grata is a creative agency that uses creativity to not only attract but inspire your customers to do and be more. With our bespoke editorial, graphic design and branding services, we strive to create new opportunities and enhance all aspects of your business and brand with a system tailored for you.
Attract with specially designed graphics, for digital or print distribution.
Maintain professionalism by having your documents written, copy-edited or proofed.
Be memorable with branded literature, gifts and stationery.
editorial
Bind your words digitally or in print.
Be human with NLP and LLT guidance for your artificial intelligence platform.
why grata?
‘Our business cards and flyers were really good quality, and it took no time to receive them. We’ll be using grata again.’
– Darren Marketing Manager, Bristol
‘Utilising grata’s services was a great decision for our company branding. Their professional approach and quality of work was amazing. Being praised by my clients for our brochures too, we would thoroughly recommend grata to anyone..’
– Milla Capital CEO
Reliable, prompt and patient Elle and her team are fantastic at what they do and bring a whole new level of customer support to the experience. They provide great levels of reasoning behind suggested changes and elaborate whenever asked to do so. Would always recommend.
– Head of Community Communications Dragon School, Oxford
why grata?
creative freedom
As creatives ourselves, we will never tell you how to do your job. With our guidance, we can help shape your words with only as much feedback as is required.
Whether an academic framework, or in a technical field, such as engineering, physics or chemistry, in the legal or medical industries or in fiction, we research terminology and references for spelling and format, never rewriting technical wording specific to your document unless requested.
Detail-oriented, our process involves Research, Suggest and Query, giving the client and authors the opportunity to apply our edits to their work only where it makes sense to them.
No one is wrong; we love to share ideas and come up with new solutions. The same counts for our design projects and branding.
Just as we trust your expertise, you can trust ours. With over a decade of experience and constant training, we can assure that you learn as we do.
Our clients are all around the world. Utilising all digital channels, we are able to spread our reach from the UK to India and the Emirates. With email, telephone, Zoom, Box, FTPs, Dropbox or other online avenues, we are available at Greenwich Mean Time or, where necessary, other time zones to answer your questions and meet deadlines for editorial or design projects.
global jurisdiction & digitisation
Reachable within 24 hours, grata go the extra mile to ensure that our clients needs are met and all questions are answered. You can access all of our services digitally.
We are currently working on expanding our editorial languages to French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Mandarin.
The percentage of both professional and personal clients who would use our services again.
Our rating from our professional clients for the delivery of highquality edited manuscripts. 92% 97%
Have your literature copy-edited and proofread by our experienced, native editors. With years of editing, writing and proofing experience, grata EDITORIAL provides a bespoke service to suit your literature. Our rates are reasonable and guarantee a professional method with an agreed turnaround.
We specialise in non-fiction, professional, legal, scientific and academic editing, as well as fiction, using MHRA styling as well as relevant referencing systems, such as Harvard, APA and Chicago. We welcome personalised house styles for us to adhere to while completing each project.
Our clients include independent schools, university institutions, scientific publishers, engineering journals, legal practitioners, the aviation and yachting industries, mergers and acquisition companies, either based in the UK or overseas. We understand the importance of confidentiality, data protection and privacy, prepared to sign any agreements your company requires. Join our varied client base to enhance your written output, save time and ensure lucidity, clarity and consistency in your work.
experts in academia
Understanding the challenges of the English language, design and branding, we improve the work of writers and creators so that they appear as experts, with an immaculate, exploratory finish. Always learning, we thrive on the adventure of experience.
Experts in delivering professional academic editorial projects in higher education, at grata we pride ourselves on being part of a vast and complex industry that encompasses many fields: legal, medical, law, as well as servicing bachelor’s, master’s, post-graduate and PhD students. Whether for products, marketing, dissertations or publication in journals, we adapt to suit the needs of our clients. With as many or as little pages as required, we can work towards a variety of deadlines to deliver your project on time and at the highest quality.
Our Method
For UK English, we use the MHRA, Hart’s Rules and the Oxford English Dictionary, the country’s premier language guides, to ensure precision and finesse. For US English, we reference the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. All of our native speakers are able to style projects either in US or UK English. The best format for edits is Word documents (we will use Tracked Changes) or Adobe Acrobat PDF for proofs.
Project Amount
We are happy to work on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. Any indication of the amount of project work during quotation is welcomed.
House Style
The OED, Merriam-Webster, the MHRA style guide, various refencing systems and personalised house styles are used to perfect your words.
Before project work can begin, we would expect to receive a house style or some guidance on your expected service.
Point of Contact
We would like to have one primary contact at your company to liaise with and feedback to while working with you.
Negotiation
All negotiations must be agreed prior to contractual agreement. We are always flexible and open to negotiation.
We edit and proof: Word, Pages, PDF in US, UK and other Englishes, in Latex or web-based editor applications for articles, essays, documents, brochures, website copy, job descriptions, books, leaflets, company guidebooks, newsletters etc. via email, Dropbox, box, Adobe Sharing, FTP and more.
After consultation, we will send you a quote. Once agreed, you will sign an agreement and we sign any data protection agreements, allowing you to send us us all documentation you require editing. We will then proceed within the agreed turnaround time.
