(Developmental) Content Editor
About The Position
Animalz is seeking a freelance developmental editor to review B2B SaaS content. The role focuses on long-form content, including SEO/AEO/GEO, thought leadership, and occasionally other formats like LinkedIn posts or landing pages. Editors are crucial in maintaining Animalz's quality standards and helping clients achieve their business objectives. This position acts as a bridge between writers and copyeditors, with a primary focus on the substance of the content: ensuring it effectively fulfills the brief, aligns with client goals and audience, and is structurally sound. Editors will provide actionable feedback, ranging from high-level strategic guidance to inline edits. A key aspect of the role is dedicating oneself to a specific set of clients to gain deep familiarity with their business and brand, enabling feedback that considers their overall strategy.
Requirements
- Experience writing and editing diverse forms of content for B2B tech, especially long-form content (blog posts, ebooks, guides, etc.).
- Working knowledge of SEO and AEO/GEO best practices.
- Ability to deliver actionable feedback, communicating why changes should be made with a balance of candor and respect.
- Ability to quickly get up to speed on new industries, companies, and products.
- Knowledge of and interest in the B2B tech industry and content marketing trends and best practices.
- Available 5-10 hours per week.
- Expected to deliver edits within 1 business day of receiving an assignment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in-house at a B2B tech company.
- Experience developing and executing content strategies.
- Experience as a manager, mentor, or coach for writers (formal or informal).
Responsibilities
- Review B2B SaaS content written by in-house and freelance writers.
- Focus on long-form content, including SEO/AEO/GEO and thought leadership.
- Occasionally review copy for LinkedIn, landing pages, or other formats.
- Ensure delivered work meets internal quality standards and client business goals.
- Edit for substance, ensuring content effectively executes the brief, aligns with client goals and audience, and is structurally sound.
- Provide writers with actionable feedback, from big-picture guidance to inline edits.
- Become deeply familiar with a specific pool of customers to provide feedback considering their holistic strategy.
Benefits
- Freelance employment type
- Fully remote work arrangement
- $65/hour rate
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