Editor-in-Chief
Scribendi
Join the World's Fastest Growing Community of Professional Editors
Founded in 1997, Scribendi is a pioneering internet-based language company that offers document revision services to clients in all sectors, including business, academia, and publishing. For 20 years, we have cultivated our reputation as a leader in the editing and proofreading industry. Today, Scribendi is a fast-growing, profitable online company with a network of 400 professional freelance editors, processing hundreds of orders per day. In 2018, Scribendi launched Scribendi.ai, our artificial intelligence and machine learning arm that is creating tools to improve our customer experience and enhance our human editors’ skills.
Headquartered in Chatham, Ontario and opening offices in Montreal, Quebec, we boast a collaborative corporate culture that encourages creativity and innovation. We value our employees and empower them with opportunities to learn and experiment with new technologies and industry best practices, ensuring they continually build their skill sets and remain challenged.
We work hard but also emphasize work–life balance: we offer flexible work schedules, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, a wellness allowance, an employee assistance plan, personal and vacation time, opportunities to make meaningful contributions to the community, and monthly social gatherings.
As a global company, we offer three equally beneficial options, depending on the position: working at our corporate headquarters in Chatham, Ontario, working at our new offices in Montreal, Quebec, or working as a freelancer from the comfort of your home.
Scribendi is committed to equal opportunity employment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
- In-house Positions
- Editor-in-Chief
- In-House Editor/Proofreader
- In-House Editor - STEM
- Senior Full Stack Web Developer
- Cloud Engineer
- Freelance Positions
In-house Positions
Editor-in-Chief
Scribendi is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to manage our in-house editorial department. Your mission is to ensure we fulfill our core promise of delivering top-tier quality editorial services to our clients and to act as the expert for all things editorial. You will manage our in-house editorial team, who work on a wide range of documents, including academic papers, business documents, creative pieces, scientific articles, and, really, a little bit of everything in between! If you’re an enthusiastic, seasoned editor ready to lead and develop an editorial team, we want to hear from you!
Who you are:(Required)
- A university degree, ideally in English, journalism, communications, or a related field
- Meaningful experience in editorial departments, with evidence of strong work
- Strong knowledge of editorial processes and best practices
- Keen attention to detail and good organizational and creative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead people through effective communication
- Enthusiastic about editing and able to take the initiative to continuously improve the department
- Direct the daily activities of the editorial department to optimize scheduling, meet customer demands, and maximize utilization of resources
- Resolve tricky situations related to orders, processes, and board management
- Ensure the editorial quality management system and quality-assurance process is consistent, objective, accurate, and fair to both editors and customers
- Coach, train, and evaluate in-house editors
- Drive continuous improvement of the editorial department to boost customer satisfaction
- Select and onboard new editors
- Ensure the scalability and efficiency of all editorial systems via automation and the implementation of new technology, including AI
- Create and maintain comprehensive, effective, and up-to-date documentation and internal resources
- Monitor and derive insight from key KPIs to address gaps or opportunities for improvement
- Remote working opportunities: our teams are spread across Canada, with physical locations in ON and QC
- A dynamic corporate culture founded on flexibility and continuous learning
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, as well as a wellness benefit
- Competitive compensation and a quarterly bonus plan
- Career-development opportunities
- An opportunity to use the latest tools and technologies
- Full-time
Please apply to scribendi.hr@scribendi.com with a cover letter detailing your experience in relation to the above-stated job requirements, as well as your resume and salary expectations.
Scribendi is committed to equal-opportunity employment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
In-House Editor/Proofreader
Scribendi, the leading online language services company, is seeking an experienced In-house Editor/Proofreader to join our team. At Scribendi, you will join a small group of forward-thinking, friendly, team-oriented individuals working in a fast-paced, positive environment.
In this role, you will spend your days working on a broad range of documents, including technical, scientific, and medical materials, especially those written by ESL speakers. You'll have a hand in managing the day-to-day editorial responsibilities, using your skills and expertise to monitor workflow and to provide support to remote staff. You will also have the opportunity to work with the marketing department in researching and developing content for the company and to take on special projects that will allow you to use your creativity and writing skills.
If you love language and want to help make the world a better place, one comma at a time, then this job is for you!
(Required)
- Bachelor's degree; master's degree and/or professional experience preferred
- Excellent reading comprehension skills and an eye for detail
- Ability to work accurately, but above all, quickly, as we have strict throughput requirements to meet our clients' needs
- Excellent writing and research skills and a desire to use them in a professional capacity
- A strong desire for professional development and the ability to show initiative
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- An open communication style
- An average editing/proofreading speed of 1,000–1,500 words per hour
- In-depth knowledge of one or more style guides (e.g., APA, the Chicago Manual of Style) is an asset
- Edit and proofread a broad range of documents, including technical, scientific, and medical materials
- Manage the day-to-day editorial workflow
- Work with the marketing department to research topics and complete special projects
- Enjoy a competitive wage, comprehensive health and dental benefits, paid training, a wellness stipend, and a flexible schedule
- Work full-time on weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays under a 12-month contract with the potential to become permanent
- Full-time
Please apply with a resume and cover letter to scribendi.hr@scribendi.com detailing your experience in relation to the above-stated job requirements as well as your salary expectations.
