About Donorbox
Donorbox is a leading fundraising platform and donor management system for nonprofit organizations. Our mission is to accelerate positive impact worldwide by helping nonprofits become highly effective at raising funds and managing their supporter base. Since 2014, we have powered more than 80,000 global organizations to raise over $2B in donations. 🚀
Our fast-growing company is profitable and bootstrapped with a healthy run rate. We have a fully distributed and diverse 110-person team based in 10+ states and 20+ countries.
🏅In 2023, Donorbox achieved the Leader status in Nonprofit and was recognized for Best Functionality & Features in Fundraising by GetApp. We're proud of what we do, and our product reflects it!
The Role
Donorbox is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Content Editor to join our team. The Individual will be primarily responsible for proofreading, editing, updating, and formatting various types of written content to ensure clarity, accuracy, and style consistency. In addition, the role will include researching and writing impactful, relevant blog articles covering a range of fundraising and nonprofit topics. This role requires excellent grammar skills, experience in SEO writing and editing, strong attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with writers and other team members.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Review and edit written content, with a primary focus on blogs, to ensure grammatical accuracy, clarity, and consistency
- Update existing blogs with recent data, stats/facts, examples, product information, title image, and for SEO optimization
- Manage ongoing content updates, including conducting regular audits to uncover blogs that require updates
- Conduct thorough fact-checking of new and existing blogs to verify the accuracy and credibility of information presented
- Check for accurate spelling, punctuation, and syntax, making necessary corrections as required
- Ensure that content adheres to the prescribed style guide and maintains brand voice and tone
- Maintain said style guide and writer’s playbook, updating to align with the company’s written style, tone, branding, etc as needed
- Collaborate with writers to provide constructive feedback on content and help to improve overall quality
- Make recommendations for content enhancements, such as restructuring paragraphs, clarifying points, or adding supplementary information
- Work collaboratively with graphic designers to create or source images, infographics, and resources
- Load and publish final blog drafts on WordPress following the editing process, conducting a final review to ensure accuracy
Secondary responsibilities will include:
- Research industry trends as well as review keyword research that has been provided by the SEO team to provide insights and recommendations for new blog articles
- Create blog briefs via thorough research and assign them to the appropriate writers
- Write blog articles that align with industry trends, product launches and updates, and more
- Identify and apply new SEO trends and techniques
- Learn and execute various trending content strategies
- Assist with the blog calendar, providing suggestions on the timing of various articles
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field
- 5-7 years of proven experience as a Content Editor, Copy Editor, or similar role, with a strong portfolio of editing and/or writing samples
- Exceptional command of written English, including excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills. Experience writing and/or editing in American English is a must
- Strong attention to detail and ability to spot errors or inconsistencies quickly
- Familiarity with SEO best practices and the ability to optimize content accordingly
- Excellent time management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality
- Strong communication skills and ability to provide constructive feedback to writers
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing tasks efficiently
- Nonprofit experience is highly preferred
Details
- Fully remote based in South Africa
Benefits & Perks
- Fully remote work from the comfort of your home
- Eligibility for employee equity plan (stock options)
- Reimbursement package for home office expenses, up to $1.5k
- Health insurance premium reimbursements, up to 75% for you and your family
- Generous time off policy of 21 days (birthday included 🎉), 8 holidays of your choice, and 2 paid volunteer days
- Wellness program with fitness and mindfulness classes
- Love your work and our mission of serving nonprofits!
The Application Process
We have 5 stages:
- Apply here and fill out our questions to tell us about you!
- Prescreen Call with Talent Acquisition Associate
- Interview with Hiring Manager
- Assignment
- Final Interview
If this sounds like the right role for you, please apply today and let us know why. We look forward to hearing from you!
