Freelance Proofreader at TED.com job in Oklahoma City, OK

We're looking for proofreaders to work at TED.com on short-term projects. This per-assignment work involves proofreading digital transcriptions and closed captions of live lectures in the AP style, and some Internet research. These projects are very deadline-oriented. Attention to detail and an intuitive sense of readability and faithfulness to the original speech are crucial. Since TEDTalks launched in June 2006, the videos in this critically acclaimed series have been viewed more than 60 million times, demonstrating how a powerful idea can reach -- and move -- a global audience. These transcripts and closed caption files are the foundation of TEDTalks' next phase: reaching out to those on low-bandwidth connections, the hearing impaired and non-English speakers. TED speakers have includedarchitects,...