Content Editor and Copywriter

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Company Description

Adspire is a fast growing US based startup in the Digital Media industry.
We entertain millions of users every month and help hundreds of brands worldwide to connect with our audience.

Job Description

Web research / Blog writer - Viral News site - long or short term opportunity 


Qualifications

We run a viral news site with over 2M visitors/month.
We are looking for an open minded person with an interest in pop culture and viral trends on the Internet.

If you thrive in a fast paced environments and like to see the impact of your work on millions of people, than this is a great opportunity for you.
This is a part-time position and could be a long term position for the right candidate. 

Requirements:
- Experience with blog writing
- Experience with WordPress editor
- Detail oriented, ability to work with little guidance, consistently meet deadlines
- interest in pop culture and gossip
- familiarity with viral sites (e.g. buzzfeed.com, boredpanda.com, distractify.com, lifebuzz.com etc) article formats and topics
- PLUS: basic knowledge of HTML (this is required for small changes in WP text editor)
- SEO optimization is a plus

Duties:
- daily scout the web for news and articles that have the potential to go viral on social.
- upon customer decision rewrite such articles so that they have an original spin (with proper English grammar)
- search for images related to the article that might be used in paid campaigns as advertisement, write multiple ads copies to find the best performing one

    Additional Information

    COMPENSATION: we offer an hourly rate to be agreed based on candidate experience. We are willing to offer also performance bonus based on personal results and company profits.

    LOCATION: this is a remote working opportunity

    WORK ENVIRONMENT: we offer a casual working environment and flexible working hours. We trust each other and we are 100% result driven. You will never be asked about the time you spend on your activities as long as you deliver the results agreed with the manager.