Contractors’ Warehouse —
Sr. Editor – Orange Apron Media

Position Purpose:

A team leadership role that assists in creating and setting the highest standard of quality content that the team produces for all clients. Creates and develops clear and brand-relevant content/copy for homedepot.com and other web related initiatives such as blogs, community and social media. Writes and/or edits relevant and creative copy for various types of online communication for various audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• 20% Write headlines, feature articles, marketing and promotional copy for products, vendors and various categories/departments
• 20% Ensure all messaging is on target and consistent with the department/organization's objectives and vision
• 10% Work/communicate with leaders, product experts and vendors to write effective and relative copy
• 10% Edit content to adhere with online editorial standards and brand guidelines
• 10% Oversee assigned areas of site, supervising and coordinating efforts among merchants, designers and marketing managers
• 10% Ensure all work/copy/content is top quality, proofread and error-free
• 10% Plan projects and arrange schedule to meet or exceed all deadlines within budget
• 10% Work in CMS/Editing software to modify and push content/ images live

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to Reports to Mgr Online Copywriting
• No direct responsibility for supervising others.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication or other relevant area or equivalent work experience
• 5 plus years experience in writing headlines/copy, proofing and editing

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Must have strong writing skills, SEO and ecommerce writing preferred
• Thorough knowledge of content strategy and content creation processes
• Thorough knowledge of online copywriting/editing and web production processes
• Working knowledge of online marketing, advertising and ecommerce