Freelance Opportunities

 

Wise Ink is looking for freelance marketing copywriters, web designers, illustrators, designers, and experienced* book editors, proofreaders, and ghostwriters who are skilled in all genres. Higher education degrees are not required, and applicants can be based anywhere.

For consideration, please fill out this form and attach least two work samples.

*We are looking for applicants who have worked with publishers on book projects over 25,000 words according to the grammar and style conventions as described in the Chicago Manual of Style. At this time, we are NOT interested in editing and proofreading applicants who have experience writing or editing shorter pieces, writing and editing web content, or writing or editing journalistic pieces. It is important to us that you’ve worked with books before! We are, however, happy to review shorter writing samples from ghostwriters.

Marketing Copywriters

  • Must be a creative who enjoys working with authors, speakers, thought leaders, influencers, and entrepreneurs

  • Must have demonstrated experience writing marketing copy (press releases, website content, etc.)

  • Experience writing back cover copy preferred

  • Note that projects are assigned on an as-needed basis

  • Interested freelance copywriters should submit 2+ samples of relevant writing through the form linked above

Website Designers

  • Ability to work within a site builder (like SquareSpace, WordPress, or Wix) where authors can update their own webpages is strongly preferred

  • Must be a creative who enjoys working with authors, speakers, thought leaders, influencers, and entrepreneurs

  • Must have demonstrated experience creating visually engaging web pages with effective layouts

  • Required experience in UX and SEO

  • Required experience ensuring website function and stability across devices (i.e. desktop, mobile, tablet)

  • Required experience optimizing sites for maximum speed and scalability

  • Interested freelancers should submit 2+ samples of relevant websites through the form linked above. Please include general pricing information and relevant experience in website coding and/or designing for code-free site builders.

Children’s Book Illustrators

  • Must be an inventive visual artist who is enthusiastic about kid lit and bringing mission-driven stories to life through art

  • Must be interested in work-for-hire, warmly receptive to author direction and feedback, and open to meeting and communicating with the author for a positive collaboration

  • A strong ability to commit to deadlines is essential. The typical turnaround time for a 32-page children’s book with 28+ pages of completed artwork is 3 - 4 months.

  • Required ability to deliver high-resolution digital image files of illustrations. (Non-digital artists are responsible for scanning or photographing their artwork.)

  • Experience illustrating children’s books is not required, but strongly preferred

  • Interested artists should submit their portfolio as a website link or PDF attachment through the form linked above.

Developmental Editors & Copyeditors

  • Experience in full-length book editing and Microsoft Word’s Track Changes feature required

  • Copyeditor applicants must be experienced with the Chicago Manual of Style, creating and using style sheets, and basic fact-checking  

  • Required sensitivity toward delicate subject matter and marginalized voices

  • Interest and/or expertise in all nonfiction genres—especially self-help, memoir, and business—preferred

  • Ability to work with four-week turnarounds for standard projects (55,000-70,000 words) preferred

  • Developmental editor applicants should include samples of past editorial letters with their editing samples through the form linked above

Proofreaders

  • Must be experienced in full-length book proofreading, trained not just in grammar but also in common design typesetting errors

  • Must be experienced with the Chicago Manual of Style and PDF markup tools in Adobe Acrobat or similar programs

  • Interest and/or expertise in all nonfiction genres—especially self-help, memoir, and business—preferred

  • Ability to work with two-week turnarounds for standard projects (55,000-70,000 words) preferred

  • Applicants should please include editing samples in the format of an Adobe PDF displaying their proofreading markup through the form linked above

Ghostwriters

  • Must be an experienced writer capable of adapting their voice and style to the subject and author at hand

  • Must be an organized author interviewer and a diligent note-taker

  • Required sensitivity toward delicate subject matter and marginalized voices

  • Previous book-length ghostwriting experience not required, but preferred; extensive copywriting experience is okay

  • Interest and/or expertise in all nonfiction genres—especially self-help, memoir, and business—preferred

  • Applicants should please include various writing samples of their work through the form linked above

Designers

  • Required mastery of Adobe InDesign

  • Required experience designing print media with CMYK and PMS color usage, setting up documents for spot gloss and foil, and implementing the correct bleeds and margins

  • Please send samples of the type of work that you are applying for through the form linked above. (Cover designers, please send 4-6 cover samples; interior designers, please send 4-6 samples of single chapter layouts or text layouts for print.)

  • History of meeting deadlines and communicating your process

  • Personable and willing to meet with authors for a kickoff session before starting