First Plus Education Hiring for freelance proof-readers Job at Remote Full Time

Calling for freelance proof-readers

First Plus Education Technology Company Ltd. is a UK-based educational technology company. We focus on assisting international students in improving their academic studies. We are committed to providing Chinese international students with professional, high-end, personalised academic support and assistance. We integrate online and offline innovative teaching modes to improve their academic performance and achievements. We provide professional and customised services on study skills, academic tutorials, and life services in almost every aspect to maximise the value of students’ experience of study and life in the UK. The company was founded in 2017. All company employees are either graduates with master / doctor degree or experienced professors and experts in the UK education industry.

Duties and responsibilities

We are seeking part-time professional proof-readers, ideally with a PhD background, who are capable of proof-reading academic papers. As usual, proof-readers are expected to identify and correct errors in written documents, for example, university students’ essays and dissertations in all disciplines. In particular, the role involves making corrections on written text and improving the writing quality of manuscripts.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Correct spelling, typographical and grammatical errors (proofreading);
• Confirm style consistency according to a range of style preferences as specified by a client; and suggest changes for rewriting where necessary or appropriate;
• Good judgment and the ability to determine which changes are necessary;
• An ability to stay focused throughout an entire document, which may be long, including master dissertation and PhD thesis with word number over 5000.
• Must be computer literacy, with ability to mark-up changes and cite reference literature using word documents;
• The proof-reader must be detail-oriented, flexible, able to manage changing priorities, and work independently.

Experience:

• Proofreading experience (Preferred)

Education:

• Master or PhD (Preferred) degree in any discipline

Work location:

• Fully online

Work hours:

• The workload is likely to be unevenly distributed over time, so hours may be irregular.

Job Type: Freelance

Salary: £1,000.00-£5,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Remote: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application deadline: 15/06/2022