Strategic Content Editor (Contract-to-Hire)

New York City, NY (Remote)

$3K/mo – $5K/moSenior Level5+ years expContract

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Review and tighten SEO content strategy early while guiding editors to align copy with persona, funnel stage, and search intent.

  • Review strategy before content exists by reading briefs, keyword strategies, and funnel plans and pressure-test them.
  • Edit for strategic alignment to ensure copy matches persona and funnel stage and satisfies target search intent.
  • Create editing standards when gaps exist, securing leadership and team buy-in and fixing processes with the team.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Review strategy before content exists by reading briefs, keyword strategies, and funnel plans and pressure-test them. - Edit for strategic alignment, ensuring copy matches persona and funnel stage and satisfies target search intent. - Create editing standards when gaps exist, securing leadership and team buy-in and fixing processes with the team. - Spot ranking opportunities by reading SERPs and flagging structural changes or unclaimed keyword clusters. - Run quality control as the last review before content ships, formalizing QA processes to reduce reliance on any single person. - Provide direct, specific, actionable feedback to writers that improves performance and sharpens skills Requirements - 5+ years editing strategic marketing content (SEO content, landing pages, email, PPC assets) in an agency or similar fast-moving environment - ability to read an SEO strategy document and identify weak points - ability to work independently by default Nice to Have - experience mentoring writers - building editorial processes - leadership experience or potential to grow into a leadership role Benefits - benefits package - PTO - professional development budget - Fully remote work
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REGEX SEO

Regex SEO is a Houston-based Internet Marketing company, which was formed by a group of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the digital marketing arena. We wanted to offer a no-nonsense, transparent approach to Internet Marketing, SEO services, and online marketing campaigns. Our experience ranges from SEO consulting, SEO engineering, web design, PPC (Pay per click / Google AdWords), Internet Marketing project management and Search Engine Optimization to database and software development.

Founded in 2016
Houston, Texas, USA
25 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.2%
Direct
48.2%
Referral
12.8%
Social
5.4%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~25

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (40% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1