Jr. Staff Writer for Whistle Out

Clearlink Technologies • Draper, UT

295d • Remote

About The Position

We're seeking a creative, motivated, and talented Junior Staff Writer to join our team of mobile experts and enthusiasts. We're excited to work with someone who loves brainstorming, is eager to keep tabs on the twist and turns of the mobile industry, and can help us find new ways to help users through well-researched, user-friendly, and SEO-driven content. As a Junior Staff Writer on WhistleOut, your primary responsibility will be updating existing content across the site with the most accurate and relevant industry information. For example, you'll be expected to tend to our network of cell phone carrier deals with the latest promos each week, and maintain our editorial pages with up-to-the-minute pricing and plan details as they change. Additionally, you will handle small page rewrites, using SEO and web copy best practices to optimize the page content for the given user. You should be skilled at simplifying complex ideas and translating tech jargon into common language, making it accessible to our readers. You'll collaborate daily with other experts on our team, including specialists in SEO, UX, marketing, copy editors, and, of course, your fellow Editorial teammates, to create and maintain content that competes with the best in class.

Requirements

• Expertise or a demonstrable interest in consumer tech (preferably mobile)
• Solid research and organizational skills
• Strong proficiency in time management
• Exceptional spelling and grammar skills
• Agility and flexibility to work on multiple project types simultaneously
• A basic understanding of HTML
• An insatiable drive to learn and grow
• Strong communication skills, including an ability to take and provide direct feedback
• A strong capacity to perform and collaborate well in a remote setting
• A drive to proactively approach problem-solving
• Solid experience with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, or similar productivity software

Nice To Haves

• Experience in digital content writing, journalism, content marketing, or related field
• Experience working and publishing in a CMS platform (Wordpress or similar)
• A grasp on SEO principles and web writing best practices is a plus
• Familiarity with project management software (such as Airtable, Asana, Basecamp)
• An understanding of what language, structure, and value propositions will resonate with our readers

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update existing content to ensure currency, accuracy, and quality.
• Make targeted, optimized updates to a variety of high-trafficked, high-priority pages.
• Research, write, and publish on products and services across the mobile and internet industries, including phone plans and carriers, apps, operating systems, and more.
• Work within our proprietary CMS, utilizing our search results tool to generate code and widgets that keep our pages up to date.
• Collaborate with SEO specialists, marketing managers, UX experts, commercial partner liaisons, and digital PR specialists to optimize your content for users, SEO, and conversions.
• Keep close tabs on developments in the mobile industry and turn your expertise into creative ideas to help users make better buying decisions.
• Write both long- and short-form content across multiple channels (organic search, PPC, email, social, etc.).
• Analyze your content's performance using data tools like Google Analytics and make data-influenced updates to hit traffic and revenue goals.

Benefits

• Low-cost, competitive health coverage (domestic partners included!) with employer-paid counseling services.
• 401(k) matching after just two months of employment, with employer matching starting at ~3%.
• Access an employer-paid spending account for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing expenses.
• Competitive time-off balances that accrue weekly, just like your paycheck.
• 2 weeks of paid parental leave during the first year and up to 6 weeks after one year of employment.
• Additional flex holidays in addition to our company paid holidays.
• Remote work options.
• Onsite restaurants, a 7,000 sqft gym, pickleball & basketball courts, spin class/pilates room, bikes, massages, and more.
• Employer paid life insurance (including coverage for dependents and spouses).
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for fostering connections and celebrating diversity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level