Work With Us – Freelance Academic Proofreaders

Are you a native speaker of English, German, French, or Spanish?

 

We are a Switzerland-based language services agency providing high-quality linguistic support for academic and professional texts.

We are currently looking for freelance academic proofreaders.

What We Offer

  • 100% remote work worldwide
  • Flexible workload and scheduling
  • Fair and transparent compensation
  • Reliable payments
  • Equal opportunities and non-discrimination
  • Professional international collaboration

Your Responsibilities

  • Proofreading of BA, MA, seminar papers, and doctoral dissertations
  • Correction of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax
  • Improvement of clarity and academic style (without altering content or arguments)
  • Checking and correcting citations, references, and formatting consistency
  • Ensuring linguistic accuracy and readability

Important

This role focuses on language correction only. Content evaluation, grading, or academic assessment is not part of the work.

Requirements

  • Native or native-level proficiency in English, German, French, or Spanish
  • Strong command of academic writing conventions
  • Degree in Linguistics, Languages, Translation, or related fields preferred
  • Experience in academic proofreading is an advantage

Technical Skills

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Familiarity with academic citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
  • Experience with Word and/or PDF annotation tools

Human Work Policy

All work is performed manually by human proofreaders. AI-generated editing or automated rewriting tools are not part of our workflow.

Portfolio

Please include examples of academic proofreading work or references where available.

Rates

USD 0.05/ CHF 0.04/ GBP 0.04 per word

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

 

CALLIOPE
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Email

info@calliope-languages.com

 

Address

Calliope Languages

Thurgauerstrasse 117

8152 Glattbrugg-Opfikon

Switzerland

 

Office hours

Monday-Friday 10:00 - 18:00 hrs CEST


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