Editorial Assistant

Readeezy, a digital library for struggling teen and older readers, is seeking highly organized Volunteer Editorial Assistants to join our team. You will be responsible for providing administrative and editorial support, ensuring accuracy and consistency across our publications. This includes editing and proofreading stories, and providing timely updates to our editorial staff.

About our Readers

Readeezy’s target audience consists of struggling, disabled older readers; therefore, we focus on publishing high-interest, low-reading-level stories that have illustrations on every page. These types of stories are engaging for their age group and can be easily read and understood by them. Unfortunately, a lot of books that are accessible to struggling readers are tailored towards elementary students. Older students are not interested in the juvenile content of these books, which leads to them refusing to read, which leads to them continuing to struggle. Our vision is to create a digital library that will help them enjoy the activity of reading again.

Readeezy stories are 3,500-4,000 word stories written at a 3rd or 4th grade level with 5-6 chapters.

Read a sample of our books at readeezy.com

Qualifications

• Editing and proofreading experience
• Excellent eye for grammar and punctuation
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in components of Google Drive, especially Docs
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Able to commit 5-10 hours per week

What to Expect

• Review 3,500-4,000 word stories for grammar, spelling, punctuation, verbiage and formatting corrections, as well as catching errors in plot structure and illustrations (For instance: inconsistencies in names, plot events, etc.)
• Proof listening voiceovers, ensuring the audio matches the text
• Assist authors with developmental and line editing as peer mentors
• Assist with rewriting stories to a lower reading level (1st–2nd grade reading level)
• Communication with Readeezy staff

We highly encourage anyone interested in this position to check out our books at readeezy.com to gain a clear understanding of the writing style we are looking for. Because our target audience is older readers, we aim to publish both mature storylines and mature-looking, older characters. We do not publish children's literature.

For any questions about the volunteer position, please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected]