Content Editor

Siege Media • Atlanta, GA

3d • Remote

About The Position

Siege Media is hiring a full-time Content Editor to support client content across editorial quality, strategy, SEO/GEO optimization, and Digital PR. This remote-first role serves as a final quality and strategy reviewer for assigned client copy, ensuring it follows client strategy, brand voice, tone, and content goals while serving readers and meeting quality standards.

The editor reviews digital content for structure, flow, factual accuracy, readability, keyword integration, internal linking, and optimized page elements. The role also involves reviewing Digital PR campaign materials and design recommendations, coaching writers through clear and actionable feedback, collaborating with managers and designers, and maintaining Siege’s AI editing tool, Grammarly, to reflect client style guides. The editor supports content learning and development initiatives, meets deadlines and utilization goals, and helps clients grow organic presence and brand visibility.

The position is remote-first. The suggested annual salary range is $60,000–$70,000, depending on experience, editorial depth, SEO knowledge, PR experience, and agency background.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in content editing, digital publishing, journalism, content marketing, and public relations.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong command of AP style.
• Experience editing and optimizing digital content, including long-form guides, thought leadership content, comparison posts, trend reports, infographics, and SEO-driven articles.
• Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals and how content supports organic growth.
• Experience editing or reviewing PR-focused content such as press releases, media pitches, expert commentary, or data-driven campaigns.
• Ability to adapt tone, complexity, and structure to audience, publication standards, and client needs.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including prioritizing multiple deadlines and switching between client projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a fully remote environment.
• Experience with Google Workspace and project management systems.
• Ability to provide thoughtful, actionable editorial feedback to writers and teammates.
• 3–5 years of experience in an agency environment.

Nice To Haves

• A four-year degree in English, journalism, or a related field.
• Experience with SEO tools and content optimization platforms.
• Familiarity with Digital PR campaigns and media outreach best practices.
• Experience editing data journalism content, including translating statistics into a story.
• Familiarity with content performance metrics and strategic editorial recommendations.
• Experience collaborating with design teams and advising on UX and content presentation best practices.
• Background editing content in health, legal, finance, SaaS, technology, or consumer industries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the final strategy and quality reviewer for assigned client copy.
• Review copy for alignment with client strategy, brand voice, tone, and content goals, and ensure it serves the reader.
• Evaluate content structure, flow, strategic effectiveness, and quality.
• Review content for on-page SEO/GEO best practices, including keyword integration, internal linking, readability, meta titles, and meta descriptions.
• Fact-check names, statistics, claims, dates, and references, and ensure sources are appropriate.
• Give writers clear, actionable, constructive feedback and strategic coaching, flagging issues for them to address rather than making direct edits.
• Communicate with managers, designers, and writers about strategic gaps, structural improvements, and content quality.
• Manage and improve the AI editing tool Grammarly so it supports client style guides, grammar, spelling, mechanics, client nuances, and recurring feedback.
• Support Siege Learning & Development initiatives for content production and quality, especially AI enhancements.
• Meet project deadlines and utilization goals.
• Edit and review Digital PR assets, including press pitches, data studies, expert commentary, survey reports, and media-facing content.
• Ensure PR content is accurate, compelling, concise, and consistent with publication standards and journalist expectations.
• Review design direction and visual recommendations to ensure they complement and elevate written content.
• Coach writers to improve writing quality, storytelling, and content performance.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while meeting utilization and quality expectations.
• Help clients grow their organic presence and brand visibility with a reliable, solutions-oriented approach.

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision benefits for U.S. employees.
• 50% 401(k) match up to 6% of salary.
• Unlimited PTO and encouraged mental health days.
• Paid parental leave.
• Remote work equipment.
• Home office stipend.
• Team-wide health challenges and virtual events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed