Services
Short or long form, creative or technical, academic or irreverent — take your pick
Copywriting
You have insights and solutions to share. We write words that motivate, reverberate and capture affections. We come alongside you to help express your best ideas across media — from thought leadership articles to product packaging copy to campaign headlines.
- Ad and promotional copywriting
- Executive ghostwriting
- Product storytelling
- SEO copywriting
- UX/UI copywriting
- Corporate communications
Editing & Proofreading
We help you say what you mean, polish your delivery, protect your reputation and deepen your impact. Human intuition and expertise — formed through decades of experience — guide our approach to elevating writing, from its underlying ideas to its mechanical trim work.
- Proofreading
- Copyediting
- Developmental editing
- Technical and academic editing
- Fact-checking
- Print readiness review
Academic & Technical Writing
We shape data and details into clear, intelligible documents, even for complex topics and special industries. The result: cleanly packaged information ready to use and share, whether you’re targeting professionals, academic audiences or the public.
- Academic and research writing
- Medical/pharmaceutical writing
- Product/software/hardware documentation
- Operational and compliance documentation
- Grant writing and funding proposals
- Report development
- Instructional content and training materials
- Technical contracts and proposals
Verbal Identity & Messaging
First, we partner with you to articulate your purpose and values. Then we help define your voice, develop your editorial style and align your teams with practicable guidelines for carrying your vision across the places you write and speak.
- Narrative identity framework
- Brand voice and tone
- Editorial style guide creation
- Team training and alignment
- Campaign development
- Naming
Adjacent Services
If you give a mouse a paragraph, it will want a pretty layout or a Spanish-language version to go with it. So, Word Jones relies on long-established relationships with expert contractors who’ve achieved individual success in their respective, word-adjacent fields. These include:
Translation & localization
Linguistic and cultural language adaptation and UX testing in all major European and Asian languages.
Design
Custom layouts, templates, logos and other branding assets, illustrations, website UX/UI design and more.
Particulars
Our goal is to operate as an extension of your team. Whether that’s providing hourly services as needed or setting up a monthly service agreement, we want to work how you work.
Style guides
We’ll follow your organization’s brand and style guidelines and any other rules you prefer. (Don’t have a preference? We can recommend resources or create custom guidelines just for you.)
Apps & platforms
We can work in any app you provide a login for. We own Microsoft, Google and Apple apps, the Adobe and Affinity creative suites, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Scrivener.
File formats
Most of our work happens in Word docs, web apps or PDFs. We’re also comfortable with plain text (e.g., SRT files and HTML blocks), publication layouts (e.g., InDesign) and more.
Rate structure
We provide pay-as-you-go, project- and retainer-based pricing. Send us your job details, and we’ll set up a time to discuss the best options.