I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Elite Editing in Jan 2025
Interview
The interview was over text only. I was asked questions on the first day about how I'd do specific tasks. On the second day, I was asked to do three hours of unpaid work for free as a "test" with no guarantees of hire.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They wanted to know how I would handle audio editing and how familiar I was with certain processes. In addition, they expected three hours of unpaid work as a test.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Elite Editing (New York, NY) in May 2023
Interview
The primary interview mechanism was to complete a hands-on editing assessment in the form of two blog post-length pieces of content. Instructions for the assessment were detailed, but clear. After my submission was evaluated, the team lead contacted me directly (and quickly) to begin talking about me coming on board.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In part, the editing assessment was designed to evaluate your knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style, as well as your ability to deal with exceptions to it.
Sweet, short, simple. Loved it! Great company to work with and for. Elite Editing provides great opportunities for freelance work in developmental editing, copy editing, and other opportunities in the publishing world. It feels great to help authors get their stories out into the world!