Education Copy Editor

Are you a scrappy, ambitious self-starter who's eager to create and improve existing content that converts?

Would you like to perfect the work of others and help launch the content of our latest endeavor?

If you demonstrate consistently high creativity in concept development and language, flawless grammar, and if you have an eye for detecting and correcting errors, inconsistencies, and weak language, you could be our next Full-Time Copy Editor for Scholaroo.

Scholaroo is a resource for students looking for scholarship information. We aim to make a site that is easy to use, provides accurate information upfront, and makes it simple for students to find scholarships tailored to their individual needs.

**Duties**:

- Copyedit, review, and fact-check our pieces of web content
- Proofread all content for accuracy and style, in the allotted time with the resulting text free of errors
- Efficiently communicate changes, callouts, and questions to other team members
- Take creative and quality ownership (manage full ideation to execution cycle) and provide strategic ideas
- Be able to take a mínimal amount of direction and create fully fleshed out copy
- Write in multiple brand voices, for different demographics

**Requirements (unless you can convince us otherwise)**:

- 3+ years of copy-editing experience in digital marketing or related field
- Expert level US English and strong grammar
- Experience inputting content into WordPress
- Proofreading experience and familiarity with standard style guides
- A keen eye for detail and appreciation of great design
- Bachelor's degree or higher in communications, English, or related discipline
- Be able to deliver on deadline
- Comfortable organizing multiple tasks at one time.
- Able to clearly communicate edits to coworkers, even when teams are in different locations
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Tremendous agility with a positive mindset in adapting to changes in direction and priorities typical of a highly dynamic environment

**Bouns**:

- Lover of software tools and platforms
- Knowledge of writing in HTML and working with content management systems (CMS)
- Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style
- Familiarity with AP Style