In-House Editor - STEM
Scribendi Inc. is currently looking for experienced, proactive, and enthusiastic In-house Editors specialized in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics to join our in-house team. You will utilize your expertise by assisting with the growth and development of our team as well as using your skills to assist with daily editing tasks. This a great opportunity for candidates seeking a challenging and rewarding role in editing. If you love fixing sentences and helping people to communicate, this job is for you!
As an In-House Editor, you will be required to:- Edit a broad range of documents, focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- Manage the day-to-day editorial workflow and provide support to our freelancers and fellow in-house staff
- Work with the Quality Department to maintain our high level of standards with a continuous eye for improvement
- A university degree in a STEM-related field
- Professional editing/proofreading experience
- Excellent reading comprehension and a meticulous eye for detail
- A love for research and the desire to continuously expand their skills
- An average editing/proofreading speed of 1,000–1,500 words per hour
- Knowledge of one or more style guides (e.g., APA and the Chicago Manual of Style)
- Experience in academic publishing
- Figure formatting experience for academic journals is a plus
- A dynamic corporate culture founded on flexibility and continuous learning
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, as well as a wellness benefit
- A quarterly bonus plan
- Career development opportunities
- Training courses
- A quiet, professional, positive environment
- Our own library and great coffee throughout the day
- Full-time
Email your résumé and cover letter to scribendi.hr@scribendi.com, detailing your experience regarding the above description. We want to hear from you.
Scribendi is committed to equal opportunity employment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
Senior Full Stack Web Developer
Want to lead mission-critical projects and join a small group of forward-thinking developers working in an agile environment? Scribendi, a leading online language services company, seeks a Senior Full Stack Web Developer to join our in-house team. You will work with cutting-edge technologies, apply them in the ecommerce sector, and collaborate extensively with stakeholders and the development team to achieve ambitious goals. This role is for a fearless self-starter with good communication skills, a good work ethic, and the ability to participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. If you dream of creating software that has a real impact, this opportunity is for you.
What you will do:- Develop high-volume, highly available, and distributed production web applications
- Perform code reviews, pre-deployment testing, and production deployments
- Provide technical guidance, support, and technical mentorship to other members of the software development team, including code and documentation reviews
- Make self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge to stay current with technologies, methods, and processes through Scribendi’s training days using leading online learning platforms
- Work with a talented team of engineers using the latest technologies on the Google Cloud Platform
- Have a minimum of five years of professional experience deploying software in production environments
- Are able to write high-quality, production-ready code that promotes reuse and readability and uses current best practices
- Have a strong grasp of relational database systems, OOP, MVC web frameworks, and web application security principles
- Have experience performing code reviews, pre-deployment testing, and production deployments
- Can act as a project lead as required, including but not limited to allocating tasks to team members and exercising initiative and sound judgment in the execution of project plans and schedules
- Have a good sense of humor
(Preferred)
- Have experience developing high-volume, highly available, and distributed production applications using microservices and containerization technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Have high-level knowledge of the DevOps development lifecycle and software development methodologies
- HTML5, CSS3, SASS
- JavaScript, jQuery, React
- PHP, Perl, Node.js
- MySQL, Redis
- Smarty
- Apache, Nginx, Linux
- SVN, Git, Bitbucket
- WordPress, Bootstrap
- Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ
- A small team of developers working in a profitable and rapidly growing company
- Always striving to be innovative and fast moving as well as passionate about getting work done right
- Working collaboratively to grow and learn together
- Not afraid of difficult problems but carefully choose what we spend time on
- Full-time
Please apply to scribendi.hr@scribendi.com with a resume and cover letter detailing your experience in relation to the above-stated job requirements as well as your salary expectations.
Scribendi is committed to equal opportunity employment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
Cloud Engineer
Want to join a small group of forward-thinking developers working in an agile environment? Scribendi, a leading online language services company, seeks a Cloud Engineer to join our in-house team. You will own the cloud infrastructure, ensuring the reliability, scalability, performance, security, and repeatability of setup and deployment. You will work with cutting-edge technologies, apply them in the ecommerce sector, and collaborate extensively with stakeholders and the development team to achieve ambitious goals. This role is for a fearless self-starter with good communication skills, a strong work ethic, and an innovative mind eager to stay up to date with the latest industry trends and practices.
