Description
Time commitment: minimum 25 hours per week
Do you want your editing to make an impact on a huge audience?
Do you want to contribute to blog content that’s meant to educate and inspire?
Would you like to be part of a team of top-notch writers and editors?
Join FluentU’s blog team as an editor!
ABOUT US
FluentU is an online education company that helps people learn languages with real-world videos, including movie trailers, music videos, news and inspiring talks. We have a popular website, iOS app and Android app. Founded in 2011, we’re a profitable, stable company with long-term focus, and we’re proudly self-funded.
We get millions of visitors per month on our website and have hundreds of thousands of people on our email list. Our goal is to create genuinely helpful content on an massive variety of language learning topics—everything from vocabulary and grammar lessons to fun movies and pop music from around the world.
This is a great opportunity to learn how to become an editor if it’s a new role you’re trying to break into—we’ll teach you the ins and outs of our very successful content strategy.
We’re a 100% distributed/remote team. Here’s a little bit more about how we work:
- Your workday is flexible—you decide where and when you work (as long as you get everything done on time!)
- Most of our communication is text-based
- We believe in continuous improvement and are constantly looking for better ways to get things done: Opinions and input are always welcome and encouraged
- We offer constructive feedback and opportunities for growth to every team member
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a FluentU blog editor, your main responsibilities will be:
1. editing our published content to meet all our current guidelines and employ best practices.
We have published a massive amount of content over the years, and our strategies are constantly evolving.
FluentU editors are primarily focused on making sure every single blog post is the best it can possibly be by our current standards.
You will provided clear instructions about what needs to be updated in each post.
2. copyediting and proofreading new blog content so it meets all our style and content standards
The FluentU style/content standards and “best practices” guide will be your go-to documentation—they cover everything from how to use Oxford commas, how to format a post well, to how to teach languages effectively via blog content.
QUALIFICATIONS
You might be a great fit for our blog editor role if you:
Are looking to land your first editor role or grow your editing skills. This is our entry level editor role, so we'll provide clear instructions for everything you work on, and we'll provide training on how to become a great blog editor. If you do well, there is growth potential.
Have a growth mindset. You don’t need to know everything before you start. But you should be unafraid to jump in feet first and figure things out on the fly. You’re excited to learn new things and try your hand at new responsibilities.
Have some professional experience with at least one of the following—or you demonstrate a very strong desire to learn: Editing, writing, SEO, research, or digital marketing.
(Preferred) Have experience with blog editing. Experience with academic editing, technical content editing, fiction editing, news editing, doesn’t necessarily translate to blog editing. Same goes for editing your own writing work. Please let us know why you have the right experience/skills—or are capable of learning the right skills—to become a blog editor.
Can balance quality with productivity. It’s really hard to get a typo, grammar error or inaccurate statement past you. But you don’t waste time or get paralyzed by editorial decisions. You’ll have a lot of content to review, so you’ll need to make quick decisions and work efficiently.
Are tech-savvy: Experience with WordPress and Asana is preferred. Neither is required. It’s more important that you’re generally tech-savvy and have a growth mindset so you can quickly learn any digital tool that is handed to you.
(Preferred) Are enthusiastic about language learning: You don’t have to be fluent in a foreign language, but we'd be very happy if (a) you have some personal interest in working with a language learning company and/or (b) you’ve consumed enough language blogs, textbooks or courses to know what makes a language lesson effective and enjoyable to read.