Editor

Description:

Red Ventures is seeking an experienced Editor to help accelerate our coverage of college degrees, certificates, bootcamps, training programs, and other educational and career pathways. You should be capable of editing organic marketing content using SEO best practices while also staying on top of news, trends, and data in a variety of subjects and industries. This position requires an obsessive interest in facts and information, precision storytelling and editing, and experience meeting deadlines. You will be responsible for assigning content, upholding editorial standards and guidelines, high-level editing for clarity and organization, and participating in content strategy and ideation. A collaborative mindset and ability to work as part of a team is a must.

RV EDU is proudly headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is dedicated to cultivating local talent and driving economic development on the island. While many of our roles are located in Puerto Rico, some are also located at RV’s main campus south of Charlotte, NC, or are remote-based.

We believe that diverse, inclusive teams are better teams. Think of the bullets below as guidelines: If you only partially meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway!

What You'll Do
 

• Outline and edit consumer-facing content related to online education, degrees, courses, bootcamps, and other educational and career pathways
• Assign content and provide editorial feedback to writers
• Manage and monitor freelance and internal writer performance and production
• Monitor industry trends and innovations in online education
• Uphold editorial guidelines and best practices
• Approve pieces for publishing and provide high-level edits for clarity, facts, and organization when needed
• Help manage the production workflow of an editorial calendar with multiple inputs
• Help define content goals by working collaboratively with other teams, including publishing and SEO
• Learn and employ SEO best practices to ensure content is highly visible in search engines
• Balance a high-volume workload to ensure we hit our monthly publication goals
   

What We're Looking For
 

• 2+ years of experience in a digital media, journalism, or digital marketing environment
• Ability to assign and edit content on a quick turnaround
• Experience managing writers
• Familiarity with higher education is a plus, but not required
• A bachelor's degree in journalism, English, creative writing, or a related field
• A portfolio of published work or writing samples
• In-depth research skills and high attention to detail
• Strong familiarity with AP Style and journalism fundamentals
• Self-motivated with a track record of success managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
• Familiarity with SEO best practices
• Familiarity publishing on WordPress or a similar CMS