Content Editor

About the Role

As a Content Editor at Clearlink, you will edit and publish reader-first content that supports our editorial strategy and drives our brand and business goals. You'll work alongside editors, writers, and cross-functional partners to maintain quality standards and consistency across everything we publish. We need someone who edits for clarity and proper usage, notices the little details, juggles multiple projects at once, gives clear written and verbal feedback, and always meets deadlines. You should also love working collaboratively with writers and other team members to create the best content possible.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit content to maintain quality standards, accuracy, and consistency across the site
• Execute the editorial strategy as defined by editorial leadership, including standards in methodology, research, and publishing
• Upload and publish content using our content management system (WordPress)
• Support content planning by contributing original ideas and helping refine pitches to align with the editorial mission and business goals
• Apply SEO best practices to help content perform well across organic channels (search, social, email, referral)
• Support content reporting by maintaining accurate content inventories and drawing insights from performance data to inform the content plan
• Collaborate with editors, writers, SEO specialists, designers, and project managers to move projects to the finish line
• Give and receive candid, constructive feedback with teammates and leadership
• Champion reader-first editing and writing best practices
• Manage multiple projects at once and consistently meet deadlines
• Use subject-matter expertise and news judgment to level up our content, and learn from competitors' content

Requirements

• 5-6 years of writing and/or editing experience
• A foundation in journalism, digital media, or digital marketing, with a portfolio of consumer-focused content
• Ability to edit quickly and efficiently while maintaining high content quality
• Familiarity with AP style and a strong eye for clarity, grammar, and usage
• Experience giving feedback to writers through both written comments and face-to-face conversation
• Familiarity with a CMS (WordPress a plus)
• A working understanding of how SEO, social, email, and PPC interact with editorial content
• Familiarity with Google Analytics or similar reporting tools and how to report on content performance
• Solid organizational skills and the ability to self-manage your time
• A collaborative mindset and a willingness to share ideas openly with writers, designers, and other team members
• A growth mindset and openness to feedback

Qualifications

• Experience in advertising, online marketing, journalism, media, news, or publishing is a plus

Schedule

This role is remote-first, with a hybrid requirement for team members located within a 50-mile radius of our Salt Lake City, Utah office. For locals, expect in-office collaboration on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Wednesdays designated as a flex day based on team and manager needs. Remaining workdays are remote, depending on role requirements.

Benefits

• Low-cost, competitive health coverage (domestic partners included!) with employer-paid counseling services
• 401(k) matching after just two months of employment, with employer matching starting at ~3%
• Employer-paid spending account for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing expenses
• Competitive time-off balances that accrue weekly
• Paid weekly
• 2 weeks of paid parental leave during the first year and up to 9 weeks after one year of employment
• Generous paid holidays with additional flex holidays in addition to company paid holidays
• Employer paid life insurance (including coverage for dependents and spouses)
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)