Content editor job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Content editor requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in content editor job postings.
Sample content editor requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of grammar and writing conventions
- Experience with content management systems
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field
Sample required content editor soft skills
- Attention to detail
- Creative thinking and problem solving skills
- Collaborative team player
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Passionate about staying up-to-date with industry trends and changes
Content editor job description example 1
Welocalize content editor job description
Permanent Contract; Full Time - 40-hour per week between 08:00 - 16:00 Monday - Friday
Do you LOVE writing and editing? Are you the sort of person who is constantly bugging your friends for their poor grammar and spelling? Well, then this might be the dream job for you! Help us make one of the world's most used music and app platforms, accessible to everyone, no matter the language. Let's connect the world, together!
We are hiring a Content Editor for European Spanish to join our growing team. In this exciting position, you'll be copy-editing and fact-checking content to ensure the highest quality of accuracy for customers using one of the world's foremost multimedia platforms.
Ideal Candidates: writing/editing background, marketing, blogging, journalism, etc.
Responsibilities:
• Editing and proofreading content to ensure accuracy, ensuring it meets the provided standards
• Creative writing of marketing content to engage customers
• Proofreading and copy editing of storefront descriptions
• Report any patterns of issues observed to help improve database and product performance
• Test tools to provide feedback for improving efficiency and accuracy
• Work and communicate with cross-functional teams
About you:
• You must speak European Spanish at a native level
• An exceptional eye for proofreading and editing and catching even the smallest of mistakse!
• Genuine passion for writing about multimedia content (apps, music, tv shows, that sort of thing)
• Proven ability to maintain motivation and solid focus through repetitive task
• Highly detail-oriented with an ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment
• Comfortable with navigating ambiguity to make a sound judgment call
• Stable internet connection and work station for remote working
What it is like to work as part of our team:
• Your colleagues are industry experts with significant experience in their fields,
which means that you will have a strong support network around you
• You will work in a transparent and collaborative environment providing you with plenty of opportunities to share and discuss ideas with your colleagues and shape how we work
• We are fun, friendly, and most importantly, love what we do
Apply Today! Please apply today for immediate consideration.
Do you LOVE writing and editing? Are you the sort of person who is constantly bugging your friends for their poor grammar and spelling? Well, then this might be the dream job for you! Help us make one of the world's most used music and app platforms, accessible to everyone, no matter the language. Let's connect the world, together!
We are hiring a Content Editor for European Spanish to join our growing team. In this exciting position, you'll be copy-editing and fact-checking content to ensure the highest quality of accuracy for customers using one of the world's foremost multimedia platforms.
Ideal Candidates: writing/editing background, marketing, blogging, journalism, etc.
Responsibilities:
• Editing and proofreading content to ensure accuracy, ensuring it meets the provided standards
• Creative writing of marketing content to engage customers
• Proofreading and copy editing of storefront descriptions
• Report any patterns of issues observed to help improve database and product performance
• Test tools to provide feedback for improving efficiency and accuracy
• Work and communicate with cross-functional teams
About you:
• You must speak European Spanish at a native level
• An exceptional eye for proofreading and editing and catching even the smallest of mistakse!
• Genuine passion for writing about multimedia content (apps, music, tv shows, that sort of thing)
• Proven ability to maintain motivation and solid focus through repetitive task
• Highly detail-oriented with an ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment
• Comfortable with navigating ambiguity to make a sound judgment call
• Stable internet connection and work station for remote working
What it is like to work as part of our team:
• Your colleagues are industry experts with significant experience in their fields,
which means that you will have a strong support network around you
• You will work in a transparent and collaborative environment providing you with plenty of opportunities to share and discuss ideas with your colleagues and shape how we work
• We are fun, friendly, and most importantly, love what we do
Apply Today! Please apply today for immediate consideration.
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Content editor job description example 2
Quidd content editor job description
We're looking for an experienced content creator and editor that is excited to shake up the world of digital collectibles, NFTs, and blockchain-based apps, games, and metaverses.
Are you ready to shape our brand and voice? Are you ready to attract new audiences and build a close-knit community? If so, join us at Quidd! We're the world's first marketplace for digital collectibles and the gateway for mainstream collectors to fall in love with NFTs.
You will be responsible for nearly all content that shows up, from Quidd about Quidd, across the app, blogs, email newsletters, ads, press releases, and other long-form mediums. As the resident in-house copywriter, copy editor, and content planner, you will run everything end-to-end, from overall strategy to messaging to production to analysis.
Launched in 2016, Quidd has a pre-existing community of millions of digital collectors, some of whom have been with us for over 5 years. However, we've never told the world about ourselves, outside of a few strategically placed YouTube sponsorships in 2018.
