, start- and end-of-unit features, activities, questions and answers, glossary)
Deliver manuscript files with track changes left on
Deliver a clean copy of the manuscript files
Deliver copy-edited artwork logs
Deliver final query log with responses actioned on the manuscript prior to submission
Deliver client brief with completed checklist and notes for the typesetter/proofreader if required

What we're looking for

Native or native proficiency in English
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Minimum of 3 years' experience teaching English to young learners
Minimum of 3 years' experience with copy-editing

Nice to have

Knowledge of the corporate business environment
Knowledge of Vietnamese

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