Your content – polished, consistent and recognisably yours.
You've researched, drafted, edited and spell-checked your text – perhaps with help from ChatGPT, Copilot or a colleague – and the deadline is approaching. What you need now is a calm, experienced pair of eyes to make sure everything reads exactly as it should: clear, accurate, consistent and unmistakably you.
That's where I come in.
What I do.
I provide careful, reliable proofreading and editing for organisations that care about the quality of their communications. With 25 years of publishing experience at CIEP Professional Member level, I bring genuine editorial judgement – not just a spell-check.
Increasingly, that judgement includes something AI tools can't offer: knowing what your organisation should sound like. More of the content I review now starts life with AI assistance – it may have been drafted in ChatGPT, or 'magically' designed in Canva, or your articles 'tidied up' by Copilot. It's often technically fine and still somehow not quite right: I'm seeing text that is over-punctuated, generically toned or just a little off from how my clients would actually say it. Catching that is now as much a part of this service as catching a typo.
I work on:
- reports and policy documents
- annual reports and impact publications
- prospectuses and brochures
- newsletters and member communications
- charity and campaign materials
- digital content and web copy
- business communications and marketing materials.
What's included.
Every proofreading and editing project includes the same careful attention – whether your document needs a light final check or fuller editorial support:
- checking spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting
- improving clarity, flow and readability
- ensuring consistency across long or multi-contributor documents
- brand voice and consistency review – making sure content sounds like you, whatever tools helped create it
- preparing AI-generated or AI-assisted content for publication
- creating style guides and tone of voice guidelines, so future content starts closer to right.
Not sure whether you need a light proofread or a fuller voice and consistency review? I'll tell you honestly when we speak – and I'll only recommend what your document actually needs.
A note on AI-assisted content
If your content now starts with AI – whether that's a ChatGPT draft, Copilot suggestions or a Canva design with AI-generated copy – I can work directly with what you have. I'm not precious about where a first draft came from. My job is making sure what goes out the other side is accurate, on-brand and reads like it was written by someone who knows your organisation, because by the time I've finished with it, it has been.
"Kelly's extremely accurate in her work and always goes above and beyond to point out inconsistencies which we may have otherwise missed."
– Golley Slater
How it works.
- Get in touch – send me your document or describe your project. I'll come back to you quickly.
- Receive a clear quote – based on the complexity and condition of your document, including whether it needs voice and consistency review.
- I get to work – carefully, thoroughly and to your deadline.
- Delivery
– your document returned clean, consistent and ready to share.
Why clients stay.
Most of my clients have worked with me for years. They stay because I'm reliable, because I understand their brand and tone, and because I treat their content with the same care they do.
Clients include: Dean Close School, Magdalen College, Wellington College, University of Portsmouth, Tearfund, CAP, Fair Education Alliance, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Sibford School, Stewardship ... and others.
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"Kelly was highly responsive, did a thorough job of proofreading and went above and beyond to ensure my document was ready to print on time."
– Fair Education Alliance
My credentials.
I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) – the UK's leading professional body for editors and proofreaders. Professional Membership is an assessed grade, not simply a paid subscription – applicants must demonstrate their competence and work experience against the CIEP's professional criteria. I have also passed the CIEP's Proofreading 2: Headway course with Merit and recently completed the Publishing Training Centre's Applying AI: Tools, Ethics and First Practical Steps course.
My wider training includes qualifications in editorial project management, copyright, editorial style and marketing.
My training includes:
- Proofreading 2: Headway – CIEP
- Applying AI: Tools, Ethics and First Practical Steps – PTC
- AI Accelerator for Marketers webinar series – Girls in Marketing
- Level 2 Diploma in Proofreading – NCC
- Marketing Fundamentals certificate – CIM
- Complete Proofreader – Chapterhouse
- Editorial Style, Editing References, Proofreading PDFs – Publishing Training Centre
- Word for Practical Editing – CIEP
- Essential Copyright for Publishers – PTC
Featured case study.
Here's an example of what a complex, high-stakes proofreading project looks like in practice:
Verifying a 50,000-word insurance policy for absolute accuracy before release
Relationship snapshot
I have worked with the Marketing Team at Ecclesiastical Insurance for around 15 years, proofreading a wide range of materials including policy documents, annual reports and marketing materials. The example here is one illustration of the kind of complex, high-stakes work that relationship regularly involves.
Project snapshot
- 72-page insurance policy
- 50,000 words
- Technical like-for-like comparison
- Pre-publication verification
Challenge
A newly designed insurance policy needed to be checked against the previously approved version to ensure the technical wording matched exactly and that all earlier amendments had been implemented correctly.
What I did
I carried out a detailed word-for-word comparison of the two documents, verifying that all approved mark-ups had been applied. I also checked formatting consistency and flagged any typos or discrepancies using Adobe Acrobat mark-up tools.
Outcome
The client received a fully verified policy document with clear mark-ups, ensuring the updated version was accurate, consistent and ready for release.
“Kelly is not only thorough but also easy to work with – always responsive and respectful of deadlines.”
Marketing Services Manager, Ecclesiastical
Working with business authors.
If you're a consultant, leader, entrepreneur or professional writing a business book – and your manuscript is structurally complete but needs a careful, experienced eye before it goes to your editor or publisher – I can help.
I work with business authors at the line editing and proofreading stage. I'll help you make sure your book reads as clearly, consistently and compellingly as possible.
I work particularly well with authors whose books sit in the world of leadership, faith, social impact, conservation or professional expertise – subject areas where I understand both the content and the audience.
This is an intentionally focused service. I take on a small number of author projects each year alongside my B2B work, so if you're interested in working together, I'd recommend getting in touch early.
'... as well as being a lovely person who is warm and easy to get on with, [Kelly] is a skilled proof reader and highly professional, meticulous in documenting her work and always ready with suggestions for improvement.'
– Ruth, Head of PR and Communications, Stewardship
Before you send it to a proofreader...
The more consistent your house style, the more a proofreader can focus on what really matters. If your organisation doesn't have a style guide yet, download my free template and get the foundations in place – it'll make every piece of writing easier from here.
Ready to get started?
Send me your document or tell me about your project and I'll get back to you with a clear, honest quote. Simply complete the form below and I'll come back to you. Information that will help me quote you are the page length or word count of your project, any particular requirements and your proposed schedule. Feel free to attach the full document(s) or a sample.