About The Role
Home Solutions is seeking an Editor with excellent editorial, research, writing, and project management skills to be part of our growing team. You’ll be responsible for delivering publication-ready content that is on time, well-researched, meticulously copy edited, and optimized for SEO. You’ll be responsible for coaching and managing in-house or freelance writers, planning and tracking content production, and managing related projects.
Your Day to Day
- Edit and proofread articles for editorial excellence, search engine optimization, and conversion rate optimization.
- Refresh existing articles, ensuring all information is up to date and confirming the content satisfies reader intent.
- Deliver feedback and coach writers to ensure content meets our high standards for publication.
- Oversee content production and research initiatives to be on time and on budget.
- Guide writers on industry research within the Home vertical, elevating our existing research and testing processes.
- Collaborate with industry experts to identify ways to make our content as authoritative as possible.
- Promote E-E-A-T (Experience-Expertise- Authoritativeness-Trustworthiness) in our content.
- Ensure we have a strong understanding of what it takes to win organic search on our targeted keywords (what do readers need to know, who are our competitors, what is Google rewarding, etc.).
- Help track, measure, and report on production status and team capacity. Use these and other performance metrics (traffic, conversions, revenue, etc.) to inform our content strategy.
- Help build the culture of a growing and fun growth-stage company.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree (Journalism, Communications, English, or related field preferred).
- 2–3 years of digital editing or content production experience (experience in affiliate content or journalism preferred but not required).
- Expertise editing in AP style.
- Exceptional attention to detail: You maintain a high standard of excellence in your work while meeting deadlines.
- Ownership mentality: You stand behind your work. You take initiative and don’t need constant supervision.
- Project management and organizational skills: You can prioritize and balance multiple projects in the same time frame.
- Agility: You are comfortable in a fast-paced and often changing environment.
- Curiosity and an inherent drive to be excellent: You are not satisfied with average. You do what it takes to get the job done at a world-class level. While we’re looking for some specific experiences and skill sets, nothing is more important than a strong can-do attitude, resilience in the face of change and uncertainty, and a passion for learning and creating.
- Experience with home improvement projects (a bonus, not required).
About Us
Launched Fall 2017, Home Solutions targets the rapidly digitizing home services vertical and matches homeowners with the right service provider to meet their needs. Through our websites, Home Solutions has a proprietary audience of 47M+ homeowners and prime real estate in search engines. We have created a whole class and layer of guides, reviews, and ratings that are “best on the Internet” and editorially independent.
Three Ships is a growth equity firm that launches and invests in digital companies, builds great leadership teams, and helps them rapidly scale. Our portfolio currently includes several businesses - Home Solutions, Pillar 4, Stacksphere , and 3S UK - and over 50+ websites that help consumers navigate the overwhelming choices through online marketplaces and the most informative content online. Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Charlotte and London, we are always looking to find the right people to help us continue to grow this business and place a high value on teammates with a growth mindset and a “get after it” mentality.
Why You Should Join Us
- Results: At Three Ships we have eleven consecutive years of profitability and a track record of successful growth in the digital marketing space.
- Stability: We are privately owned, have a holding period of “forever,” have no debt, and have significant cash to invest – we’re “rock-solid” financially.
- Exposure: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed 100s of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands.
- Market Landscape: The digital home services marketing landscape is transforming. There’s no better time than now to be building a business in this space.
- Career Growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
- Learning: We are a small and mighty team but also have the advantage of tapping into the Three Ships ecosystem and working with subject matter experts in paid media, creative, branding, content strategy, SEO, and more. The opportunity to grow new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
- Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence, but also a real interest in each other and making work fun.
The Package
As a full-time employee of Three Ships, you’ll have access to competitive benefits, including flexible time off, health/dental/vision, 401k match, an annual Relax & Recharge Bonus, an annual Learning & Development stipend to enroll in class(es) of your choosing, and up to $75 mobile reimbursement. If you join us in person in our Raleigh or Charlotte locations, we have an office stocked with snacks, coffee, and just about every other beverage you can imagine.
EEOC Statement
All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.
