Senior Content Writer at Scaleprim

About the job

We are looking for part- & full- time writers to join our fully distributed, global team.

Our media outreach blends creative and technical writing, across a number of sectors: finance, technology, health & wellness, marketing, business, etc.

Our service is largely building backlinks for clients. We do this through media outreach, which adds a layer of PR value; we always conduct our work with the mindset of making a positive brand impact for our clients.

Don’t know what backlinks are?

Check out some SEO background material here - https://moz.com/learn/seo/backlinks

Responsibilities

• Writing knowledgeable, actionable, consumer-facing content
• Maintain a representative and authoritative tone of voice for the client
• Be the guardian of the client’s brand
• Work with Jolly’s management to ensure each client account’s needs are fulfilled

Skills Needed

• 4-6 years experience, preferably with experience writing research-based content, content marketing, SEO content, and email copy.
• Deep understanding of a particular field, whether finance, health, and wellness, technology, digital marketing, etc.
• Adept at researching and representing concepts to continuously build authority for clients’ brands.
• Know the target audience: expert-level knowledge in developing relevant content.
• Understand that relevance = right message, right place, right time.
• Ability to write according to the clients’ brand and voice.
• Ability & desire to work on 3-4 long-term accounts.
• Creative thinker and has a strong command of the English language.

Compensation

Let’s make sure this is a viable gig for you!

Writers who excel earn $40-75/hour long-term. During the initial training phase, new writers at Jolly typically make ~$20-30/hour.

Compensation is segmented into two parts, with the performance-based half experiencing a ~6-week delay from your start date.

• Tiered pay for every billable placement: must include a DR 50+ dofollow backlink.
• $300 for every DR 90+ placement with a dofollow backlink to client’s website.
• $100 for every DR 80-89 placement with a dofollow backlink to client’s website.
• $50 for every DR 50-79 placement with a dofollow backlink to client’s website.
• How: We make it easy for you to identify DR before writing a pitch.
• Why: We are an SEO service provider. Our clients enjoy the PR & authority, but are paying for the dofollow backlink from a DR 50+ website.
• Placements usually include a link. Whether or not a placement includes a dofollow backlink is up to the website’s writer, SEO manager, content manager, editor, etc.
• Sometimes, links are nofollow, or a placement doesn’t give a link. The good news is we filter out “known offenders” here, so this happens less and less over time.
• We teach you how to follow up on “no link placements” – oftentimes they will update the article if asked politely.
• If there is no link, a nofollow link, or the domain is low DR: we can not pay the placement compensation. We only pay the placement compensation for dofollow DR 50+ backlinks.
• $5 per pitch: You are guaranteed $5 for every single email pitch you send, regardless of results. Regular opportunities to increase your pay per pitch.