Content Strategist
Lorikeet
Automotive Content Editor – Freelance
Jerry
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Kentucky, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $30 - $50 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
WordPress
About the role
- Edit and proofread articles (typically 800–1,500 words) on car repairs, diagnostics, and maintenance, ensuring technical accuracy and readability.
- Simplify complex automotive concepts so they’re clear for non-technical readers.
- Enforce Jerry’s style guide, SEO best practices, and editorial standards for consistency across all content.
- Check factual details against reputable sources and manufacturer recommendations.
- Provide constructive feedback to writers to continuously improve content quality.
- Collaborate with our editorial team to maintain our voice and help prioritize content updates.
Requirements
- Strong automotive knowledge: Comfortable fact-checking repair processes, maintenance intervals, and parts terminology. You might be a former mechanic, service advisor, or a long-time auto writer/editor.
- Editorial expertise: Experience editing or managing automotive content for digital publications, manuals, blogs, or consumer guides.
- Digital savvy: Familiarity with CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress) and understanding of SEO fundamentals (keywords, headers, meta data).
- Excellent communicator: You can polish technical drafts into engaging, reader-friendly content.
- Detail-driven & deadline-reliable: You spot inconsistencies and ensure every piece is accurate and complete, always meeting deadlines.
Benefits
- Competitive pay, depending on your editorial experience and technical depth
- Flexible remote work — take on projects that fit your schedule.
- Opportunity to shape content that reaches millions of drivers and helps Jerry remain a trusted resource in automotive care.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
editingproofreadingfact-checkingautomotive knowledgeSEO best practicescontent managementtechnical writing
Soft skills
communicationdetail-orienteddeadline managementconstructive feedbackcollaboration
