Writer / Editor

USA (Remote)

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Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive editing of attorney transcripts and SEO-focused web content for Speakeasy, combining precise editing with SEO writing to produce professional, publishable articles.

  • Must-have: Strong attention to detail and ability to produce SEO-optimized copy.
  • Regular workload with ~4 transcript edits and ~4 SEO writing assignments per week.
  • Team participation through monthly meetings and occasional coaching sessions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Edit transcripts of verbal interviews with attorneys on various legal topics.
  • Make the text look presentable, personable, and informative enough for a professional website.
  • Transcripts are to be completely revised and edited for sentence structure, grammar, spelling, etc.
  • Transcript sections are to be edited to read as informative, Q&A-style articles. (i.e. To appear as though the content has not originated from a verbal interview.)
  • Transcripts are verbatim. You must be able to use experience and common sense to discern which things should be removed from the final piece. (This includes conversational sentences, “uhs & ums”, and more.)
  • Transcripts are typically 6-10 pages long (including the title page & table of contents) and take between 1-2 hours to complete.
  • SEO Writing
  • SEO writing assignments include various kinds of content for an attorney’s site such as: Homepage Content, Practice Area Pages, and Local Area Pages.
  • Content should be personable, but professional.
  • Content should be SEO-optimized. (We will provide you with relevant keywords to work into the content as needed.)

Requirements

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent listening skills (US Accent)
  • Must be able to write compelling copy
  • Excellent writing with skill in storytelling and copywriting
  • Ability to provide high-quality work on a consistent basis
  • An understanding of SEO and related practices
  • Strong command of English grammar is a must (i.e. sentence structure, punctuation, proper word use, and phrasing)
  • Ability to perform tasks within a given deadline (some assignments have a turnaround time of 3 business days)

Preferred

  • Legal Experience
  • Copywriting Course Certification
  • Search Engine Optimization Proficiency
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Speakeasy Authority Marketing

Boost your solo or small law firm's online presence with Speakeasy Authority Marketing. Specializing in SEO for lawyers, we help you attract high-value retainer clients by enhancing your digital visibility. Trust our expertise to drive your firm's marketing success in the competitive legal sector.#legalmarketing #attorneymarketing #digitalmarketing #webdesign #SEODirect Marketing for Solo Practitioners and Small Law Firms Nationwide.Specializing in SEO, website redesign for maximum conversion of potential clients into retained clients, Google, Yahoo, Bing Pay Per Click, Authoring a Book in 1 Hour, Direct Mail to potential clients, Newsletters to past clients, Facebook Advertising, and more.

Founded in 2009
New York, New York, USA
27 employees (11 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.7%
Direct
57.2%
Referral
11%
Social
8.8%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~29

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (41% of company)