Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

I work on texts that deserve to be read with fluidity, understood with accuracy, and disseminated without approximation.

For over 30 years, I have been supporting authors and professionals in the pursuit of clear, fluid, and impeccable output.

Throughout my career, I have worked on numerous types of materials, including manuscripts, professional documents, and content intended for public dissemination.

My work goes beyond simply correcting errors.

It encompasses:

– spelling, grammar, and syntax

– punctuation and typography

– inconsistencies, repetitions, and awkward phrasing

With particular attention to:

→ readability

→ fluidity

→ overall text coherence

I work on, among other things:

– manuscripts (novels, narratives, testimonials)

– professional reports and documents

– communication content (articles, editorial materials, web content)

Each intervention respects the author's style, tone, and intention, with a constant requirement: to make the text clearer, more fluid, without ever altering its essence.

Rigorous method, multi-pass proofreading, constant high standards.

A well-written text goes unnoticed.

It is read effortlessly… and allows the message to take center stage.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Isabelle Godefroy
Proofreader and Audiotypist
PUBLISHING
March 2015 - Today (11 years and 5 months)
As a professional proofreader and audiotypist, I help authors, companies, institutions, and individuals enhance their written work and recordings.

Main services:

Proofreading and correction of all types of documents: manuscripts, screenplays, journals, magazines, newsletters, reports, theses, dissertations, communication materials, websites, etc.
Accurate and careful transcription of audio and video recordings: municipal or community council meetings, ministerial meetings, works council meetings (CSE, CSSCT), collective bargaining negotiations (NAO), interviews, training sessions, conferences, hearings, therapeutic interviews, etc.
Strict adherence to deadlines, confidentiality, and client instructions.
Key skills:
Linguistic rigor – Reliability – Attention to detail – Adaptability – Discretion – Impeccable quality.
Proofreading and correction Spelling correction Typography Transcription Confidentiality
Tageblatt
Press Correspondent - Culture Section
PUBLISHING
April 2004 - December 2013 (9 years and 8 months)
As a French-speaking correspondent for the Culture section of Tageblatt, I covered artistic news in Luxembourg and the Greater Region, highlighting French-speaking and international talents.

Main missions:
Conducting interviews with artists, singers, authors, and actors
Writing profiles, reviews, and in-depth articles on concerts, exhibitions, albums, and shows.
Covering major cultural events and writing special features.
Skills developed:
Cultural journalism – Editorial writing – Interviewing – Critical thinking – Curiosity – Writing quality – Deadline adherence.
Writing Proofreading and correction Mastery of the French language Typography
Larousse
Legal Assistant
LEGAL
July 1990 - January 2003 (12 years and 6 months)
Paris, France
As the right-hand person to the legal director, I managed and monitored cases related to copyright, trademark law, and reproduction rights for Larousse and its subsidiaries.

Main missions:

Preparation and monitoring of legal files in collaboration with the head of the department.
Management of text and illustration reproduction rights, in coordination with authors and illustrators.
Monitoring of the trademark portfolio and related intellectual property procedures.
Drafting, formatting, and tracking exploitation contracts, addenda, and legal correspondence.
Liaison between the legal department, the editorial management, and other group departments.
Skills developed:
Intellectual property – Trademark law – Legal drafting – Interdepartmental coordination – Precision – Complex case management.
Confidentiality Intellectual property Legal drafting Trademark law Corporate law