[Remote] Managing Editor, SEO

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MediaJel is a marketing and advertising company specializing in cannabis SEO and digital marketing, delivering compliance-driven content that balances engagement, conversions, and technical SEO excellence. The Managing Editor will lead content operations and editorial quality across a multi-client SEO portfolio, manage freelance writers, oversee production workflows, and ensure content aligns with SEO, editorial, client, and regulatory standards. The role also supports AI-assisted content production, workflow development, quality assurance, and collaboration with technical SEO and client-facing teams. Responsibilities • Lead day-to-day content operations across a diverse portfolio of clients in regulated and non-regulated industries • Manage and mentor freelance writers, providing feedback that sharpens their SEO execution and editorial quality • Collaborate with the technical SEO team to ensure content execution aligns with the broader search strategy • Contribute to the development of content strategy, topic ideation, and quarterly production planning • Shape and improve AI-assisted content workflows, from brief creation to editorial QA • Participate in client-facing calls to align content strategy with broader SEO and marketing goals • Pitch and implement workflow tools and process improvements that keep production running smoothly • Managing day-to-day operations of the Content Department, including: • Ensuring alignment across client-facing Roadmaps, Asana, and other project management interfaces to shepherd the content lifecycle from brief to publication • Ensuring timely content deliverable submissions from freelancers and editing of all content to MediaJel's service standards and quarterly production cadence • Carrying out Quality Assurance checks for all content uploads • Providing writer support and feedback: • Acting as the day-to-day contact for freelancer questions on assignments, due dates, and best practices • Providing writers with regular feedback on their work to help them improve content quality and ensure their work aligns with current best practices and editorial standards • Working with the Director of SEO to provide writers with quarterly, updated guidance on best practices for digital, SEO-friendly content writing • Upholding compliance standards for regulated and non-regulated clients of MediaJel • Checking that client guidelines and compliance for regulated industries are adhered to • Ensuring that location pages, metadata, blogs, landing pages, and any other content created align with a client’s voice, tone, and strategic goals • Collaborating with technical SEO teams to ensure content execution aligns with broader search strategy, including keyword deployment, content hierarchy, and optimization recommendations • Manage all AI-assisted geolocated content production, including: • Creating detailed, AI-friendly content briefs • Supporting freelance writers who use MediaJel's AI-assisted workflows • Editing all geolocated content to ensure it aligns with MediaJel's editorial and quality standards • Support the Director of SEO in developing and improving AI-assisted workflows, including: • Build and maintain infrastructure and resources that support AI-assisted workflows (e.g. knowledge base resources, brand guides, product or service details) • Contribute to the ongoing iteration and development of these workflows and systems, including context engineering, tooling and process improvements Skills • Have 3-5 years of editorial or content management experience, with at least 2 in an SEO-focused role • Have experience managing freelance writers or contract contributors • Have experience working in an agency environment, managing multiple clients, and competing priorities simultaneously • Are trained in the art and science of grammar • Have a firm grasp of SEO best practices for content and can coach writers in the execution of MediaJel's standards • Understand geolocated and local SEO tactics for content • Are familiar with how AI is transforming the search landscape, from AI Overviews to evolving discovery patterns, and understand how the new landscape translates into content strategy • Have experience editing AI-generated content and working within AI-assisted production workflows • Thrive on organization, forward planning, and managing production workflows that operate on a quarterly cadence • Have direct or transferable experience navigating content requirements for regulated industries • Are well-versed in B2C and B2B content for audiences at various points of their conversion journey • Have used SEMRush, Ahrefs, or another SaaS SEO tool, plus GSC and GA4, to improve content strategy and performance • Are familiar with navigating various CMS platforms for content uploads and QA • Are well-versed in project management software (Asana, in particular) • Experience with cannabis, hemp, or dispensary content • Experience editing science-focused content for laypersons and assessing peer-reviewed sources for relevance and rigor • Familiarity with ecommerce content, including product descriptions and collection pages • Exposure to B2B2C business models • Background in ad tech, martech, or SaaS content Benefits • Remote work • Full-Time Temporary-to-Hire Position Company Overview • Digital Marketing platform for Cannabis, CBD, Gaming and Alcohol – it’s our thing. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.mediajel.com/.