This will be your mission -- to tell the world about Quidd and its community. To accomplish this, everyday you will work with a small, cross-functional team, including product managers, designers, engineers, and merchandisers, putting you at the center of the action.
What You'll DoDevelop and execute the company's content strategy Define key messages, always knowing what sells from a reader's perspective Plan, write, and edit a lot, including copy for blog posts, website articles, ad creative, push notifications, automated emails, user guides, email newsletters, and press releases Produce a series of original long-form content focused on collecting, popular culture, and NFTs, balancing crypto credibility with mainstream understanding and appeal Own and operate the overall content schedule, including management of an extended team of freelance copywriters in on-going content production Track, analyze, and report on all media exposure, including open rates, click-thru rates, pageviews, and more across content channels Partner with graphic designers and video production companies to produce world-class teaser materials
Who You AreAn extremely-organized person; your world-class project management is an inborn characteristic...there is something inside you that must do itA talented writer; writing and editing comes easy to do, and you enjoy doing itA storyteller; you are a natural at drawing in an audience and telling our story, and the story of our collectors A collector; you can inhabit the collector's mindset because you yourself collect (trading cards, memorabilia, rare books, sneakers, NFTs, etc) Super curious about NFTs; you've seen the headlines and gone further down the rabbit hole; you've researched some of the latest NFT projects and own an NFT or threeA hands-on doer; you can run content schedules, craft messaging, create graphics and short video clips on-the-fly, publish content, and analyze results Not a beginner; you have proven track record and can point to a portfolio of content and content marketing you've done, both good and badA resilient sponge; small teams and startups aren't easy and there will be hazards along the way so you must be fortified and willing to learn...success will be more rewarding as a result
What You're Good AtBranding and voice; you can craft a unique and fresh voice for this 5 year-old brand, both through creative inspiration and real-time iteration Calendarization; you are oriented towards the future and plan very, very well Researching & Writing; you are skilled with copywriting and can write persuasively, quickly and easily; you can interview and conduct research, detailing and contextualizing the stories behind the collectibles Editing & Communicating; you can get the most out of other writers, turning feedback into actions through an extended network of collaborators and writers, at scale Going Deeper; there's the surface and then there's what is underneath; you are skilled at investigating what is happening on deeper levels, using empathy, and contextualizing stories for the world to consume and understand Geeking Out; you can effortlessly go deep on pop culture references
What You've DoneFunctional: a minimum of 5+ years managing editorial, content creation, and content marketing for a startup, technology company, or big brand Industry: personal and professional experience in marketplaces, collectibles, e-commerce, and/or crypto
Are you ready to shape our brand and voice? Are you ready to attract new audiences and build a close-knit community? If so, join us at Quidd! We're the world's first marketplace for digital collectibles and the gateway for mainstream collectors to fall in love with NFTs.
You will be responsible for nearly all content that shows up, from Quidd about Quidd, across the app, blogs, email newsletters, ads, press releases, and other long-form mediums. As the resident in-house copywriter, copy editor, and content planner, you will run everything end-to-end, from overall strategy to messaging to production to analysis.
Launched in 2016, Quidd has a pre-existing community of millions of digital collectors, some of whom have been with us for over 5 years. However, we've never told the world about ourselves, outside of a few strategically placed YouTube sponsorships in 2018.
This will be your mission -- to tell the world about Quidd and its community. To accomplish this, everyday you will work with a small, cross-functional team, including product managers, designers, engineers, and merchandisers, putting you at the center of the action.
