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David T.

Editor, author, proofreader, translator

€130/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About David

I offer my extensive and multifaceted editorial experience, acquired in communication and pedagogy, within cultural institutions, academic research, business, publishing, and my artistic and writing practice, for myself, for others, or based on interviews or notes.
As a proofreader, I can handle your text at all stages of its development, from copy preparation to proofreading, and intervene on orthotypography, grammar, spelling, syntax, coherence, and layout. I can also suggest reformulations, recompositions, or rewrites to the desired degree.
I have developed a particular aptitude for proofreading translations. My own work as a translator has made me sensitive to the challenges of rendering the specificities of foreign languages into French, even those I do not practice.
I have gained specific experience in the written formatting of oral communication (interviews, debates, speeches, meetings, etc.) in communication, press, academia, publishing, and also in business. My long experience in theater has also taught me to concretely grasp a discourse, a subject, an expression within the flow of speech or writing.
Although I tend towards literature, arts, philosophy, and social sciences, my broad general knowledge, spontaneous curiosity, and taste for new knowledge allow me to adapt to many fields.
As I am not an AI processing with algorithms, but a human being interacting with other human beings, naturally fallible and naturally creative, my primary goal is to listen to what is said to me and understand why it matters. My concern is therefore less about making your writings conform to conventions or a format, and more about perceiving the uniqueness of your research and grasping its value in order to support it in its full expression.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Native or bilingual

  • Japanese

    Basic

  • German

    Conversational

  • Russian

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Editions Kontr
    Proofreader
    PUBLISHING
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Proofreading of several manuscripts, short stories, novels, and poetry, in their raw state or as final proofs. Assessment of text quality, verification of Turkish translations, overall consistency, and formatting according to French editorial and bibliographic standards.
  • Autoentrepreneur
    Proofreader, Editor
    January 2014 - Today (12 years and 5 months)
    Professional proofreader certified by EFLC, 'expert' level in Le Robert certification (915/1000). Proofreading of proofs and manuscripts, correction, rewriting, and summarization of company meeting transcripts, rewriting and recomposition of oral statements, and formatting to editorial standards.
  • Université de Poitiers
    Drama Teacher
    January 2024 - January 2026 (2 years)
    Workshop leader for the master's degree in assistant directing, dramaturgy workshops on Bond and Koltès.

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Education

  • EFLC-French School of Proofreading
    2026
  • Doctorate
    University of Bordeaux
    Doctorat

Categories

  • Other