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).
Why You Should Join Us
- Results: Home Solutions is the fastest-growing marketplace company in the home services category.
- Opportunity: Home services is a $600 billion market that largely still operates like it’s 1999. During the next decade, we anticipate a huge digital transformation in the category, and marketplace companies will lead the way.
- Ownership & Impact: We seek talented people with the desire to own and run parts of the business that drive company performance. Leadership is fully aligned and incentivized around our growth-focused mission.
- Exposure & Learning: 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. The opportunity to build new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
- 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.
- Stability: We are privately owned, have no debt, and have significant cash to invest – we’re “rock-solid” financially.
- 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 Home Solutions, 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 monthly 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.
