Careers: write, edit and review for avi.ge

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avi.ge is a knowledge hub about buying, owning and renting out property in Georgia, published in English, Georgian, Russian, Hebrew and Arabic. It is written by people who work from primary sources and sign their pages. We recruit authors, language editors and fact-checkers for the site, and specialist reviewers for its legal and tax pages. This page explains what the work involves, what we look for and how to apply, so that you can decide whether it suits you before you write to us.

What writing for avi.ge involves

A page on this site starts with a question a buyer actually asks, such as how to read a Public Registry extract, what a residence permit through property requires or how rental income is taxed. The author answers it from the primary source first: the law on the Legislative Herald of Georgia, the tariff of the Public Registry or the Public Service Hall, a ruling of the Revenue Service, a table from Geostat or the National Bank of Georgia. Every figure goes into a shared facts register with its source and the date it was checked, and the page quotes the register, not memory. Pages are long because the questions are; the minimum is 1,800 words in every language, and every word has to earn its place. A page opens with a short answer, carries a table of key facts with sources, explains the steps, names the risks, and ends with questions readers ask and the sources used. A page in the legal, tax or residency sections is then read by a lawyer or an accountant before the review notice comes off. The process is set out in full in our editorial policy, and reading it is the best preparation for an application.

Authors

Authors write the English master version of a page, which the language editors then adapt. We look for people who:

• Write clear, plain English for readers who are intelligent but new to Georgia, and who can explain a legal or financial mechanism without either simplifying it into error or hiding it in jargon.
• Are comfortable reading a law, a tariff or a statistical table and saying exactly what it does and does not say.
• Know at least one part of the subject well: Georgian property law, residence and migration rules, taxation of individuals, the Tbilisi or Batumi market, construction, or relocation in practice.
• Can read Georgian, or work with a colleague who does, because most primary sources are published first, and sometimes only, in Georgian.
• Accept that every claim will be checked against its source by someone else, and that a page can be sent back.

Language editors

Each page is adapted into Georgian, Russian, Hebrew and Arabic by a native speaker who knows how readers in that language search and what they need explained. Adaptation is not word-for-word translation: the facts, the structure and the sources stay identical, but the examples, the order of a sentence and the level of explanation change for the reader. We look for editors who:

• Write their language at the standard of a quality newspaper and can keep a consistent register across hundreds of pages.
• Follow an approved terminology list, so that a term such as extract, cadastral code or developer is rendered the same way on every page.
• Apply the typography of their language correctly: non-breaking spaces as thousands separators and a decimal comma in Georgian and Russian; Western digits in Hebrew and Arabic; right-to-left layout and punctuation in Hebrew and Arabic.
• Flag anything in the English text that is unclear, wrong or unsuited to their readers, instead of smoothing it over.
• Never pad a text to reach a length: if a version is short, the editor says so and the author adds substance.

Fact-checkers and research

A fact-checker reads a draft against the facts register and the cited sources, line by line, and marks every number, date, article reference and name that cannot be traced. The role suits someone who enjoys finding the exact paragraph of a law or the right row of a statistical table, who can tell an official source from a summary of it, and who records what they checked and when. Familiarity with matsne.gov.ge, the websites of the Public Registry, the Revenue Service, Geostat and the National Bank, and the ability to read Georgian are needed. Fact-checkers also maintain the register itself: when a rule or a tariff changes, they record the change, list the pages that quote the old figure and send those pages back for update.

Specialist reviewers

Pages on law, tax and residency are reviewed by a qualified professional before their review notice is removed. We work with lawyers admitted in Georgia and with accountants who advise individuals on Georgian taxes, and we may add reviewers for specific subjects or home-country questions. A reviewer reads the page against the law in force, corrects it, and signs it with their name and qualification; the reviewer's profile, with the details a reader needs to check their status, is published before the first page carries their name. Reviewing a page is not the same as advising a client, and the page says so. If you are a professional interested in this role, tell us your field, your licence or membership details and the subjects you would review.

