TITLE: Remote Content Editor jobs – Full‑Time Senior Editorial Specialist for Video & Audio Editing (Remote – Chicago, Illinois) – $70‑$90k Salary, WordPress, Adobe Premiere, Audacity, Notion & Asana Experience Required --- #### About the team We’re a lean, people‑first media collective that grew from a handful of freelancers into a 40‑person content studio over the last 18 months. Our editorial hub lives entirely in the cloud, and most of us log in from home, coffee shops, or wherever the Wi‑Fi is strong. Right now, the team that you’d be joining is a mix of 12 full‑time content editors, three senior editors, and a rotating group of freelancers who specialize in long‑form blogs, short‑form video scripts, and podcast show notes. We’re based out of Chicago, Illinois – our original office is still there, but every position we post is remote. You’ll be part of the “remote content with a local heart” cohort that reports to the Editorial Lead in Chicago, Illinois and collaborates day‑to‑day with the senior copy team in Chicago, Illinois. Why are we hiring

now

? In Q3 we launched a new video series that pushed our weekly view count from 150k to 260k, and the SEO‑driven blog calendar exploded from 30 to 55 pieces per month. That growth created a bottleneck: we’re publishing 12 articles, 5 video scripts, and 3 podcast episodes every week, and our current editors are hitting the 48‑hour SLA on average. To sustain the pace and keep the quality needle high, we need a seasoned remote content editor who can juggle text, audio, and visual assets without losing sight of the brand voice. #### What you’ll own -

End‑to‑end editorial flow

– From the initial brief in Notion to the final upload on WordPress, you’ll shepherd each piece through research, drafting, copy‑editing, and formatting. You’ll keep the “content calendar” in Asana updated and make sure that no deadline slips past the 48‑hour post‑draft window. -

Video & audio polishing

– Using Adobe Premiere and Audacity, you’ll trim raw footage, sync subtitles, and enhance audio levels for our weekly “How‑We‑Built‑It” videos and weekly podcast. You won’t be expected to shoot, but you’ll be the final gatekeeper for quality. -

Style & brand stewardship

– Our brand guide lives in a shared Google Doc, but it’s you who will translate the tone‑of‑voice into actionable feedback for writers, designers, and voice‑over artists. You’ll also run a quick “headline audit” each Monday to ensure SEO best practices (we lean on Ahrefs and SEMrush for keyword insight). -

Metrics and reporting

– Every month you’ll pull data from Google Analytics, Ahrefs, and our internal Airtable dashboard to show how edited pieces performed against the targets: a 15 % lift in organic sessions, a 20 % boost in video watch‑time, and a 10 % reduction in bounce rate for long‑form articles. You’ll turn that data into a short, punchy slide deck for the leadership team. -

Mentor the junior crew

– We have three junior editors who handle first‑pass copy edits. You’ll hold a weekly 30‑minute “office hours” Zoom session (yes, we still love face‑to‑face video) to answer questions, run style‑sheet drills, and share shortcuts you’ve learned in Grammarly, Hemingway, and even Zapier automations. #### A day in the life (remote, but real) 1.

Morning stand‑up (10 am PT)

– We all jump on a Slack huddle, share what’s in the queue, and flag any pieces that need immediate attention (e.g., a breaking‑news blog that must go live within 2 hours). 2.

Brief review

– Open the Notion brief for the day’s top three items, check the attached research files in Google Drive, and add any missing citations. 3.

First edit pass

– Load the Google Doc into Grammarly and run a quick style check. Then, pull the article into WordPress Draft mode, apply heading hierarchy, add internal links, and schedule the publish. 4.

Video batch

– Open the raw footage in Adobe Premiere, cut down to the 3‑minute final edit, add lower‑third graphics from Canva, and export a 1080p MP4 to our Vimeo bucket. 5.

Audio polish

– Use Audacity to remove background hiss from the podcast interview, normalize levels, and embed the final MP3 into the episode page. 6.

Metrics check

– Review the previous week’s performance in the Airtable “Content KPI” view, note any anomalies, and write a short “What worked / what didn’t” note for the monthly editorial review. 7.

Wrap‑up

– Update Asana with the completed tasks, tag the relevant designers in Figma for any visual tweaks, and send a Slack message to the Content Marketing Lead confirming everything is ready for the scheduled publish. That sounds a lot, but you’ll have a clear workflow, and we’ve built a lot of automation (Zapier moves files from Google Drive to Notion, a custom Slack bot reminds us of deadlines, and an Airtable script pulls the SEO score automatically). #### The tools you’ll love (or already know) -

WordPress

(CMS) – publishing, SEO plugins, Gutenberg blocks. - **G