Local Buyers Guides Managing Editor

ConsumerAffairsConsumer publishing

United StatesContractManager

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Experience: 2+ years of experience in editorial, content operations or a related field
Required Skills: Project ManagementResearch

Have 2+ years of experience in editorial, content operations or a related field.
Have experience editing or managing writers or editors.
Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and the ability to recognize patterns across large volumes of content.
Bring strong organization and project management skills across assignments, people and deadlines.
Have rigorous research, sourcing and fact-checking skills.
Use strong editorial judgment to distinguish reliable information from weak or unsupported claims.
Be fluent with spreadsheets and structured data.
Be comfortable learning and working with modern content, research and automation tools.
Be able to follow detailed processes and recognize when they need to change.
Write clearly, particularly when giving editorial feedback.
Programmatic SEO or local SEO experience is a bonus.
Experience with AirOps, Airtable or similar workflow platforms, Ahrefs or Google Search Console is a bonus.

Coordinate production of new and updated local buyers guides.
Assign articles to editors and track work through publication.
Review editors' work for accuracy, completeness and adherence to editorial standards.
Research and evaluate relevant local businesses, verifying service areas, locations, services offered and business status.
Fact-check local costs, licensing, permitting requirements and regulations.
Run final quality assurance on links, formatting, company details and local accuracy.
Identify content gaps and opportunities to add local insights, use consumer review data and improve guide sections.
Troubleshoot and refine content production tools and workflows.
Work with Content, SEO, data and engineering teams on program improvements.
Document recurring issues and recommend process changes.

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