Content Engineer and Operations Lead
Location: Remote 4 hour overlap with GMT/BST required)
Hours: Part-time or Full-time (minimum 30 hours/week)
Start Date: ASAP (ideally within 2 4 weeks)
Compensation: $1000-$1500/month (depending on experience and commitment)
Reporting To: Founder coordinating with Editor and VA
About the Role
We re looking for a hyper-organized deadline-driven Content Engineer and Operations Lead to help us scale content production across our growing brand ecosystem. From newsletters and podcasts to short-form video and livestreams you ll play a key role in ensuring content is created repurposed and distributed consistently creatively and on time.
If you re a hands-on content operator with an eye for detail and a love for internet business culture this role is for you.
Core Responsibilities
Daily Tasks
- Draft and prep the daily newsletter for distribution 5x/week).
- Collaborate with the Founder and content team to manage the editorial pipeline.
- Identify clip and prep key podcast livestream or video content for short-form distribution across platforms.
- Schedule and publish short-form content (YouTube Shorts Twitter/X TikTok).
- Maintain and optimize our content calendar in Notion.
Weekly & Ongoing Tasks
- Coordinate longform content creation (e.g. podcasts interviews livestreams).
- Develop and refine short-form video branding.
- Build and iterate on a test plan for content performance.
- Help operationalize content workflows using tools like n8n.
Success in the First 3 Months
- Daily newsletter consistently delivered on time.
- Short-form video output scaled to 5x/day across platforms.
- Clear and repeatable systems built for repurposing longform content.
- Short-form content branding defined and consistently applied.
- Clear testing frameworks implemented and iterated upon.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- Experience in editorial or project management for content-rich brands.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to repurpose longform content into high-performing short-form clips.
- Comfortable working across multiple formats and channels.
- Able to surface and communicate examples of strong content or internet business ideas (taste test will be included).
- Willingness and ability to use n8n (workflow automation); training available if needed.
Tools You ll Be Using
- Beehiiv Notion Loom Slack
- Descript CapCut Google Drive
- Typefully Twitter/X YouTube TikTok
- n8n (or willingness to learn)
Ideal Candidate Traits
- Deep familiarity with content podcast and newsletter ecosystems.
- Highly self-motivated and proactive.
- Enjoys fast-paced environments with evolving priorities.
- Comfortable following up and keeping projects moving.
- Brings a sense of taste and curiosity about the indie business landscape.
Working Hours & Culture
- Flexible working schedule with at least 4-hour overlap with GMT/BST.
- Minimum of 30 hours/week required.
- Informal but generous PTO policy: minimum 30 days annually including all Christian/national holidays.
- Results > hours: performance and output are what matter most.
Interview Process
- Application brief task (includes a taste test : surface 3 business ideas and write short tweet threads for each).
- 30-minute interview.
- 1-week paid trial project:
- Execute newsletter prep content repurposing brief
- Evaluate ability to clip and distribute content and navigate workflows