Copyeditor (Museum Guides Project – Bilingual Spanish/English, Arabic/English, Dutch/English)

Are you a qualified bilingual copyeditor in either Dutch, Spanish, or Arabic and US/UK English with a background in arts and culture? Flatpage is seeking experienced copyeditors to join our team as ongoing contractors for a special museums guide project!

As an editor with us on this project, you can expect to see a regular stream of museum guides from well-known institutions around the world (primarily US and UK) in areas such as history, science, art, performance, and more. The guides are usually approximately 5-30k words in length and require two passes with a 5-day turnaround for each editorial pass. Although we offer regular work throughout the month, and you’re free to take as many manuscripts as you like, most of the manuscripts come in last-minute so you must have regular and flexible availability.

Ideal candidate(s) will have an advanced degree (MA, PhD) with professional experience in copyediting nonfiction manuscripts written by authors in art and cultural history. This is a contract position, where the editor will be offered projects on an as-needed basis, based on their interests and availability.

At this time, we are unable to train candidates to perform the duties related to this position. Therefore we are only seeking candidates who have previously completed professional training and worked with clients.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• MA or PhD in the humanities or social sciences
• Ability to professionally copyedit in both US and UK English, including correcting mechanical and language usage errors
• Bilingual level in one of the languages listed above with the ability to copyedit in both languages
• Certificate in copyediting from an accredited program (e.g., UCSD, UCB, UCGS, SFU, UW, etc.) or a minimum 3-5 years professional copyediting experience
• Ability and experience working with nonfiction manuscripts, e.g., museum interpretive texts, communications or content marketing materials, general interest, instructional, historical, for self-publishing or traditional print authors
• Expertise in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th ed.) and New Hart’s Rules; online access to style databases is a must
• Technical skills in editing and commenting on manuscripts using Microsoft Word’s track changes, as well as the ability to use a style sheet
• Access to a mobile device, such as an iPhone or Android with Android 9 or iOS 13.6 operating systems or newer
• Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
• Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm to join a growing team

Hours and compensation: We need editors with regular availability and who are willing to take projects that arrive last minute, sometimes over weekends. The per-word rate for this project will be discussed in the interview.

Applicants who are a match will be invited to perform a sample copyedit.