Shauna Laurel Jones
Corporate and public sectors
Crisp, clean text is vital in communicating your organisation’s message and values. As a scrupulous copy editor and proofreader with over fifteen years’ experience, I help consultants, communications firms, government agencies, non-profit organisations, and a wide array of businesses elevate their written materials to the highest standards. Whether your text involves industry-specific vocabulary or targets a general audience, my goal is to ensure a consistent professional tone and a flawless finish.
I pride myself on open and friendly communication in order to understand clients’ expectations and deliver an outcome that will satisfy everyone involved. I serve an international client base and am equally comfortable with British and American English.
My services include:
Copy editing: Usually working with tracked changes and comments in Word. Comprehensive editing for lucidity, coherence, and style. I correct errors and inconsistencies in spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and formatting; offer suggestions to improve vocabulary, phrasing, and flow; and ensure ideas are presented logically.
Proofreading: The final polish before publication or printing, generally working with markup features and comments on PDFs. Here, I focus on spelling, grammar, punctuation, typographical, and hyphenation mistakes as well as layout issues.
Fact-checking: Upon request, I will fact-check proper nouns, titles, dates, contact details, and other verifiable information.
Style guide compliance: I am always happy to adhere to in-house style guides, ensuring consistency across the entire project.
My portfolio includes:
Annual reports
Promotional brochures
Project reports
Policy documents
Website content
Shauna has worked with us as a translator and proofreader on a number of projects, both small and large, for a diverse group of our clients. She is highly professional and easy to work with, and we hope to continue using her services in the future.
—Ingólfur Hjörleifsson, copywriter and analyst, Aton.JL