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Editorial Freelancers Association
Hire a Freelancer
Member Directory and Job List
If you are looking to hire an editorial professional, there is no better place than the EFA. The EFA Member Directory and Job List put you in touch with more than 3,300 editorial professionals with a broad array of skills and training—the people you need for self-publishing projects; fiction and nonfiction books; website content; magazine articles; advertising; public relations; training and educational materials; corporate communications; and more. Through the EFA you will find writers, editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, fact checkers, researchers, translators, and other editorial professionals. There is no charge to use the Member Directory or Job List.
The Member Directory is a great way to find freelancers with the right combination of experience, knowledge, and skills for your project. Once you’ve identified members who are a good fit, you contact them directly. See below for details.
The Job List is another proven, effective tool for hiring qualified freelancers. Clients submit a posting describing their job and we circulate it to the EFA’s membership. To learn more about the Job List, see below. We also recommend watching our Job List video.
If you are interested in finding out about other clients’ experience using the EFA Job List and Member Directory, scroll down for our glowing client testimonials!
If you are an EFA member seeking work, please see the “Get Work” section in the Member Area.
Job List
About the EFA Job List
The EFA Job List is a free job-posting service that instantly puts clients in touch with over 2,000 experienced freelancers nationwide: writers, editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, researchers, and other communications professionals—the people clients need for projects in book production, textbooks, magazines, advertising, public relations, training and education materials, and corporate communications. It also puts EFA members in touch with prospective clients who are looking for freelance professionals with the skills they need.
Freelancers
The Job List is an opt-out EFA member benefit. All members receive notification, by email, of every job offer clients submit.
Clients
To reach EFA’s nationwide talent pool, submit your job description online. EFA staff will review your job to ensure that it meets basic requirements. If we have questions or need additional information, we will contact you. Once the job has been approved, we’ll share it with EFA members. Qualified members will then contact you directly. There’s no cost to you.
EFA lists nearly 400 jobs a year from clients all over the country. We have many repeat clients—proof of how effectively the EFA Job List swiftly targets more than 2,000 skilled, experienced professionals.
Posting Basics
EFA’s members are professionals with years of experience and a broad array of skills. We will post jobs from every area of the publishing and communications industries, but only if you are paying the industry average or above. We will post staff jobs and jobs from placement agencies. We are happy to list jobs from unpublished and new authors – but please read our guidelines first.
We do not post low-paying or nonpaying jobs, jobs that pay by royalty or on spec, internships of any sort, or jobs that we suspect might be fraudulent. See the schedule of common rates to get a sense of fair market prices for editing, indexing, design, translating, research, and writing. If you would like the freelancer to take an editing test, please see our suggested testing guidelines here.
"In just two months I've secured two ongoing client relationships through the EFA Job List."
— a member in San Francisco
Member Directory
The searchable Member Directory is a goldmine of talented freelance professionals. EFA members create their own profiles containing descriptions of their services, qualifications, and expertise. Clients can conduct a search based on editorial skill, subject area expertise, genre specialty, type of manuscript, style guide experience, location, name, keyword, and other criteria. By conducting an individualized search, you will identify freelancers that meet the needs of your project. The next step is to contact the member directly using the information in their profile.
Clients of all stripes, from first-time authors to publishing houses, have successfully used the EFA Member Directory to hire qualified editorial professionals. You can scroll down to the Client Testimonials section to read just some of the rave reviews we have received about our service and our members.
Please note that the EFA is a membership association and as such its sole role in this process is to connect clients with our membership of qualified editorial freelancers. We do not charge for, regulate, earn money from, or become otherwise involved in the business relationship between freelancer and client.
For general information about rates, descriptions of services, testing guidelines, and guidelines for self-publishing authors, see Hiring Basics.
"Absolutely wonderful! I'm impressed with the level of expertise of your members."
—a novelist
Client Testimonials
I am happy to write to let you know that I’ve hired an editor for our book through the ad we placed with EFA. I had a number of good responses, but [the person we hired] was just a perfect fit for this author and topic. I did touch base with a few other editors and I do expect to be looking for more opportunities to hire other EFA members. Thanks for your assistance and support!
—senior content development manager at major U.S. publisher
Thanks, EFA. Your membership is outstanding. I have filled the job I posted earlier this week. Couldn’t be happier. BTW, of the 62 responses to my project, 45 came from EFA, 8 from ACES and 9 from Upwork. Glad to say I hired an EFA editor.
—historical fiction author
I would like to close the job listing I created because I had sufficient responses and have hired someone. It was a WONDERFUL experience and I appreciate the presence of this website. What a gift to writers!
—commercial fiction author
We fully expect to post more jobs in the future. The talent associated with EFA is off the charts!
—owner of global marketing company
I don’t know what I would have done without your service.
—short story writer
The last time we partnered with EFA I found a great editor and got my book published!
— founder, CEO, and international bestselling author
I am overwhelmed by the talent that has responded to me. I wish I had found you earlier! Thank you so much!
—founder, health and wellness website
Hiring Basics
The EFA neither sets rates nor advises members on what rates or rate structures they should choose. Individual members’ rates vary considerably depending on the nature of the work, the time frame of the assignment, the degree of special expertise required, the member’s experience, and other factors. Job List submissions require the client to state the rate their job pays, which can either be a set amount or a range.
The EFA’s 3,300+ members possess a wide array of editorial skills, specialties, and expertise. To learn about the various types of work that these top-notch freelance professionals do, see our list of member skills and descriptions of the editorial services members provide.
Member Skills and Editorial Services
If you would like a freelancer to provide a sample edit or take an editing test, please review our guidelines.
Testing and Sample Edit Guidelines
New authors are welcome to use the Member Directory and to submit posts to the Job List. Please review our guide for new authors for guidance on best practices.
Hiring an Editor: A Guide for New Authors
All job listings are subject to our Anti-Harassment Policy.
