Offer summary

Qualifications:

BA/MA in English Literature, Mass Communications, or related field, 3+ years of experience in Content Marketing, Proficiency in English writing and editing, Knowledge of SEO and Content Management Systems.

Key responsabilities:

Review and edit content for SEO optimisation and grammatical accuracy

Provide qualitative feedback to writers to enhance content quality

Participate in project kickoff meetings to understand expectations

Collaborate with Project Managers to improve project briefs and writer allocation.

Job description

This is a remote position.

We’re hiring Sr. Content Editors to join our content team to help our customer scale their content initiatives by checking content created by writers for SEO optimisation, adherence to project guidelines, grammatical issues, and plagiarism, comprehensive editing i.e., stylistic changes for better phrasing, word choice, flow, tone, etc.

As a Content Editor, you will be part of any new project from Day 1. But the actual work starts when you receive content from writers for the given project, where you edit the content for SEO optimisation, factual, grammatical, and plagiarism issues. You will also be consistently sharing qualitative feedbacks with the writers so they improve content quality which saves you time in the long run.

On a day to day basis you will be involved in the following tasks:

Be part of the project kickoff meeting to understand the expectations
Review content for SEO optimisation, project guidelines, grammatical issues, and plagiarism
Revert content pieces to writers on the platform and track for timely delivery
Edit content pieces for final deliveries
Work with Project Managers to improve briefs further, project checklists, and writer allocation

Requirements

Since you will be mostly dealing with content editing, being a voracious reader will give you an edge. Another key aspect is to consistently work towards improving your work efficiency. Below are the skills/requirements which would make you a good fit for this job.

English Proficiency - Writing
Education in BA/MA English Literature, Mass Communications or related field
Minimum 3+ Years into Content Marketing
Knowledge of Content Marketing & SEO
Knowledge of Content Management Systems
Knowledge of using tools like Basecamp, Trello etc. is a plus

Benefits

This is a fully remote, contractual role, we pay per task basis.

We believe in hiring professionals who don't need to be managed and are self-motivated to achieve goals and help meet deadlines. Apart from work, we become friends for life and enable an atmosphere which promotes free thinking, experimentation, and gives a room to make mistakes. While we are super transparent and accommodating as a team, our work demands us to be proactive and consistent with our deliverables, especially for the editing role. This could be a role that challenges and still gives you a room to grow consistently.

Wittypen is a platform that helps hundreds of businesses get quality content from freelance writers across the world. We are building features and products to help businesses scale their content creation seamlessly, and also let content writers earn well from wherever they are in the world. We're looking for someone who loves working with brands and aims at creating content that brings in real value.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new hire is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective, and we are always eager to diversify our company further. Wittypen is committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.

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