Copy Editor

Posted Feb 8

About Omniscient Digital

Omniscient Digital is a premium content marketing agency helping B2B software companies grow.

Our work has been featured in HubSpot, Shopify, Intercom, CXL, and more, and our strategies are used by many of the top content marketing teams in the country.

Our team is 100% remote. Learn about the core values that drive how we work and build a company.

About this role

Omniscient Digital is expanding and we need your editorial prowess to continue providing high-quality, meticulously edited content for our diverse pool of clients.

We’re hiring a Copy Editor to edit client content (blogs, long-form articles, guides, social media, etc.) for clarity and cleanliness. This is a contract position with the opportunity, if desired, to grow into more.

If you are looking to grow with a small company, execute your stealthy editorial skills with maddening efficiency, and blaze the path into the yet-undiscovered words woods (words woods?), read on.

Your responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • Utilize our style guide to ensure editorial consistency across client work
  • Edit a variety of articles and article types for clarity, grammar, punctuation, and spelling
  • Stringently meet deadlines
  • Fact check quotes, statistics, and link sources
  • Regular communication with the managing editor on an ongoing basis
  • Available for quick turnarounds (24-48 hours, planned)

Who you are

  1. You're experienced in editing
  2. You have 2-3 years of experience editing for SEO-driven content
  3. You’re meticulous
  4. You leave no rock unturned, no modifier dangling
  5. You seek feedback
  6. Working with our clients and our editorial team, you’re eager to grow your skill set and hone your craft
  7. You believe in punctuality
  8. Deadlines are not optional for you
  9. You’re an intellectually curious critical thinker
  10. Time bends and morphs into meaninglessness as you find yourself researching topics and delving into etymologies
  11. You’re process-oriented
  12. You try to be as efficient as possible
  13. You’re adaptable
  14. Change is inevitable, and you’re ok with that
  15. You’re great at working independently
  16. You’re comfortable setting and achieving your own goals and can communicate when you need assistance
  17. Degree in English, creative writing, journalism, or marketing is preferred but not required.

Benefits of working with us

We're here to enable you to do great work and grow.

  • We’re a 100% remote company so you can work from anywhere
  • You'll improve your SEO, editorial, marketing, and project management skills
  • Ownership—there are ample opportunities to take on more responsibility
  • Team Retreats: Team trips each year to cities like LA, Boston, Austin, or Chicago to get some time together in person

Compensation

Compensation for the role will be $30-35/hour depending on experience. The number of hours you work will depend on your availability and will range between 10-20 hours per week, to start.

If you're interested, apply below.

If you have any questions during or after the application process, feel free to reach out to Sam Lund (sam [at] beomniscient [dot] com).

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job or project. But there’s no such thing as the “perfect” candidate. Omniscient Digital is a place where everyone can grow. So however you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if the idea of this role excites you.

Interview Process

Here’s what to expect:

  • You apply
  • If we’re interested in your application, we’ll send you an assessment
  • We’ll do a 1-on-1 interview with you
  • We’ll provide a test assignment
  • You’ll meet a few members of the team
  • We’ll decide if we’re a good fit and whether or not we’ll extend an offer