Knowadays Success Stories

Susan works as a career development officer at a senior school, but she is working to transition into full-time proofreading with Proofed. Since completing the Becoming A Proofreader course, she has discovered the joy and freedom of self-employment.

What could be better than a healthy work-life balance, the flexibility to meet your commitments, and the chance to work anywhere in the world? How about a career that gives you all three while fuelling your passion for English?

Petya was working as a freelance proofreader before joining Knowadays, but she wanted to invest in her professional development to polish up her skills and push her career forward. Since qualifying from our Becoming A Proofreader course and taking her expertise to the next level, she’s continuing to find clients independently.

Over the past year or so, we’ve seen lots of students join Knowadays after losing work during lockdown. Freelance proofreading lets you work when and where you want, so it’s the ideal job for many given the recent changes to our lives. Antonia is just one of our students bouncing back with a new career as a freelance proofreader.

Becoming a freelance proofreader is a great way to support any other freelance pursuits in your life. Knowadays graduate Jane is a freelance photographer who now also works with Proofed for an extra source of income.

Working as a freelance proofreader gives you the freedom to decide when, where, and how much you work.

Since completing the Becoming a Proofreader course, Christina proofreads off her own back, polishing the work of clients that she finds independently. 

Freelance proofreading lets you work when and where you want. As such, it is the ideal job if you’re someone who enjoys balancing side hustles. Ali needed a job he could fit around his other projects; that’s when he found the Becoming A Proofreader course.

Would you love to work in proofreading or editing but don’t know how to start on reaching your career goals? Knowadays graduate Viktorie had always wanted to work as a book editor, and when she found our Becoming A Proofreader course she knew that it was the next step to get her to where she wanted to be.

It can be hard to get back into the swing of paid work after time away. Luckily, our proofreading course, with its work guarantee, can help. After 15 years as a full-time mum, Jade is getting back to work by becoming a freelance proofreader.