The rules every contributor accepts

• Sources before opinions. Every factual claim is traceable to a primary source or a named, dated secondary source. Opinions are labelled as ours.
• No conflicts left undeclared. A contributor does not write about a developer, a project or a company with which they have a business or family connection, and declares any such connection before taking on a page.
• No paid content. Contributors do not accept payment, gifts or favours from anyone written about, and do not place links for third parties.
• Client confidentiality. Anything a contributor learns about the agency's clients stays confidential, and no page uses a client's case without the client's consent.
• Tools are tools. AI tools may help with drafting, structure and translation, as the editorial policy allows, but every fact is checked by a person against its source and every page is read in its published language before anyone signs it.
• Corrections are part of the job. The author and the editor of a page help correct it when a reader reports an error, and the correction is dated in the page's change log.

How to apply

1. Write to us. Send an email to info@avi.ge with the role in the subject line, a short account of your experience, the languages you work in and at what level, and the subjects you know best.
2. Send two samples. Two pieces of your own published or unpublished work, preferably one that explains a rule or a process. For editors, a translation or adaptation with its source text.
3. Answer one question. In no more than 300 words, explain one thing a foreign buyer in Georgia should know, and cite the primary source for it. This shows us how you work with sources better than any CV.
4. Test task. If your application fits a current need, we send a short test task based on a real page in progress, with its terms agreed in writing before you start.
5. Conversation. A call with the lead adviser about the work, the volume and the terms.
6. Agreement. The terms of each engagement are set out in writing before any work is published.

What a first assignment looks like

A new author usually starts with an article that sits under an existing pillar guide, so that the context, the sources and the terminology are already in place. The assignment states the reader's question, the facts already in the register, the sources to check and the pages the new article must link to. The author drafts, records any new fact with its source and date, and marks every statement they could not confirm. The fact-checker then reads the draft against the sources, the lead adviser edits it for the reader, and for legal, tax or residency subjects the reviewer reads it last. A language editor's first assignment is the adaptation of a published page whose English is final, followed by a comparison with an existing adaptation of a neighbouring page, so that the terminology and the tone match. Both kinds of first assignment come back with written comments, and the comments are the fastest way to learn the house standard.

Your name on the page

Contributors who sign pages get a profile page before their first signed page is published. The profile shows your name, your role, the subjects you write or review, your languages and the pages you have signed, and for reviewers the professional details a reader needs to check. You decide whether to add a photograph and links to your professional profiles. A byline is a commitment: it tells readers that a named person stands behind the page and will correct it. Our team page explains how the roles work together, and the existing author profiles show what a profile contains.

How we choose

We choose contributors on the quality of their work with sources, their command of the language they write in, and their knowledge of the subject. We do not choose on the basis of age, gender, nationality, religion, origin or any other personal characteristic unrelated to the work. Experience in journalism, law, translation, research or the property market is useful but not required: a precise sample and a well-sourced answer to the question above count for more than titles. We cannot reply in detail to every application, but every applicant who completes a test task receives a decision and, if they ask, a short comment on their work.

What happens to your application

We use the information you send only to assess your application and to contact you about it. It is seen by the people who decide on the role and is not shared outside the agency. If you are not engaged, we delete the application after the selection ends, unless you agree that we may keep it for future roles. You can ask at any time what we hold about you, correct it or have it deleted, as described in our privacy policy.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to live in Georgia?

No. The work is done remotely from sources that are published online, but authors need to read Georgian or work with a colleague who does, and reviewers must hold the Georgian qualification their subject requires.

Can I apply for a language other than English?

Yes. Language editors work in Georgian, Russian, Hebrew or Arabic, adapting the English master page for readers in their language.

Is AI-written work accepted?

AI tools may help with drafting and translation, but every fact must be checked by a person against its source, and the page must be read in its published language before anyone signs it.

Will my name appear on the pages?

Yes. Contributors who sign pages get a public profile before their first signed page is published.

Do you publish rates or salaries?

The rate or range for each open role is to be added to this page. Until then, the terms of every engagement are agreed in writing before any work starts.

Change log

• 13 October 2026 - Published; open roles and terms to be completed by the owner.