- Proofreading and editing for grammar, usage, consistency, sense, and voice
- Cross-checking proofs for design consistency
- Ensuring compliance with style guidelines such as The Chicago Manual of Style
- Suggesting improvements for word choices, awkward phrasing, and sentence structure
- Copywriting and re-writing
- Offering writing strategies and encouragement
- Specializing in improving the written and oral communications of people whose native language is not English