Contract Content Manager

Job Description

JOB DETAILS

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience developmental editing and line editing and at least one year working directly with writers
• Minimum of 3 years working on content strategy, editorial strategy, and large-scale content production
• Experience managing freelancers or other external content production role(s)
• Excellent spelling and grammar skills with an exceptional eye for detail
• Expert knowledge of both The Chicago Manual of Style and the Associated Press Stylebook
• Experience with SEO and LLM content optimization and visibility best practices
• Experience with social media content creation and related needs
• Exceptional understanding of what a writer needs to submit quality work
• Experience supporting the production and delivery of time-sensitive written content
• Ability to delegate tasks and manage deadlines
• Excellent time management and project management skills with the ability to effectively support concurrent projects and adapt to changing priorities and timelines
• Superior communication and collaboration skills
• Ability and willingness to learn new tools and technologies, especially but not limited to the Skyword Content Management Platform

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Editing. Support editing content end-to-end, evaluating it upon submission against client goals and quality, performing expert copy and line editing as well as proofing ahead of delivery to the client, and managing client-requested revisions.
• Copywriting. Create and edit social/ads, graphics, and miscellaneous short-form content.
• Contributor management. Communicate with contributors to resolve content revisions and be prepared to help with recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, offering assignments, content feedback and training.
• Ideation. Execute editorial strategy through assignment brief creation.
• Production support, tracking and communication. Maintain content trackers, update content templates, source photography for content, and communicate content status to clients as needed.
• Team alignment. Join internal status and collaboration meetings as needed.
• Client support. Join external meetings and update clients on content production.
• Brand knowledge. Educate yourself on the project goals and content objectives by having a good understanding of each project’s market/brand, their target audiences, and the value proposition supported by the content and how it connects to business objectives.

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