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does anyone have advice for getting editing jobs? i'm incredibly good at like giving comments and suggestions in a google doc, and all of the friends and peers i've done it for have loved my work, but since it's just in people's personal files i don't really have a portfolio or anything to show for it. how do i go about getting paid to do this kind of work? how do i build up my experience when nobody wants to be the first to give me a job? it's literally the one thing i'm good at.
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@FFH
Feb 26, 2025
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@moonbeams
get into tutoring and helping people with applications and personal statements, the demand for that is usually very high and will show as experience for the more industry editing jobs
Feb 27, 2025
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@FFH
oh yeah also y’all hmu if you want free editing (with option to tip if you want)
Feb 26, 2025
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@babyoblivi0n
offer cheap editing services to friends. find a publication you like and see if they need volunteer editors. when people ask what you do, say freelance editing or simply "i'm an editor." join an editing society group like ACES and get your foot in the community!
Feb 26, 2025
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you honestly might be better finding a contract gig or a more full time corporate or agency position, though you’ll have a harder time landing interviews without any experience or a portfolio. honestly, make work up. seriously! pick a local business or a brand and create your own campaigns for them. redo an existing campaign that you think could be better or come up with something entirely unique. You could blog about that process. figure out what niche of writing you want—technical is very different from marketing which can be different from social media which is not the same as PR. challenge yourself to rewrite every piece of material you come across — emails, flyers, commercial scripts. find local businesses that may be looking for “creative“ or “marketing” help. I’m a copywriter rn, I feel your struggle! DM me if you have more qs 💖
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Freelance or work as a consultant
use upwork or fiverr with a fine-tooth comb and find smaller legit orgs that need email copy that converts to $$$ well or need a second set of eyes
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