Skyword

Contract Content Manager, 35 hours/week

Skyword

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $45 - $50 per hour

About the role

  • Editing. Support editing content end-to-end, evaluating it upon submission against client goals and quality, performing expert copy and line editing as well as proofing ahead of delivery to the client, and managing client-requested revisions.
  • Copywriting. Create and edit social/ads, graphics, and miscellaneous short-form content.
  • Contributor management. Communicate with contributors to resolve content revisions and be prepared to help with recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, offering assignments, content feedback and training.
  • Ideation. Execute editorial strategy through assignment brief creation.
  • Production support, tracking and communication. Maintain content trackers, update content templates, source photography for content, and communicate content status to clients as needed.
  • Team alignment. Join internal status and collaboration meetings as needed.
  • Client support. Join external meetings and update clients on content production.
  • Brand knowledge. Educate yourself on the project goals and content objectives by having a good understanding of each project’s market/brand, their target audiences, and the value proposition supported by the content and how it connects to business objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or related field
  • Minimum 3 years of experience developmental editing and line editing and at least one year working directly with writers
  • Minimum of 3 years working on content strategy, editorial strategy, and large-scale content production
  • Experience managing freelancers or other external content production role(s)
  • Excellent spelling and grammar skills with an exceptional eye for detail
  • Expert knowledge of both The Chicago Manual of Style and the Associated Press Stylebook
  • Experience with SEO and LLM content optimization and visibility best practices
  • Experience with social media content creation and related needs
  • Exceptional understanding of what a writer needs to submit quality work
  • Experience supporting the production and delivery of time-sensitive written content
  • Ability to delegate tasks and manage deadlines
  • Excellent time management and project management skills with the ability to effectively support concurrent projects and adapt to changing priorities and timelines
  • Superior communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability and willingness to learn new tools and technologies, especially but not limited to the Skyword Content Management Platform
  • An editing test will be required of candidates (30 min max)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
attention to detailtask delegationtime managementproject managementcommunication skillscollaboration skillsadaptabilityproblem-solvingtrainingclient support