Managing Editor (SEO)

California, MO (Remote)

$68K/yr – $75K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive editorial operations for a cannabis-focused agency by leading content production, mentoring writers, and aligning with SEO strategy.

  • Own day-to-day content operations across a diverse client portfolio with quarterly cadence.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in editorial or content management with SEO focus.
  • Standout: Experience editing AI-generated content and guiding writers through AI-assisted workflows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day content operations across a diverse portfolio of clients in regulated and non-regulated industries
  • Manage and mentor freelance writers, providing feedback that sharpens their SEO execution and editorial quality
  • Collaborate with the technical SEO team to ensure content execution aligns with the broader search strategy
  • Contribute to the development of content strategy, topic ideation, and quarterly production planning
  • Shape and improve AI-assisted content workflows, from brief creation to editorial QA
  • Participate in client-facing calls to align content strategy with broader SEO and marketing goals
  • Pitch and implement workflow tools and process improvements that keep production running smoothly
  • Managing day-to-day operations of the Content Department, including:
  • Ensuring alignment across client-facing Roadmaps, Asana, and other project management interfaces to shepherd the content lifecycle from brief to publication
  • Ensuring timely content deliverable submissions from freelancers and editing of all content to MediaJel's service standards and quarterly production cadence
  • Carrying out Quality Assurance checks for all content uploads
  • Providing writer support and feedback:
  • Acting as the day-to-day contact for freelancer questions on assignments, due dates, and best practices
  • Providing writers with regular feedback on their work to help them improve content quality and ensure their work aligns with current best practices and editorial standards
  • Working with the Director of SEO to provide writers with quarterly, updated guidance on best practices for digital, SEO-friendly content writing
  • Upholding compliance standards for regulated and non-regulated clients of MediaJel
  • Checking that client guidelines and compliance for regulated industries are adhered to
  • Ensuring that location pages, metadata, blogs, landing pages, and any other content created align with a client’s voice, tone, and strategic goals
  • Collaborating with technical SEO teams to ensure content execution aligns with broader search strategy, including keyword deployment, content hierarchy, and optimization recommendations
  • AI-Assisted Content Production & Workflows:

Requirements

  • Have 3-5 years of editorial or content management experience, with at least 2 in an SEO-focused role
  • Have experience managing freelance writers or contract contributors
  • Have experience working in an agency environment, managing multiple clients, and competing priorities simultaneously
  • Are trained in the art and science of grammar
  • Have a firm grasp of SEO best practices for content and can coach writers in the execution of MediaJel’s standards
  • Understand geolocated and local SEO tactics for content
  • Are familiar with how AI is transforming the search landscape, from AI Overviews to evolving discovery patterns, and understand how the new landscape translates into content strategy
  • Have experience editing AI-generated content and working within AI-assisted production workflows
  • Thrive on organization, forward planning, and managing production workflows that operate on a quarterly cadence
  • Have direct or transferable experience navigating content requirements for regulated industries
  • Are well-versed in B2C and B2B content for audiences at various points of their conversion journey
  • Have used SEMRush, Ahrefs, or another SaaS SEO tool, plus GSC and GA4, to improve content strategy and performance
  • Are familiar with navigating various CMS platforms for content uploads and QA
  • Are well-versed in project management software (Asana, in particular)

Preferred

  • Experience with cannabis, hemp, or dispensary content
  • Experience editing science-focused content for laypersons and assessing peer-reviewed sources for relevance and rigor
  • Familiarity with ecommerce content, including product descriptions and collection pages
  • Exposure to B2B2C business models
  • Background in ad tech, martech, or SaaS content

Benefits

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    MediaJel

    4.4 Glassdoor

    Digital Marketing platform for regulated brands – it’s our thing. We’re the #1 AdTech built for Programmatic Advertising, SEO, SEM, Web Services. Our compliant data management and SaaS solutions help brands engage ideal target consumers and curate valued, brand-safe relationships at every stage of the digital buyer’s journey.

    Founded in 2018
    Walnut Creek, California, USA
    40 employees (8 in marketing)
    86% recommend to a friend
    100% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    2.7K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    32.7%
    Direct
    50.9%
    Referral
    7.6%
    Social
    7.4%
    Paid
    1.1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~40

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    7 (18% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $2.6M
    Last Raise
    $2.5M
    Seed, 7 years ago

    Funding History

    • Jun 2019
      Seed • $2.5M
    • Nov 2018
      Seed • $100K