We edit, write or proof your projects and return them to you via your preferred method.
considered quality
Multiple correction rounds ensure that errors are spotted, queried or corrected on various occasions.
The copy-editing stage involves the most focused work on rewriting and refreshing text. Proofreading is yet another opportunity to spot errors, especially if a number of documents have been combined. The quality of each project is paramount to our clients, and to us.
Consistency matters. If your documentation is written by numerous authors, we can standardise the grammar, punctuation and style.
This is the most challening aspect of copy-editing and proofing – ensuring a seamless document that is uniformly formatted and stylistically cohesive. Taking on said challenge is what we have years of experience in.
This also applies for single-author documents or documents written by a non-native English speaker.
We collaborate in all avenues, commiting to high-calibre enhancement and detailed clarity in all of our work.
multi-author collaboration
multi-editor assignment & tailored feedback
Whether a single author or multiple, we use multiple editors per document, to cover a breadth of topics, knowledge and expertise. The more eyes the better! Leaving tailored feedback and dropping links along the way, we help the client to understand our choices with full transparency.
Image: Vadim Sherbakov
Copy-editing From £20 per page Heavy edit of your content
Proofreading From £100 per round
Shaping up your content & layout
Copywriting From £30 per page Creating your content
Our clients include independent schools, university institutions, scientific publishers, engineering journals, legal practitioners, the aviation and yachting industries, mergers and acquisition companies, either based in the UK and overseas. We understand the importance of confidentiality, data
Turnaround Times
Rapid 24-hour
Express 48-hour
£100
£50
Standard 5 days+ £0
protection and privacy, prepared to sign any agreements your company require. Join our varied client base to enhance your written output, save time and ensure lucidity, clarity and consistency in your work.
With national and international reach, our on-brand designs are delivered within 60 days and we offer fast and reliable work in the style of your choice.
We design and typeset brochures, flyers, books and book covers, retail catalogues, prospectuses, wedding stationery, celebration booklets etc. We print consciously and there is the option to only acquire an e-brochure for a fraction of the cost.
We will professionally edit your web, digital and print copy too; we always ensure your needs are met and you are 100% happy with the design and pages before completion.
We always ensure your needs are met and you are 100% happy with the design and pages before launch.
gratabranding
Understanding the challenges of the English language, design and branding, we improve the work of brands so that they appear as experts, with an immaculate, exploratory finish. Always learning, we thrive on the adventure of experience.
Give your brand a boost. Personal or professional, unify your content for yourself and the world. Place your designs digitally, on your documents, emails, social media, and other physical items such as brochures or gifts.
Taking as little as 30 days, your Account Manager will be on hand to guide you through the creation of your new brand within the timeframe of your choice. They will stay in touch via phone, email and face-to-face visits where necessary.
After consultation, we will provide you with a brand presentation.
Want a professionally typeset book or brochure? Self-publishing on Amazon? Catering to businesses and individuals, we can create beautifully presented long- or short-form books. Grata can create bespoke book cover designs from your images or licensed photographs.
grataai
Authentic intelligence is what humans do best.
The field of AI is ever-growing and we use our linguistic skills in natural language processing to humanise the intelligence that has been introduced into our lives.
Grata offers advice and writing services to train AI to answer questions or come up with solutions in a friendly and familiar guise. Our editors have experience in chatbot training, diverse communications, AI model performance, research and fact-checking.
Want your program to feel less static? Maybe you wish to focus on a particular audience: children or the elderly. We can collaborate and create a voice that matters for your clients, staff and customers, a voice that makes AI less removed and more welcome.
Enquire now about our Communication Managers and Content Editors who specialise in AI training.
Enquire now about our Communication Managers and Content Editors who specialise in AI training.
Project Delivery
Fast delivery methods include email, Box, Dropbox and an FTP method. All are available and each project will be accompanied with quotations or order forms with all details including the deadline and, lastly, the invoice will follow.
New customers will need to pay 50% up front, 50% on completion, whereas if you have used our services before, you can pay 30 days after project completion.
Catch-ups and Review
We propose a quarterly catch-up or annual review, virtually or in-person, where we would discuss the expected number or projects, availability and feedback.
We always further discuss plans to improve service delivery and go through any major company updates as they materialise. We like to keep clients up-to-date with our progress to ensure that we understand your company’s outlook and vision and you understand ours.
Communication
Phone and video calls via Zoom or Teams are the best methods of communication. All communication will most likely be through either your Account Manager or our Managing Director, with all responses within 24–48 hours depending on your timezone.
The Grata Agency
3 Orchard Place London SW1H 0BF info@thegrataagency.com
697 415 Rochelle Stanley Managing Director www.thegrataagency.com
The Grata Agency was founded in 2016 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, as a print and publication service.
Specialising in editorial, print, graphic design and branding, grata supports individuals and small, medium and large businesses.
We pride ourselves on our quality, innovative solutions and adaptating to our clients’ requirements.
The Grata Agency Ltd is registered to operate in England and Wales under company number 12102404.
