Literary Editor / Fact-checker for a Lecture Collection Project

Remote project role: literary editing and fact-checking of nonfiction texts (300-400K characters total), budget about 120,000 RUB, fixed payment in installments, October-December 2026.

Literary editing and proofreading of author texts (20-30K characters each) preserving author's voice and intonation; Fact-checking (dates, names, quotes, biographies) and error correction; Unification of text apparatus (quotes, footnotes, reference lists); Reserve contour: literary processing of raw lecture transcripts into full text; Preparation of a list of disputed edits and their coordination with authors (through a coordinator).

Experience in literary editing of nonfiction, lectures or collections; Ability to convert spoken language into polished written text without losing the speaker's voice; Fact-checking skills and experience with bibliographic apparatus; Attention to detail (spelling, punctuation, consistency); Ability to communicate tactfully with authors and work closely with a coordinator; Meeting deadlines (work in batches of 2-3 texts).

Remote work, project-based employment, timeline: October – December 20, 2026 (all main texts expected by November 25); Workload: about 10-14 texts (totaling 300-400K characters); Deliverables in DOCX with track changes plus clean version; Budget about 120,000 RUB for the entire project, fixed payment, paid in installments upon acceptance of batches (within 15 days after signing the acceptance act); Possible additional bonus for high-quality work and meeting deadlines.