Content Marketing Writer (Contractor)

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled and dynamic content marketing writer to join our team as a contractor. The ideal candidate will be a creative and strategic thinker who thrives in developing engaging, data-driven content focused on education-related topics for a U.S.-based audience. This is an online, remote contract role. Work will be paid hourly.

Project Description

This role involves conducting thorough research on assigned topics, editing published articles, as well as outlining/writing new articles. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple content writing assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

Tasks may include:

• Researching and writing about education-related topics for a US-based audience
• Finding compelling hooks/angles for content
• Creating outlines for articles based on research and/or a content brief
• Analyzing data and generating insights to develop data-driven content
• Crafting surveys and interview questions to get data or expert input
• Creating infographics and visualizations to aid in viewer engagement
• Following education news to identify trending story ideas
• Writing SEO-optimized articles

Requirements

Must-Have Skills:

• Must be able to work at least 4 hours overlap with Pacific Standard Time
• Minimum 3-5 years developing marketing content for link building
• At least 3 years of copyediting experience
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills
• Demonstrated success researching and publishing content that drives links
• SEO-optimization content creation skills, including competitor analysis, strategic use of keywords, headers, and metadata

Preferred Skills:

• Prior work experience in a remote setting
• Familiarity with supportive tools like Ahrefs, SEMRush, Muckrack, and Canva

What We Offer

• Reliable Payments: You'll receive payments twice a month and automated invoicing for your work.
• Remote Work: This is a fully online contracted work-from-home opportunity.
• Flexibility: Work when you want, where you want, as often as you want, with no minimums/maximums.
• Support: Our supportive staff is available to answer your questions and help you get up and running.

Application Instructions

1. Complete the application and submit with your resume.
2. Applications are approved and contracts sent on Wednesdays.
3. Submit the contract within the 5-day signing window.
4. The following Wednesday, you’ll receive onboarding instructions.

You can view a step-by-step overview of the contract process here: How to Become a Freelancer with Study.com

Company Information

About Study.com

The mission of Study.com is to make education accessible. Over the last two decades, we’ve become the leading online education platform, delivering a personalized learning experience across a broad continuum of education for over 30 million students, instructors, and professionals every month. We help empower millions of learners to achieve their education and career goals. We focus on increasing access to education because we know information is the ultimate equalizer and that education is key to upward mobility.

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