Copy Editor, Ps

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

PS creates inspirational and accessible lifestyle content that helps our audience live more balanced and fulfilling lives. Our coverage is rooted in real-life stories, first-person perspectives, and expert-backed advice. We embody positivity, honesty, and straightforwardness across our content, from hype-checking the latest beauty treatments and workouts to curating the products and trends worth your time and money.

PS is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what's now, what's next, and what's possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Copy edit .com articles across the PS network for grammar, punctuation, clarity, style, accuracy, and spelling, adhering closely to PS's style guide and editorial guidelines
• Copy edit content for other teams throughout the brand (video, marketing, social, design, branded, etc.) for grammar, punctuation, clarity, style, accuracy, and spelling.
• Respond to copy questions from editors and other departments as needed
• Proactively suggest improvements to processes and strategies both within copy team and across edit
• Regularly sends feedback and reminders on copy style and grammar to writers and editors via email and Slack as necessary
• Stays in good communication with senior copy editor on both a day-to-day and big-picture level.
• Takes feedback from senior copy editor to improve copy editing skills.

SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE:
• Supporting excellence across copy for the brand
• Having a firm understanding of the PS voice and copyediting accordingly
• Having a firm understanding of PS's SEO best practices, and ensuring posts follow SEO guidelines in links, tags, and search titles
• Being proficient with PS style, tagging guidelines, and basic HTML
• Being able to move quickly and shift priorities as needed.

WHO YOU ARE
• 2+ years of experience in writing/editing/blogging, online publishing, or related field
• 2+ years of online copy editing experience (required)
• A thorough knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and AP and Chicago style (required)
• A knowledge of digital media
• Experience working directly in a CMS
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Basic HTML skills

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We've hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This job is remote, with opportunity to work from Vox Media offices where available.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range

$64,000 — $66,000 USD

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxm9k1-18-221-81-98-42 in your application.