Although Wordy has a sizable team of editors, a job will only be claimed when a suitable editor is available. At peak times, it can be competitive among editors and jobs are picked up almost immediately; at other times, jobs can sit for an hour or two before being claimed.
There are several factors that affect how quickly a job is claimed:
- Variant of English: Many of our editors work office hours in their time zone. So, jobs posted late in the day may take longer to get claimed than jobs posted during the working day.
- Subject matter: Technical jobs need the right editor. We have editors with a range of specialities, so you just need to wait until the right one becomes available.
- File type: Most editors will work with standard document formats such as DOCX and PDF. More specialist formats, such as TEX (LaTeX), require a more specialist editor.
- Size of the job: It’s easy for an editor to slot a small job into what they’re already doing. Longer jobs (5000+ words) will need to be scheduled.
- Style guide: These are great for ensuring consistency across your documents. However, if a job is small (<500 words), a lengthy style guide can be off-putting for an editor, especially one who hasn’t worked for you before.
- Time of day, day of week, time of year: Jobs posted on a holiday can take longer to get claimed.
- Special requirements
- What needs done, etc.
If a job isn’t claimed within an hour or so, don’t panic. It may just mean that no editors are currently available. Cancelling and reposting it will put it to the back of the queue. However, note that some jobs are not claimed because of a locked team or for some other reason. If live help is available, seek guidance there or email support@wordy.com.
For more on how long jobs take, read here.
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