Content Editor VA
Reviews, restructures and polishes written content so every piece is accurate, clear and consistent with your style guide before it goes live. A senior editor raises the standard of everything your writers produce.
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- No lock-in contracts
- Replacement guarantee
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Description
A Content Editor VA reviews and improves articles, web pages, guides, emails and other written content before publication. They can restructure drafts, improve clarity and tone, fact-check claims, maintain style standards and coordinate the editorial workflow from brief through to publishing. Outsource Teams provides top 1% vetted talent with professional editing experience, no lock-in contracts and a replacement guarantee, helping businesses maintain a consistent standard across everything their writers produce.
Responsibilities
- Edit articles, web pages, guides and emails for structure, clarity, accuracy and tone.
- Maintain and enforce the style guide, terminology list and formatting standards.
- Fact-check claims, statistics and sources and request corrections from writers.
- Give constructive, specific feedback to writers and coach them to improve.
- Manage the editorial workflow from brief to publication in tools such as Notion, Trello or a CMS.
- Optimise headlines, subheadings and metadata for search and readability.
- Prepare content for publication in WordPress or HubSpot with correct formatting and links.
- Review and update existing content for accuracy and relevance.
- Coordinate with designers on images, charts and layout.
Software & Tools
Requirements
- Five or more years editing content for publishers, agencies or marketing teams.
- Excellent command of English grammar, style and structure, with experience applying house style guides.
- Familiarity with SEO principles and CMS platforms such as WordPress.
- Confident using Google Docs, Microsoft Word track changes and editing tools such as Grammarly or PerfectIt.
- Strong fact-checking discipline and attention to detail.
- Tactful and clear written communication for feedback to writers.
- Reliable high-speed internet, backup power and working hours that overlap the client's team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of content can they edit?
They can edit articles, website copy, guides, emails and other marketing or editorial content for structure, clarity, accuracy and tone.
Can they fact-check content?
Yes. They can review claims, statistics and sources and request corrections where information is unsupported or inaccurate.
Can they manage a style guide?
Yes. They can maintain and enforce terminology, formatting and tone standards so content remains consistent across different writers and channels.
Can they help with SEO?
Yes. They can improve headlines, subheadings and metadata for search visibility and readability while keeping the content natural.
Can they prepare content for publishing?
Yes. They can format content in systems such as WordPress or HubSpot, check links and coordinate supporting images or other visual assets.
What tools can they use?
They can work with Google Docs, Grammarly, WordPress, Surfer SEO, Notion and Trello.
How much does it cost?
Rates start at $7 USD per hour for entry level, $9 USD per hour for intermediate and $12 USD per hour for senior talent. Full-time and part-time options are available.
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