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Shruti Singhal

@shrutisinghal

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Editor and corpus linguistics researcher, turning language data into clear, accurate writing.

Switzerland

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can combine editorial excellence with corpus/NLP methods—producing clear, accurate content, building structured language datasets, and collaborating with teams that value precision and research-driven writing.

I’m an editor and linguistics researcher based in Switzerland, focused on turning complex language into clear, audience-aligned output. I’ve built a niche at the intersection of editorial quality and research-grade language work.

In my freelance role, I write and enforce editorial style guides for 4+ clients across travel, finance, and media—covering tone, grammar, and terminology standards across all output. I research and produce feature articles, case studies, and executive-voice content while maintaining consistency across multi-piece suites, even when clients have divergent brand voices.

Previously, I served as an Editor at PubNinja, where I commissioned, edited, and published 15–30 articles per week across multiple beats and acted as final sign-off. I also briefed and reviewed work from a team of 4–6 freelance writers, focusing on tone, clarity, structure, and audience alignment.

My academic and applied work strengthens that editorial instinct with corpus methods: building and cleaning working corpora, structured annotation, and evaluation using metrics like BLEU, chrF, and token F1. I also bring teaching and translation experience—delivering English instruction and localising French ↔ English content for NGOs—so my writing stays precise, culturally appropriate, and register-consistent.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance Editor

Current

Self-Employed

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Wrote and enforced editorial style guides for 4+ clients across travel, finance, and media, covering tone, grammar, and terminology standards. Researched and produced feature articles, case studies, and executive-voice content while maintaining consistency across multi-piece suites.

Style Guide Terminology Consistency Register Matching

Editor

PubNinja

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 (7 months)

Commissioned, edited, and published 15–30 articles per week across multiple beats, serving as final sign-off for outgoing content. Briefed and reviewed 4–6 freelance writers, providing structured feedback on tone, clarity, structure, and audience alignment.

Commissioning Editing Content Publishing Tone And Clarity Editing

Translator & Communications Volunteer

Translators Without Borders/UN Volunteers

Jun 2019 - Aug 2023 (4 years 2 months)

Localized and QAd French ↔ English content for NGOs through 20+ projects over 6 years, including field reports, donor communications, and government-facing materials. Ensured linguistic accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and register consistency for international development audiences.

Localization QA&QC Register Consistency Development & Communications

English Teaching Assistant

France Education International

Oct 2020 - May 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Delivered English instruction across French secondary schools through a nationally competitive placement in an international cultural exchange programme. Developed instructional materials independently using plain-language principles for mixed-ability and multilingual learner groups.

English Instruction Mixed Ability Teaching

Copyeditor

Evelyn Learning Systems

Apr 2020 - Sep 2020 (5 months)

Converted dense academic STEM content into CEFR B2 English for international learners while preserving technical accuracy and improving accessibility. Authored internal editorial guidelines adopted team-wide as the house standard.

CEFR Aware Writing Technical Accuracy Preservation STEM Content Adaptation Editorial Guidelines

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Zurich

Master of Arts, Linguistics

2023 - 2026

M.A. in Linguistics at the University of Zurich (Sept 2023–Jul 2026), with coursework including English Historical Linguistics, language data processing, large language models & NLP, and research methods.

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Master of Arts, English Literature

2018 - 2020

M.A. in English Literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University (Feb 2018–Jan 2020), with coursework including literary criticism and research methodology, editing & publishing studies, comparative literature, and critical theory.