Editor-US Sports
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Job Description
This is a remote position.
You will be part of the team that edits and publishes highly engaging sports content from writers across the world. We operate in an extremely competitive environment where quality and being first to market are paramount. This team is our first and last line of defense delivering on our brand promise that Sportskeeda is home to the most engaging and premium sports content.
We expect the candidate to have deep knowledge and understanding of US Sports.
Fake news sensationalism plagiarism and unreliable reports are increasing in frequency in sports and across the content industry. You will be quick on the foot and will be an expert in eliminating these landmines.
You will remain objective and yet have ideas to mentor and foster writers and drive positive change concerning quality.
This is a handson role and we need someone fast accurate and has strong judgment.
The candidate will have the following key responsibilities:
- The candidate will be expected to edit 350400 articles per month.
- Meet quality targets for accuracy and speed and continually contribute to improving team performance.
- Exercise objectivity and display strong judgment skills in approving and rejecting topics.
Requirements
- We expect the candidate to have deep knowledge and understanding of US Sports (NBA NFL NHL MLB etc).
- Impeccable grammar and punctuation and command over the language.
- Selfmotivated and focused on meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and be a quick learner.
- Respects deadlines and thrives in a highly competitive environment.
referred Education Qualification: B.Tech/BCA/BE and equivalent. Required Experience & Qualification: 2 to 3 years. Skills: Effective communication skills including a solid understanding of English grammar and professional writing ability. Good Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Google Doc, sheet (particularly Microsoft Word, Google sheet and Doc). Good understanding of SEO and content management systems. Ability to work with large data sets. An ability to effectively multi-task in a deadline driven atmosphere. Outstanding ability to think creatively, and identify and resolve problems. Self-motivated and enjoys working in a fast-paced and results-driven Strong analytical skills and ability to understand, report and act on data. Innovative, inquisitive and effective problem solver. Communication to team on project development, timelines, and results Provide SEO analysis and recommendations in coordination with elements and structure of websites and web pages Report to SEO Team Leads with successes, progress and project completion. Basic Knowledge of HTML. Ability to work on CMS to publish the content on the pages and fix the basic on page issues like Title, Description, Heading ( H1 to H6) , anchor text etc. The person should know how to do text formatting, table formatting and implementation of superscripts and subscript in Google doc as well as in Microsoft word. Front-end auditing for published pages using the guidelines. Tools Knowledge Required: Google Search Console Google Analytics Ahref Semrush SEO Quake Check My Links
Employment Type
Full Time
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