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content writer Calgary

Digital Shift

Full Time Calgary 50000 - 40000 CAD ANNUAL Today

Job description

We are looking for a talented writer with exceptional critical thinking and analysis skills to create content that educates, informs, and entertains.

As the Content Writer, you work closely with the content and outreach team to help brands demonstrate their expertise and authority, while creating high-quality blog posts, pages, and marketing copy that readers will truly enjoy.

Responsibilities include conducting thorough research on home services and industry-related topics, generating ideas, creating opportunities for new content, synthesizing information, preparing engaging content, as well as proofreading and editing before publication.

If you’re familiar with producing online content and have an eye for detail, we’d like to connect with you. Feel free to share samples of your work or portfolio of your published articles, along with your application.

Responsibilities

Conduct topic research and prepare pitches based on interests and trends
Prepare structured drafts with clarity, voice, specificity, believability, and just plain awesomeness
Create concise, eye-catching, and innovative headlines and copy
Write well-researched and accurate content on predetermined deadlines
Collaborate with the SEO and outreach team to meet client objectives
Review creative briefs, edit revisions, and create final drafts for input and approval
Follow client editorial style and SEO guidelines

Requirements

University degree or college diploma in journalism, English, communications, business, public relations, psychology, or marketing
2 to 3+ years of experience in a related field: writing, communications, or some relevant content capacity (agency or other professional experience)
Superior grammar skills and a high-attention to detail
Advanced writing skills using logic, rhetorical devices, and persuasive techniques
Strong multi-tasking skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Familiarity with different types of writing style guides

This position is primarily remote and it is important that you are motivated, self-driven, and can meet deadlines while being responsive and connected using project management and team tools.