WordPress Content Writer
Who You Are
You are an avid and experienced WordPress user and are very familiar with plugins, themes, hosting, and WordPress-centred services.
You have the ability to use and understand the technical aspects behind WordPress products and services and are able to explain them in simple terms to non-tech-savvy readers.
You are able to communicate effectively with your team and accept critical feedback in a professional manner.
You love to take the initiative and take pride in the quality of your work, recommending content ideas and suggesting improvements to make WP Mayor the best that it can be.
You are passionate about sharing your knowledge by teaching and guiding fellow WordPress users through the medium of your writing.
You have previous experience as a content writer, preferably within the WordPress space, and have a passion to continue learning and expanding your skill-set.
You’re fluent in both written and spoken English to be able to communicate with team members, clients, affiliate partners, and more – via chat, email, audio calls, and video calls.
You are looking for a full-time dedicated role as part of a small, dedicated team rather than a one-off or short-term opportunity.
Your Responsibilities
Analyzing and possibly conducting keyword research to identify target keywords on a specific topic or idea, hence being able to plan and structure your content accordingly.
Writing engaging and accurate blog posts, reviews, and/or tutorials to guide WordPress users on their journey in the most effective way possible.
Creating screenshots for each article by following our brand and image guidelines.
Addressing the SEO requirements for each blog post and optimizing the content to ensure that it reaches the right audience.
Linking internally and externally to relevant content and resources throughout each article.
Making edits to existing content on WP Mayor in an effort to improve readability, SEO, accuracy, and keep the content up-to-date.
Keeping to the team’s schedule using our internal content calendars.
Your Skills And Experience
To excel in this position, we require the following skills and work experience.
Experience in writing and editing: You are able to create well-structured content in a conversational tone to guide and advise novice and more experienced WordPress users.
You are fluent in English and can proofread your own work. You are capable of writing in a persuasive tone to ensure that your content drives home the main point of each article.
WordPress knowledge: You have been using WordPress for quite some time and are familiar with the various types of plugins, themes, and services.
You can set up a local website to test out products and services and are able to troubleshoot errors. You are very familiar with how both the classic and block editors work and are comfortable using both, together with full-site editing (FSE).
Image editing skills: You are able to create clean and nicely presented snapshots of products and services, editing them as necessary using your own tools or those provided by us.
You know how to optimize and compress images, and upload them within WordPress posts. Knowledge of Figma is considered a bonus, but we will also guide you on how to use it if you’ve never tried it before.
SEO knowledge: You understand the importance of SEO and how to address it through your content writing. You know how to research keywords and search intent and are able to use your findings to create factual and coherent articles without keyword stuffing.