AP Style Editor

THIS IS A FULL-TIME, OFFICE POSITION BASED IN ORTIGAS CENTER, MANILA

ABOUT US
Headquartered in Chicago, we are a leading provider of content and influencer marketing solutions. Through our revolutionary technology platform and more than 20,000 continuously-vetted, professional content creators and influencers, we help companies throughout the United States tap into the power of content and influencer marketing to drive revenue.

ABOUT OUR CULTURE
We are on a mission to change the world of digital marketing. Our company is looking for proactive, achievement driven professionals, who can think outside of the box and want to be part of one of the fastest growing companies in Chicago. We are innovators in both the solutions we provide and the corporate culture we instill in all our employees and stakeholders. The pace is fast, fun and intellectually challenging. As a cutting-edge company, we encourage team members to push the limits of innovation and improve themselves. We combine the innovation and creativity of a start-up environment, with the stability and benefits of an established organization.

ABOUT THE POSITION
As an Editor, you will be supporting the customer success team, through accurate and timely editing of customer content, exclusively using AP style.

The ideal candidates possess the following key characteristics:
1. Honesty, integrity and ethics
2. Outgoing, positive, proactive and always taking the initiative
3. Always learning
4. Internal drive to achieve personally and professionally
5. Superior American English written and oral communication skills

If you have these characteristics and enjoy working in a friendly, fast-paced, creative environment and want to be proud of the solutions that you provide to businesses, then the Editor role may be the ideal career fit for you.

LEVEL
Intermediate Professional – at least 3.0 years of relevant experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for transforming writer-submitted content into polished, magazine quality content for our customers.

Your objective is to ensure that the highest quality content is submitted to our clients. You will ensure that customers’ assignment instructions and requirements are met, prior to submission. This includes optimizing the voice of the writing to reflect the customers’ content style guides.

The primary measures of success for Editorial team members are content quality, customer satisfaction and editorial Upgrade to see actual info is also expected that you provide feedback and recommendations for operational and process improvement to the customer success team. Over time, it is expected that you become an editorial subject matter expert for one or more industries.

A great editor could be described as having superior command of the US English language, a mastery of AP Style editing, a drive to expand their knowledge and skill set, all while consistently performing at a high level of achievement.

Upon completion of your initial training on our cloud-based, technology platform, you will:
• Edit blogs, whitepapers, case studies and other types of content
• Review content from over 100 different industries and segments, developing a subject matter expertise in one or more
• Provide writers with feedback and suggestions for improvement
• Provide input on writer quality
• Recommend platform and process improvements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor degree in journalism or related field and at least 3.0 years of AP style editing experience
• Complete command of US English, including word choice, colloquialisms, and style
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• MS Office experience, including MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience working with HTML editors, meta descriptions, keywords and titles
• Experience with a CRM (Hubspot or similar) is preferred

CULTURAL ATTRIBUTES
• Communicator: You possess superior US English communication skills and genuinely enjoy working with customers.
• Team-Oriented: You are capable of embracing the ideas of others (even if they conflict with your own) for the sake of the company and client.
• Driven: You are a driven team player, collaborator, and relationship builder whose infectious can-do attitude inspires others and encourages great performance in a fast-moving environment.
• Entrepreneurial: You thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and you're excited by the chance to play a large role.
• Continual Improvement: We are growing our team and building our company. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic seekers of new ideas for improvement and will be excited to stay current in the practices of other top employers. We want you to bring your thoughts, constantly hatch new thoughts and share recommendations often. We have a high bar and will always look to raise it.
• Passionate: You must be passionate about online collaboration and ensuring our clients are successful; we love seeing drive and ambition.
• Self-motivated: You can work with a minimum of supervision and be capable of strategically prioritizing multiple tasks in a proactive manner.

HOURS
40 hours per week. Personnel will have the choice to work either of these two schedules:
• US schedule: 9AM Central Standard Time (-06:00 GMT) to 6PM, with 1 hour for lunch.
• Manila schedule: 6AM Philippine Standard Time (+8:00GMT) to 3PM, with 1 hour for lunch.

JOB LOCATION
Ortigas Center, Manila, Philippines