Remote Job
Associate Editor, Wonder Brands
Likemind- 5000 - 6000 USD per Month
- Full Time
- Posted : one year ago
Optimism is a digital publisher working to build a brighter web. We conceive, launch, and operate high-quality digital brands that spark curiosity, spread positivity, and improve the lives of our readers. With an email-first approach, our hope is to transform the inbox into a healthy alternative to social media feeds, a place where you can curate the news, information, and entertainment you truly want.
- Brand ownership. Overseeing all content that is produced and distributed on your brands and the user experience that subscribers are having on web and in email
- Content production. Building and maintaining monthly editorial calendars, working with freelancers, and managing processes to produce and distribute content, the majority of which will be web articles and email digests
- Editorial quality. Ensuring your brands deliver high-quality, aligned content across all platforms, including web and email. Executing style guidelines, brand voice, and quality standards that are consistent and distinctive
- Business performance. Understanding the role content plays in keeping the brand engaging and profitable. Leveraging data and insights to make informed decisions that lead to stronger key metrics, including click-through rate and time on site
- 3+ years experience as a writer or editor within a digital publishing company
- Proven aptitude as a detailed-driven editor with high standards for prose and accuracy
- Superior writing, copy-editing, and line-editing skills
- Basic fact-checking skills, including an understanding of what qualifies as a good, reliable source
- Ability to collaborate with and manage a diverse team of contributors
- Ability to remain organized and efficient when there are many moving parts and priorities
- Ability to use and interpret data to inform editorial decisions, which results in producing high-engaging content
- Ability to think through the lens of our audience and produce content that resonates with them
- Understanding of AP style
- Passion for quotes, books, and curiosity-inducing content
- Proactive and collaborative low-ego work style; you love working with people and people love working with you
Skills
- Copy writting skills
- editing
- superior writing
- collaborative
- line editing skills
