Top Editor Jobs in Chicago, IL

Provides Korean-to-English or English-to-Korean translation and editing for legal, official, vital, certificate, and academic documents. Ensures accuracy, grammar, formatting, consistency, confidentiality, and compliance with client instructions. Completes assignments independently, often within one to two days, on an as-needed freelance basis.

Translate and edit French-English legal, official, vital-record, certificate, and academic documents. Ensure accuracy, grammar, formatting, consistency, confidentiality, and compliance with client instructions. Complete assignments independently under tight one-to-two-day deadlines on an as-needed freelance basis.

Remote freelance translator and editor responsible for translating Nepali and English legal, official, vital, certificate, and academic documents. Reviews translations for accuracy, grammar, formatting, and consistency; maintains confidentiality; follows client instructions; and meets deadlines, including one-to-two-day turnarounds. Requires U.S. citizenship, U.S. residence, advanced Nepali and English proficiency, translation or editing experience, independent work capability, Windows software access, and willingness to accept as-needed assignments.

Translate Thai and English legal, official, vital, academic, and certificate documents. Edit translated materials for accuracy, grammar, formatting, and consistency while maintaining confidentiality and meeting short deadlines. Work remotely as an independent contractor on an as-needed basis, following client-specific requirements and providing client-ready deliverables.

Translate and edit Greek-English legal, official, vital, certificate, and academic documents. Ensure accuracy, grammar, formatting, consistency, confidentiality, and compliance with client instructions. Complete assignments independently, meet rapid one-to-two-day deadlines, communicate professionally, and accept freelance work on an as-needed basis. The role requires U.S. citizenship, a Tier 1 background investigation with fingerprinting, advanced Greek and English proficiency, and access to Windows software.

Translate and edit Lithuanian-English official, legal, vital, certificate, and academic documents. Ensure accuracy, grammar, formatting, consistency, confidentiality, and compliance with client instructions. Complete assignments independently on an as-needed basis, often within one to two days, while providing per-word translation and editing rates.

Reviews AI-generated legal deposition transcripts against audio or video, correcting grammar, punctuation, formatting, terminology, speaker identification, and completeness. Conducts legal terminology research, applies transcription style guidelines, performs live data tagging, and meets deadlines while adapting to evolving AI transcription tools and workflows.

Edit high-quality longform YouTube videos by syncing multicam footage and screen recordings, improving dialogue and audio levels, adding music, and shaping content for audience retention. The role requires professional experience with Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, familiarity with music production or DAWs, and YouTube editing experience. Blender experience for 3D elements, text, or animation is a plus.

The Photo Editor assigns and produces photography for business news and feature coverage, manages shoots, edits visual content in publishing systems, and collaborates across newsroom, platform, SEO, graphics, video, and audience teams. The role requires strong editorial judgment, digital photo-editing skills, research ability, photographer coordination, budget negotiation, and knowledge of responsive design, audience engagement, and newsroom production workflows.

Edits and refines video content for curriculum, marketing campaigns, live events, and internal communications. Responsibilities include narrative editing, audio mixing, color correction, sound design, integrating graphics and footage, managing post-production files, coordinating reviews, meeting deadlines, and collaborating with producers, designers, and creative teams. The role also contributes to peer coaching and process improvements and requires occasional travel to Nashville.

Acquire and publish primarily fiction titles, negotiate acquisition terms, edit manuscripts, develop author careers, and build a cohesive publishing list. The Senior Editor collaborates with agents, authors, and internal departments to position books, prepare launch materials, maintain schedules, mentor colleagues, and supervise one employee. The role requires strong editorial judgment, industry relationships, fiction-market expertise, contract familiarity, and at least eight years of book publishing experience.

Edit long-form poker video for CoinPokerYouTube and partner channels end-to-end: structure, pacing, sound, graphics, colour and delivery. Shape footage into compelling stories that maximize retention, manage multiple edit pipelines, coordinate with partners, apply feedback and use AI/modern tools to speed workflows.

