What can an Editor do for me?

Take your content to the next level with our expert editing and proofreading services. From websites to scholastic manuscripts, we help polish your work to perfection.

Sarah Bladon

3/1/20242 min read

Welcome to BladonText professional editing and proofreading services. With meticulous attention to detail and commitment to excellence, we ensure that your content is flawless and impactful. From online editing to advertising, articles, CVs, and manuscripts, we have the expertise to elevate the quality of your work. Trust us for top-notch editing and proofreading.

As an editor, the types of documents you may edit can vary greatly depending on your specialization, industry, and client needs. Here are some common types of documents that editors frequently work on:

Books

This includes novels, non-fiction books, academic textbooks, and children's books. Editors may work on fiction or non-fiction manuscripts, helping authors with structural edits, line edits, and proofreading.

Articles

Editors may edit articles for newspapers, magazines, online publications, academic journals, or trade publications. This can involve fact-checking, copyediting for style and clarity, and ensuring adherence to publication guidelines.

Websites

Editors may edit website content, including landing pages, blog posts, product descriptions, and about pages. This involves ensuring consistency in tone, style, and messaging, as well as optimizing content for SEO.

Reports and Proposals

Editors may work on business reports, grant proposals, research papers, or technical documents. This may involve editing for clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness, as well as ensuring adherence to formatting and style guidelines

Marketing Materials

Editors may edit marketing collateral such as brochures, flyers, advertisements, and social media posts. This involves ensuring the content is engaging, persuasive, and aligned with the brand's voice and objectives.

Resumes and Cover Letters

Individuals may have great skills in their industry, but it can be a challenge making those skills look good on paper. Editors are very useful for editing resumes, cover letters, and professional bios. This includes optimizing content for clarity, conciseness, and relevance to the target job or industry.

Scripts and Screenplays

Editors may work on scripts for film, television, theater, or radio. This involves editing dialogue, action descriptions, and scene transitions to improve flow, pacing, and overall impact

Academic Papers

Editors may edit academic papers, theses, dissertations, and research articles. This includes ensuring clarity of arguments, adherence to citation styles, and conformity to academic standards.

Legal Documents

Editors may work on legal documents such as contracts, agreements, briefs, and court filings. This involves ensuring accuracy of legal terminology, clarity of language, and adherence to legal requirements.

I have personally worked on documentation several times in the legal field, as well as assisted in re-writing in certain cases. Background research can play heavily into this type of editing, so be clear and upfront with your budget and scope of work. I am very thorough when given free rein, and can help ensure that there are fewer errors in your most important statements.

Training Materials

Editors may edit training manuals, instructional guides, e-learning modules, and course materials. This involves ensuring clarity of instructions, consistency in terminology, and alignment with learning objectives

These are just a few examples, and the scope of editing work can extend to virtually any type of written content.