Who you are:(Required)
- Undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a similar field
- Proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Cloud Shell
- Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure-as-Code tools
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Cloud Build, Container Registry, Jenkins)
- Expert Linux skills
- Experience with distributed version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN)
- Scripting experience (e.g., Bash, Python)
- Demonstrable scripting, problem-solving, and debugging skills
- Experience working in a distributed/remote environment and the ability to work independently
- Proficiency with Docker Swarm and the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Knowledge of web services, such as APIs, REST, Websockets, RPC, and PHP Sessions
- Troubleshooting skills and the ability to identify creative and workable solutions to unique problems
- Database management and tuning skills in SQL and NoSQL environments (e.g., MySQL, MariaDB, Redis, CloudSQL)
- Experience with cybersecurity tools, such as Cloud Firewall, Cloud Armor, and ModSecurity
- Excellent English communication skills (spoken and written)
(Preferred)
- Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification
- Experience in AI cloud infrastructures
- Experience in a leadership role
- System administration—Linux, Windows, NFS, DNS
- Containers—Docker, Kubernetes (GKE)
- Cloud platforms—GCP, Azure
- Configuration management—Ansible, Terraform, Packer
- Virtualization—VirtualBox, VMware
- Logging/monitoring—Elastic Stack, GCP Monitoring/StackDriver
- CI/CD—Jenkins, GCP Cloud Build
- Version control—Git, Bitbucket, SVN
- Programming/scripting—PHP, Python, NodeJS, C#, Java, Bash, SQL, JavaScript
- Application operation—Nginx, Apache, PHP, Python, Java, Docker
- Application Security—ModSecurity, GCP Cloud Armor
- Databases—MySQL, GCP CloudSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Act as the lead cloud architect/engineer in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure
- Improve cloud High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
- Maintain and improve development VMs
- Continually improve cloud security posture
- Ensure the economic efficiency of cloud environments
- Provide support to promptly identify and address unexpected issues in cloud environments
- Use and collaborate with our GCP partners
- Mentor and delegate cloud-related tasks to the Jr. Cloud Associate
- Monitor cloud environments and respond to incidents
- Play an important role in continually modernizing engineering culture, practices, and tools, including integrating a variety of open source and commercial applications such as Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Bitbucket, and VirtualBox
- A small team of developers working for a profitable and rapidly growing company
- Remote working opportunities—our teams are spread across Canada, with physical offices in ON and QC
- A dynamic corporate culture founded on flexibility and continuous learning
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, as well as a wellness benefit
- Competitive compensation and a quarterly bonus plan
- Career development opportunities
- An opportunity to use the latest tools and technologies
- Full-time
Please apply to scribendi.hr@scribendi.com with a cover letter detailing your experience in relation to the above-stated job requirements, as well as your resume and salary expectations.
Scribendi is committed to equal-opportunity employment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
Freelance Positions
Freelance Editor/Proofreader
As one of our talented freelance editors, you'll have the ability to work from home while choosing the types of assignments that interest you and editing completely on your own schedule. Our transparent, per-order pricing makes it clear how much a job is worth before you accept it. You can interact with both in-house staff and other freelancers through our online forums, and you'll also receive incentives that can be redeemed at online retailers. You won't have any of the hassles of bidding or pitching to clients, and you will be paid promptly.
Working with Scribendi requires a moderate level of computer and Internet knowledge. You need to be comfortable downloading and uploading files, saving and finding files on your computer, transferring files, renaming files, and using a website interface. You should have a good working knowledge of the major document file formats and their associated software programs. Some ability to troubleshoot technical problems is also helpful.
Standard:
- A university degree in a relevant field
- At least three years of experience in editing, writing, document production, or language teaching
- Native-level English ability
- Excellent reading comprehension skills and the ability to follow written instructions and work independently
- Be absolutely fanatical about meeting deadlines
- An average editing/proofreading speed of 1,000–1,500 words per hour
- Microsoft Word 2013 or later on a secure computer
- Broadband/high-speed Internet access
- The ability to accept payments in your own account in US dollars
- Must not reside in the US jurisdictions of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington DC, West Virginia, or Wyoming.
Preferred:
- A graduate degree in a relevant field
- Access to additional word processing/document production software (e.g., Open Office, LaTeX, Acrobat, Final Draft, Publisher, PageMaker)
- In-depth knowledge of one or more style guides (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian, APA)
- Contractor
*Please note that all freelance editors are independent contractors for Scribendi. You should be aware that certain geographies require that specific requirements be fulfilled, such as having your own business or filing forms, to be considered an independent contractor. We recommend checking into this matter for your place of residence before starting the application.
Please note that applications for the freelance position are NOT accepted by email. Please do not call or email for more information or to discuss an application. Please read the FAQ before applying, and please note that only those selected for evaluation will be contacted.