Philippa Hammond | Non-fiction editing, international development, education
Horsham, UK, but working with customers around the world
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 07980897377
- Website
- www.philippahammond.net
- Organisation
- Philippa Hammond Editorial
- Job title
- Non-fiction editor for international charities, NGOs and publishers: transforming complex or multilingual content into clear, accessible English that’s ready for publication.
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Philippa
Clarity-first English for social impact organisations | International development sector specialist
I work with businesses, NGOs, charities, institutes and consultancies to help fine-tune their written communications and engage their readership.
My specialist skill? Restructuring complex material written in English by speakers of other languages. I help my clients communicate complex ideas with clarity across cultures.
||| Key benefits
- Reduce risk of misunderstanding
- Improve trust and credibility
- Protect your reputation
- Engage your readership
- Increase impact
- Save time.
||| Services
- Copy-editing and proof-editing
- Plain English editing
- Developmental editing
- Substantive editing and rewriting
- Digital editing
- Translation and transadaptation (French, Spanish, Portuguese to English)
||| Specialist areas
- International development and development sector communications
- Governance and public policy
- Food systems, food security, and nutrition
- Education and training (especially MFL and ELT materials)
* Subgenres
| Climate change and the environment |Food policy | Food systems, food security and food safety | Urban development | Sustainable livelihoods | Disaster emergency and relief | Human rights | Gender equality | Corruption and transparency | White papers | Funding applications and bid writing | Blog posts | MFL assessment materials and workbooks | ELT textbooks | Digital learning content | Interactive learning content
||| Clients
- National and international charities
- Research organisations
- Businesses
- International NGOs and UK-based NGOs
- Think-tanks and policy organisations
- International consultancies
- Educational publishers.
||| Typical projects
- An annual report for an NGO with tight deadlines and complex data
- A set of education case studies requiring translation and editorial polish
- A food systems briefing that needed a thorough terminology review and sensitivity edit
- Gender equality, disability and social inclusion reports by subject matter experts.
||| Career background
- Freelance translator and editor since 2008
- In-house translator within major international organisation 2004-8
- English language and business English teacher 2008-9.
||| Qualifications and credentials
- Professional Member, CIEP
- Qualified Member (MITI), Institute of Translation and Interpreting
- MA in Translation and Linguistics, Spanish with Portuguese
- BA (Hons) in French and Spanish
- CertTESOL (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
||| CIEP training completed
Copyediting 1: Introduction
Getting to Grips with Grammar and Punctuation
Copyediting 2: Headway
Editing Digital Content
Plain English Editing
Non-fiction developmental editing
Other relevant CPD
Rewriting and Substantive Editing, Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
Advanced Copy-editing, Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
SEO and content creation
Proofreading PDFs
International marketing
*** Contact, testimonials and portfolio:
+44 (0)7980897377
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