Content Editor

Siege Media • Atlanta, GA

34d • $60,000 - $70,000 • Remote

About The Position

Siege Media is hiring a full-time Content Editor to support content delivery for its clients at a growing, remote-first GEO agency. The editor serves as the final quality and strategy reviewer for assigned client copy, ensuring it meets client goals, brand standards, reader needs, and SEO/GEO best practices. The role also covers Digital PR assets, editorial coaching, content quality initiatives, project management, and collaboration with writers, managers, and designers. The position’s stated expectations reflect Siege’s current Content Editor structure, including editing and proofreading, content optimization, project management, and content strategy responsibilities.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in content editing, digital publishing, journalism, content marketing, and public relations.
• 3–5 years of experience in an agency environment.
• 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 among client projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a fully remote environment.
• Experience working in Google Workspace and project management systems.
• Ability to provide thoughtful, actionable editorial feedback to writers and teammates.

Nice To Haves

• 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 and translating statistics into a story.
• Familiarity with content performance metrics and strategic editorial recommendations.
• Experience collaborating with design teams and guiding UX and content presentation best practices.
• Background editing content in health, legal, finance, SaaS, technology, or consumer industries.

Responsibilities

• Provide final strategic and quality approval for assigned client copy.
• Review content for alignment with client strategy, brand voice, tone, overarching goals, and reader needs; assess structure, flow, and effectiveness.
• Check 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, ensuring accuracy and proper sourcing.
• Give writers clear, actionable, constructive feedback and strategic coaching, flagging issues rather than making direct edits.
• Collaborate with managers, designers, and writers on strategic gaps, structural improvements, and content quality.
• Manage and improve the AI editing tool Grammarly to support client style guides, grammar, spelling, mechanics, client nuances, and recurring feedback.
• Support Siege Learning & Development initiatives related to content production and quality, especially AI enhancements.
• Meet project deadlines while maintaining 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 aligned 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 deadlines and projects while meeting utilization and quality expectations.
• Take a reliable, solutions-oriented approach to helping clients grow their organic presence and brand visibility.

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