What You'll DoDevelop and execute the company's content strategy Define key messages, always knowing what sells from a reader's perspective Plan, write, and edit a lot, including copy for blog posts, website articles, ad creative, push notifications, automated emails, user guides, email newsletters, and press releases Produce a series of original long-form content focused on collecting, popular culture, and NFTs, balancing crypto credibility with mainstream understanding and appeal Own and operate the overall content schedule, including management of an extended team of freelance copywriters in on-going content production Track, analyze, and report on all media exposure, including open rates, click-thru rates, pageviews, and more across content channels Partner with graphic designers and video production companies to produce world-class teaser materials
Who You AreAn extremely-organized person; your world-class project management is an inborn characteristic...there is something inside you that must do itA talented writer; writing and editing comes easy to do, and you enjoy doing itA storyteller; you are a natural at drawing in an audience and telling our story, and the story of our collectors A collector; you can inhabit the collector's mindset because you yourself collect (trading cards, memorabilia, rare books, sneakers, NFTs, etc) Super curious about NFTs; you've seen the headlines and gone further down the rabbit hole; you've researched some of the latest NFT projects and own an NFT or threeA hands-on doer; you can run content schedules, craft messaging, create graphics and short video clips on-the-fly, publish content, and analyze results Not a beginner; you have proven track record and can point to a portfolio of content and content marketing you've done, both good and badA resilient sponge; small teams and startups aren't easy and there will be hazards along the way so you must be fortified and willing to learn...success will be more rewarding as a result
What You're Good AtBranding and voice; you can craft a unique and fresh voice for this 5 year-old brand, both through creative inspiration and real-time iteration Calendarization; you are oriented towards the future and plan very, very well Researching & Writing; you are skilled with copywriting and can write persuasively, quickly and easily; you can interview and conduct research, detailing and contextualizing the stories behind the collectibles Editing & Communicating; you can get the most out of other writers, turning feedback into actions through an extended network of collaborators and writers, at scale Going Deeper; there's the surface and then there's what is underneath; you are skilled at investigating what is happening on deeper levels, using empathy, and contextualizing stories for the world to consume and understand Geeking Out; you can effortlessly go deep on pop culture references
What You've DoneFunctional: a minimum of 5+ years managing editorial, content creation, and content marketing for a startup, technology company, or big brand Industry: personal and professional experience in marketplaces, collectibles, e-commerce, and/or crypto
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Content editor job description example 3
Future content editor job description
We're Future. We're 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We haven't just survived over the past couple of years, we've thrived, increasing our audience share, taking more number one positions, acquiring new businesses and launching new brands.
And we don't plan on stopping any time soon.
We've got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we're looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.
The Creative Solutions department provides a crucial service to the commercial teams, supporting them to generate revenue across all Future brands. Our Ideation team provides innovative sales packages and pitching options, and our Production team translates those ideas and produces content that delivers above expectations.
As Commercial Editor you will be responsible for producing market-leading client solutions and commercial editorial content for Future Games, Entertainment and Tech brands. You will respond to client briefs, create compelling pitch documents and deliver content in conjunction with freelance suppliers. You'll work closely with the vertical leader to create sponsored content best practices, assist with the creation and implementation of strategic plans for the department's vision and growth and be responsible for the creative elements in client presentations and events.
Requirements
Solid copywriting experience (in-house or agency), including significant experience writing for the web, and strong editing skills
Strong concepting and strategic skills, with the ability to build compelling, contributor-focused copy that achieves results and maintains the brand voice
Deep understanding of brand, with the ability to adapt writing style to fit within established guidlines
Previous experience with content creation for social platforms (e.g Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Have some knowledge of SEO is a plus
Benefits
As well as our standard benefits, we have a number of awesome perks available to our staff including:
Unlimited Vacation - You read that right! We trust you to manage your workload and time
A share in our success- every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year
Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues
Healthcare
401k match
Free food (monthly munchies, bagel Fridays, fresh fruit & snacks and coffee and tea on tap)
Central office locations with cool open plan working spaces. We operate a flexible working plan and are COVID secure
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future
We have a voice and we're going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We're an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.
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And we don't plan on stopping any time soon.
We've got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we're looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.
The Creative Solutions department provides a crucial service to the commercial teams, supporting them to generate revenue across all Future brands. Our Ideation team provides innovative sales packages and pitching options, and our Production team translates those ideas and produces content that delivers above expectations.
As Commercial Editor you will be responsible for producing market-leading client solutions and commercial editorial content for Future Games, Entertainment and Tech brands. You will respond to client briefs, create compelling pitch documents and deliver content in conjunction with freelance suppliers. You'll work closely with the vertical leader to create sponsored content best practices, assist with the creation and implementation of strategic plans for the department's vision and growth and be responsible for the creative elements in client presentations and events.
Requirements
Solid copywriting experience (in-house or agency), including significant experience writing for the web, and strong editing skills
Strong concepting and strategic skills, with the ability to build compelling, contributor-focused copy that achieves results and maintains the brand voice
Deep understanding of brand, with the ability to adapt writing style to fit within established guidlines
Previous experience with content creation for social platforms (e.g Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Have some knowledge of SEO is a plus
Benefits
As well as our standard benefits, we have a number of awesome perks available to our staff including:
Unlimited Vacation - You read that right! We trust you to manage your workload and time
A share in our success- every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year
Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues
Healthcare
401k match
Free food (monthly munchies, bagel Fridays, fresh fruit & snacks and coffee and tea on tap)
Central office locations with cool open plan working spaces. We operate a flexible working plan and are COVID secure
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future
We have a voice and we're going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We're an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.
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Updated March 14, 2024