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Cambridge Proofreading Reviews

4.3

100% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)

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8 reviews
5.0
21 Jan 2024
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Pros

The support from the management team is outstanding. The managers have your back and always step in to gatekeep if a client’s requests are out of scope or their comments are unfair. No bad review is accepted at face value, and editors/proofreaders are always given the opportunity to explain and defend their editing decisions. I strongly recommend this company to editors and proofreaders who have had previously bad freelance/remote work experiences.

Cons

Volumes of work may vary depending according to academic schedules.

5.0
26 Jan 2023

Great job for growing as an editor

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Pros

I really appreciate being able to choose orders from the open market, and the system is fairly streamlined. They have a well-developed handbook that I reference often. The support/management team is very responsive and gives helpful, applicable feedback. They've also supplied me with detailed feedback and answered questions whenever I've sought help. Cambridge Proofreading also has a Slack where you can get virtually any technical or editing question answered if you're stuck; I was already fairly proficient in Word, but I've learned so much from this community! A couple of times I have had a migraine come on or a family emergency that impeded me from meeting a deadline, and the client services manager was gracious about giving me short extensions, though I try not to abuse this. Overall, I think Cambridge Proofreading is an excellent part-time job for any editor and especially for those new to the industry who are trying to learn the ropes. I've already improved exponentially as an editor by having so many experienced folks to learn from.

Cons

The workload naturally ebbs and flows with the academic year, so there are definitely dry spells; I've been told that having more than one gig can compensate for this. As an arts and humanities scholar/editor, I'm not assigned a ton of orders; STEM, business, and the like probably receive more assignments. If you do get assigned orders, you've got to be prompt in checking your email, as they disappear quickly (within an hour or so) to give others the chance to take the order. Sometimes it's anxiety-provoking to try to achieve the 10% insertion rate, since the quality varies hugely from job to job (and some orders are best served by deletions, rather than insertions); I've been scolded twice for this.

5.0
25 Aug 2022

Excellent Employers

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Pros

It has been a privilege to work for Cambridge Proofreading & Editing. They provide me with editing work that is in line with my interests and expertise, and allow me to pick up work as and when I can. The managers are highly professional and supportive and seem to be available at all hours of the day. The ability to contact other editors is also very helpful and has improved the quality of my work. I highly recommend this company.

Cons

Given the rising cost of living, it would be nice to see the company pay a slightly higher rate to their editors. Nonetheless, in the 16 months that I have worked for Cambridge, they have awarded several pay rises.

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