A non-fiction editor and proofreader with over two decades’ experience.
freelance editor and proofreader
Working for a range of clients from educational publishers to academic authors to industrial chemical producers, correcting text and preparing documents, including developmental editing, copyediting and proofreading.
Editor of AirMed & Rescue Magazine since launch, a trade title with a global audience
Interim editor of International Hospitals & Medical Tourism (2016-2017)
Commissioning industry professionals and freelance writers to produce a range of content from feature articles to opinion columns and profiles
Copy-editing and proofreading to house style
Daily news sourcing/writing to update
Writing feature articles, news analyses, editorial comments and more
Contributed to 70+ schools titles on a range of subjects from early learning to A-level, including maths, science, languages and geography.
Managed and led projects, working to deadlines and ‘time budgets’, including book ranges with multiple internal and external authors.
Developed and commissioned new products, writing detailed content plans down to page level, designing page style and functionality, to match for example GCSE specifications and the KS1/2 science scheme of work.
Creating content (text and images), from individual chapters to complete books, to house style.
Editing pages created by team writers and outside authors.
Proofreading books prior to printing.
Wallis, James
CGP Books, CGP Books
Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons
Chriss Dennett, James Wallis, Dominic Hall, Roger Jarman, Suzanne Worthington
Niousha Roshani, October 2022
Reply from James Wallis
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