Content Editor

EssentiallySports is hiring content editors to add to our energetic and passionate editorial team!EssentiallySports is one of the leading sports entertainment digital media publications in the world and continues to grow exponentially with each passing day. We garner 100M+ page views a month and plan on continuing our upward trajectory until we are the best in the business.We are looking for enthusiastic editors who can work with us and contribute to our team by providing fans with the best quality content on all things sports entertainment, sportainment if you will, and grow it to even greater heights.Editors have the highest authority when it comes to all content that goes on our website for our millions of readers.The editorial team is responsible for verifying legitimacy of statistical data and facts, proofreading and enhancing the quality of content before it goes live on EssentiallySports.com.While we value inherent skills and talent at EssentiallySports, we believe drive, attitude and passion matter more than anything else.Responsibilities:Editing and publishing 25-30 articles daily in our in-house style.Proofreading articles to ensure no avoidable errors, grammatical or otherwise, remain and checking plagiarism in the articles before they're published.Researching to ensure veracity of facts. Identifying incorrect claims and eliminating them immediately.Publishing of articles in a timely fashion for news and breaking articles.Mentoring and guiding writers to refine and boost their quality.Ensuring smooth daily operations of writers in your sport's division.You'll Be a Perfect Fit if:You are an avid sports fan and have good sporting knowledge and are enthusiastic about learning the nuances of a new sport.You have a good grasp of the fundamentals of the English language and are accustomed to American culture.You are quick with fact-checking and enhancing the editorial quality of content.You take ownership of publishing articles on time and are flexible for event-coverage days.You have leadership qualities and are a good judge of character and have a knack for people management.You have a keen eye for enticing titles and subheadings.You have SEO knowledge.Requirements:A minimum of 2+years of experience in proofreading and content editing.Job Details:Completely remote working space.Night Shift/Early Morning working hours (IST)6 days work weekWhile knowledge of at least one of the sports that is covered at EssentiallySports would be a bonus, we are not averse to getting you up to speed with it using the vast experience we've garnered over the years in each of our divisions.With an open mind, enthusiasm and vibrant energy, we believe anything is possible. All we ask for is passion and dedication towards helping the organization achieve its objectives and that you be a constructive part of our team.With a fairly compact editorial team, you will not only get to express yourself, but also have the opportunity to ideate and innovate initiatives to further the efficiency of the quality and daily operations of our writers. You will have the opportunity to have an influence across the organization unlike anywhere else. PRB