Leaving Academia: Becoming a Freelance Editor

Leaving Academia: Becoming a Freelance Editor

Por: Paulina Cossette
In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year. In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump outside your comfort zone, it IS possible to find joy, true flexibility, and a profitable and rewarding career as an academic editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Marketing as an Academic Editor: What No One Teaches You 18/12/2025
How to Create Regular Marketing Content without Losing Your Mind 11/12/2025
How to Regret-Proof Your Life: Leaving Academia Mid-Career 04/12/2025
Why DIY-ing Your Academic Business is Killing Your Profits (and What to Invest in First) 13/11/2025
"You Can't Eat Prestige": Why Academic Identity Is a Trap, and How to Get Over It 06/11/2025
Are Career Coaches for PhDs Worth the Money? 30/10/2025
How a Free Writing Group Turned into Paid Clients: Building a "Plan B" Academic Business 23/10/2025
Can Editors Survive the Rise of AI? 16/10/2025
"It's OK to Choose Your Mental Health": One Academic's Leap into Industry and a Side Hustle 09/10/2025
What It's Really Like to Run a Business (and Why Academics Get It Wrong) 02/10/2025
Peg Dolls and Postcards: This Professor's Subscription Box Might Be the Writing Workshop You Need 25/09/2025
Can You Be a Scholar Without Academia? This Writing Coach Says Yes 18/09/2025
Stop Charging Like a Freelancer. Start Earning Like a CEO. 11/09/2025
Get Paid for Your Academic Expertise: 3 Steps to Launch Your First Online Workshop 04/09/2025
From Chemistry PhD to Academic Writing Coach: Launching and Growing the Researchers' Writing Academy 28/08/2025
Is This All There Is? How One Professor Launched a Side Hustle and Reclaimed Her Joy 21/08/2025
From PhD to Paid: The Exact Process I Used to Land $100/hr Clients as an Academic Editor 14/08/2025
Why Credentials Don't Land Clients... and What Does 07/08/2025
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