Content Writer
About the Role
Are you a highly passionate individual with a passion for reading and writing? Do you have experience writing about personal finance topics and want to help people make better decisions with their money? If so, we invite you to join our innovative Team as a Content Writer.
As a Content Writer, you will assume a pivotal position within our organization, where your expertise and contributions will significantly impact our business.
Experience in the Personal Finance industry is strongly preferred.
Your Day-to-Day
- Write quality articles, reviews, and round-ups – each one accurate, optimized, on-brand and submitted on time – at a pace of 5 articles (average 2,000 words each) weekly
- Receive real, constructive feedback to learn our standards and revise your work accordingly.
- Brainstorm visual and copy ideas with our editorial team and digital marketing partners. Make recommendations on how to implement them.
- Source images, charts, graphs and infographics to supplement content pieces.
- Load content onto our website and QA all assets.
- Refine and update existing content pieces to reflect accurate product information, including pricing, promotions, retail partnerships, etc.
- Demonstrate a meticulous approach to your work – display a highly organized and focused process and a thorough ability to execute.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Creative Writing, Journalism, Communications or related field preferred.
- 1-3+ years of proven dexterity with written language. You can translate ideas and complex research into an attractive, accurate copy that engages and informs your audience. You may demonstrate this with a portfolio of varied writing samples directed at different audiences.
- Experience and/or passion for SEO and content marketing. If you don’t have this experience, you are eager and passionate about learning and applying these strategies to your content in a consistent and natural way.
- Knowledge of personal finance topics. You understand things like loans, credit cards, lines of credit, mortgages, investments and savings accounts.
- Problem solving and agility. You thrive in an environment where there is no playbook for success. You can adapt to different tasks and shift priorities as needed. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are energized by helping to build a brand new team.
- An inherent drive to be excellent. You are not satisfied with average. You are enthusiastic and committed to do whatever it takes to get the job done at a world-class level.
- Comfort in working with an editor and receiving feedback on your writing, adapting to new styles, practices and platforms.
- Ability to write consistently high-quality content at a high output. (~10,000 words per week minimum)
While we’re looking for some specific experiences and skills, nothing is more important than a strong can-do attitude, resilience in the face of change and uncertainty, and a passion for learning and creating.
About Us
Launched Fall 2017, Home Solutions targets the rapidly digitizing home services vertical and matches homeowners with the right service provider to meet their needs. Through our websites, Home Solutions has a proprietary audience of 47M+ homeowners and prime real estate in search engines. We have created a whole class and layer of guides, reviews, and ratings that are “best on the Internet” and editorially independent.
Three Ships is a growth equity firm that launches and invests in digital companies, builds great leadership teams, and helps them rapidly scale. Our portfolio currently includes several businesses - Home Solutions, Pillar 4, Stacksphere , and 3S UK - and over 50+ websites that help consumers navigate the overwhelming choices through online marketplaces and the most informative content online. Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Charlotte and London, we are always looking to find the right people to help us continue to grow this business and place a high value on teammates with a growth mindset and a “get after it” mentality.
Why You Should Join Us
- Results: At Three Ships we have eleven consecutive years of profitability and a track record of successful growth in the digital marketing space.
- Stability: We are privately owned, have a holding period of “forever,” have no debt, and have significant cash to invest – we’re “rock-solid” financially.
- Exposure: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed 100s of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands.
- Market Landscape: The digital home services marketing landscape is transforming. There’s no better time than now to be building a business in this space.
- Career Growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
- Learning: We are a small and mighty team but also have the advantage of tapping into the Three Ships ecosystem and working with subject matter experts in paid media, creative, branding, content strategy, SEO, and more. The opportunity to grow new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
- Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence, but also a real interest in each other and making work fun.
The Package
As a full-time employee of Three Ships, you’ll have access to competitive benefits, including flexible time off, health/dental/vision, 401(k) match, an annual Relax & Recharge Bonus, an annual Learning & Development stipend to enroll in classes of your choosing, and a monthly phone bill reimbursement. If you join us in person in our Raleigh or Charlotte locations, we have an office stocked with snacks, coffee, and just about every other beverage you can imagine.
How We Hire
All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.