Edit short-form, long-form, episodic, and social media video content across multiple platforms. Manage editing workflows, media, timelines, deliverables, graphics, montages, color correction, audio mixing, and exports. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet sales and social obligations, maintain organized project systems, meet deadlines, and incorporate trending editing styles. This freelance role is on-site in Chicago and requires a professional reel or portfolio.

Provide freelance English-to-French legal translation and editing for a U.S. government judiciary client. Responsibilities include translating or editing legal content using accurate U.S. legal terminology, applying CAT tools and Trados, maintaining strong organization and communication, and completing on-demand assignments during U.S. Eastern Time hours.

Provide freelance English-to-German legal translation and/or editing services for a U.S. Government judiciary client. Translate legal content using accurate U.S. legal and technical terminology, apply CAT tools and Trados, maintain excellent language quality, and support ongoing, as-needed assignments. Applicants must be native German speakers, U.S. citizens, available during most 9–5 EST hours, and willing to undergo security clearance processing and fingerprinting.

The role involves editing high-quality videos for social media and YouTube, focusing on both polished and raw content, storytelling, and brand consistency.

Lead end-to-end post-production for high-volume social and corporate video content, from raw footage through final delivery. Edit narratives, audio, color, motion graphics, and branded packaging while meeting platform-specific requirements. Collaborate with creative, graphics, and production teams, incorporate feedback, develop templates, explore Google generative AI tools, manage deadlines, and mentor junior editors.

Edit user-generated content to meet editorial standards, provide feedback and coaching to creators, manage Discord community engagement, moderate content and comments, curate high-potential posts, and use traffic and engagement data to guide editorial decisions. Collaborate with audience and editorial teams on creator initiatives, publishing strategy, onboarding, education, and special projects.

Edit and deliver high-volume social, corporate, advertising, and short-form video content from footage ingestion through final delivery. Optimize edits for TikTok, X, Reels, YouTube, and LinkedIn, applying platform-specific formats, compression, aspect ratios, and templates. Collaborate with creative and graphics teams, incorporate stakeholder feedback, use generative AI tools, and manage multiple time-sensitive projects while maintaining brand consistency and quality.

Edit long-form Islamic research manuscripts by strengthening structure, arguments, clarity, tone, transitions, and accessibility while preserving author voice. Identify research gaps, weak evidence, repetition, and substantive errors; verify citations and engage Islamic scholarship. Collaborate with authors, scholars, peer reviewers, and copyediting teams through iterative revisions, managing assigned work to project timelines and organizational standards.

Edit YouTube-first videos end-to-end: assemble stories for retention, create in-edit motion graphics, design thumbnails, collaborate with producers and strategists, iterate using performance data, and manage multiple edits efficiently.

Edit short- and long-form entertainment videos from raw footage through final delivery. Collaborate with producers on story structure, pacing, emotional impact, sound, graphics, captions, and visual flow. Adapt content for multiple platforms and formats while maintaining brand standards, asset attribution, and quality. Manage revisions, deadlines, audience feedback, and performance insights to improve future edits. Occasional weekend work may be required for timely stories.

Edit short-form and long-form digital videos from raw footage through final delivery. Collaborate with producers on story structure, pacing, emotional impact, graphics, captions, sound design, and platform adaptations. Select footage, interviews, music, and visual elements while maintaining brand standards, attribution, and quality. Manage revisions, deadlines, performance feedback, and multiple edits, staying current with video trends and creative tools. Occasional weekend work may be required for timely stories.

Lead US news and politics editorial coverage, including breaking news, elections, analysis, commentary, and major current affairs. Plan coverage, assign and edit stories, mentor writers and sub-editors, maintain accuracy and fairness, monitor audience analytics, improve editorial strategy, and support recruitment and team development. The role owns the quality, consistency, and performance of the editorial team during regular and high-impact news cycles.

Edit short- and long-form digital news and political videos from raw footage through final delivery. Responsibilities include shaping stories, selecting footage, adding sound, graphics, captions, transitions, and creating platform-specific versions. The role requires editorial accuracy, copyright awareness, audience-retention analysis, collaboration with producers, and responsiveness to breaking news and tight deadlines.