Remote Copy-editor/Proofreader

As a copy-editor or proofreader you'll ensure that material is clear, consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible.
You'll be required to correct spelling, grammar and layout (proofreading), check content, use consistent styles and reword or rewrite (copy-editing).
Responsibilities

correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors

sub-editing text written by a number of executive to ensure consistent style

working with IT-based publishing systems and databases, as well as via the internet or from paper manuscripts

liaising regularly with clients by phone and email

checking that clients have provided all the required materials and paperwork

creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations

ensuring that illustrations are correctly captioned and referred to in the text

producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalisation, formatting of references, etc

maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they're appropriate for the readership

discussing and resolving any potentially libelous sections

retrieving articles from archives and rearranging within publications

overseeing the work of indexers, typesetters and designers

typesetting and designing layout.

Originally posted on Himalayas