Mr Christopher Scrace | Project manager, copyeditor and proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Christopher
Overview
I am a focused and conscientious editorial freelancer with 16 years of experience working in the educational publishing sector in the UK. I use the lessons I have learned in my career – from hands-on project management, copyediting and proofreading, as well as formal training – to apply the highest standard of quality control to teaching and learning titles.
I offer the following services as standard:
- Proofreading (including digital testing)
- Copyediting
- Project management
I am also always happy to discuss a client's particular editorial needs and perform irregular or offbeat tasks when required.
Skills and qualifications
I am committed to continuing my professional development and seeking to maintain a high professional standard in my work. I have completed the following training courses:
- Copyediting Skills by the Publishing Training Centre
- Getting to Grips with Grammar and Punctuation by the CIEP
- Proofreading 1: Introduction by the CIEP
- Proofreading 2: Headway by the CIEP
- Proofreading 3: Progress by the CIEP
I am proficient in the use of
- Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Adobe Acrobat for proofreading
- BSI marks for proofreading
- XML-last workflows for educational publishing.
I studied at the University of Reading from 2004 to 2007 and I obtained a BA in Philosophy.
Experience
I have worked as a freelancer since 2020, proofreading, copyediting and managing projects of different sizes – from large, illustrated textbooks to small workbooks – for educational publishers and packagers. As well as working on print titles, I have increasingly been hired to quality-check digital resources, including interactive tests.
Before becoming a freelancer, I worked for twelve years in-house. During that time, I was part of the editorial teams at Galore Park Publishing, Rising Stars and RS Assessment from Hodder Education. I worked on a broad range of print and digital titles and across most subjects taught at primary and secondary school levels. I effectively managed my time and coordinated with suppliers and my teammates to control schedules and budgets, while staying focused on quality.
Subjects and formats
I am comfortable working in the following subject areas:
- Assessment
- Business studies
- English literature
- English language
- Geography
- History
- ICT
- Philosophy
- Religious studies
- Study skills
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
I have also successfully worked on many titles for maths and science at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 levels, although I would not consider myself a maths or science specialist.
I have experience working in the following formats:
- Textbooks
- Revision guides
- Workbooks
- Exam practice books
- Printed tests
- Interactive (digital) tests
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Disclaimer note
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