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Ethan S.

Copy Editor and English Teacher

I received my bachelor's from UC Santa Barbara in 2013 and subsequently worked as an office assistant and music teacher. Upon relocating to Indonesia in 2015 to follow my artistic and academic interests, I began freelancing online to support my life abroad. During the pandemic, I returned to the USA to complete a two-year master's degree. This was followed by another extended stay in Indonesia, this time as an English teacher at a private secondary school. As of 2024, I am pursuing a doctoral degree in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Freelancing online, particularly through Upwork, has regularly pushed me to explore new varieties of work outside of the familiar. It's what introduced me to teaching ESL, initially online and later in a conventional scholastic setting. It's where I first tried my hand at copywriting, transcription, marketing, and even voice work. While I am forever open to new experiences, I have found that my strongest suit is as an editor. I have successfully edited content for company websites, academic papers, scholarship/admission essays, educational materials, and any variety of other professional or personal projects.

🇺🇸Middletown, United States$20/hr100% JSS5.00 (23)Since Feb 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$290

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#99,697 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#14,272 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$39

Last 6 months: $1.7k

World#100,525 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#12,246 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$46k

Billed in all: $48k

World#82,072 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#14,689 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.6k

$1.7k in the last 6 months

World#92,128 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#15,592 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,472 / 62.1k
Projects in all
29

Across 42 contracts

26% fixed74% hourly
World#100,215 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#14,884 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$47.9k+$39 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$47,800$47,820$47,840$47,860Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 17% in Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #198Database Administration797 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #38Top 25%
  2. #377English Tutoring1,784 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #34Top 21%
  3. #483Database Management1,655 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #73Top 29%
  4. #1,987General Transcription8,318 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #225Top 24%
  5. #2,779Writing16,517 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #922Top 17%
  6. #2,869Proofreading14,990 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #703Top 19%
  7. #3,360English17,148 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #421Top 20%
  8. #8,767Administrative Support27,851 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #540Top 31%