Proofreader
| Highest | $3,800 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of study (or immediately upon passing an employment test) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $3,800max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $3,350 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $3,350 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $3,350 |
| IrelandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €10–25k | $2,750 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $2,650 |
What does the day look like?
Around 75% of the day is spent alone at a screen, reading text word by word to catch spelling, punctuation, grammar, and layout errors such as misaligned headers, broken page numbers, or bad hyphenation. Another 15% goes to checking house style manuals, glossaries, and editorial queries, while the remaining 10% is administrative work like logging files and updating Jira, Trello, or Asana task boards.
Daily tools include Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word (Track Changes), Adobe InCopy, Adobe InDesign, Google Docs, and CMS platforms like WordPress, Ghost, or Drupal. Book publishing houses follow a standard 09:00 to 17:00 or 18:00 desk schedule, whereas digital daily newsrooms use shifts starting as early as 06:00 or running until 23:00, including weekend coverage around deadlines.
Where does this lead?
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