Rob Buckley – Freelance Journalist and Editor

Subbing, production and layouts

Need a freelance sub- or production editor? Look no further.

I'm an experienced, trained sub and proofreader based in south-east London and available for in-house shifts throughout the capital as well as for remote work from my own office. I can rewrite articles from scratch, check for accuracy and legal problems, liaise with authors for clarification and corrections, or simply scan pieces for literals and sense.

I can design and lay out pages using

Quark 3.1–7 (remotely: 5.0–7.1 for Mac; 4–5 for Windows)
InDesign 1.0–CS3 (remotely: CS1, CS2, CS3 for Mac; CS1 for Windows)
PageMaker 4–6.5 (remotely: 6.5 for Mac)

and standard apps like Photoshop and Illustrator, then proof, amend, pre-flight and send pages to print or PDF.

If you need that little bit more, I can source pictures, page-plan whole magazines, and deal with ad production and printers.

I'm fast since I've worked on daily newspapers, I know the programs inside out – I used to be a QuarkXPress instructor – on both Mac and PC and my rates are reasonable.

Call or email me if you'd like to know more or would like to book me for short- or long-term contracts. You can also book me through Recruit Media and Folio Recruitment.