Freelance Copyeditor

• Responsible for providing in-country validation of customer-facing marketing content across digital, print and in-store communications, with a focus on consistency with brand tone of voice
• Edit and proofread editorial, marketing, and social media copy
• Work closely with in-country team on a high volume of projects and deliver on time and to an excellent standard, often with short deadlines
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a consistent tone of voice, personality and cultural relevance for Vietnam
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure timely delivery
• Leverage glossaries and style guides to ensure alignment with the brand’s tone of voice, ensuring clarity and accuracy of translations, and maintaining the highest possible standards
• Ensure clarity and accuracy in communications, and maintain the highest possible standards
• Responsible for ensuring product and technical accuracy, as well as linguistic accuracy (grammar and spelling, as well as cultural relevance)
• Ensure special attention is paid to whether content is appropriate and correct for the Vietnamese market
• Responsible for providing ongoing linguistic guidance and feedback to Translation vendors, client’s producers and project managers
• Proactively contribute ideas to the project management or traffic team for process improvement
• Responsible for keeping own product and brand knowledge up to date

• Relevant experience in copyediting and/or subediting for both marketing and technical materials for the Vietnamese market
• Experience in editing and proofreading marketing and communications materials, preferably for a creative or consumer brand
• Must have a nuanced understanding of language conventions, style and usage
• Possess familiarity with U.S. English style and usage
• Experience working for global brands
• Working knowledge of translation and project management tools
• Experience in supporting the development and maintenance of style guides and glossaries
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills as well as the ability to work as a team member
• Must be able to perform effectively and efficiently under time pressure
• Solid understanding and grounding in the Vietnamese language style, usage, grammar, and punctuation
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to focus and prioritise in a fast-paced environment
• Possess a solid understanding of the creative development and production process
• Must be flexible and able to adapt within an environment of constant change
• Must be able to work onsite at times as required, for several weeks at a time

Ideal candidates will have previous editorial, proofreading, and localisation experience at an advertising agency, marketing communications group, or localisation/transcreation agency