About the Role
3S UK, part of Three Ships, are looking for an Editor with a robust background in editorial and SEO, with strong organisation skills to join our dynamic and growing team. This position offers a hybrid work environment, blending the flexibility of remote work with the opportunity for collaboration in an office environment. You'll oversee content for a portfolio of well-known media sites and specialist vertical sites, ensuring it resonates with both search engines and the target audiences. As a key player in our organization, you will take charge of crafting and delivering content that not only meets but exceeds our marketing and editorial standards, ensuring the timely delivery of impactful content.Your role will extend beyond traditional production management; you will be actively involved in content planning and ideation.
You will be instrumental in managing and mentoring our team of writers, overseeing multiple content projects from inception to publication, whilst fostering a happy, collaborative, productive, and goal-focused environment.
Your Day-to-Day:
- Champion our editorial standards by ensuring all content is genuinely helpful to the end user and primed for organic search success.
- Collaborate with the Director of Content to plan and develop a diverse content aimed at consumer audiences. This includes buying guides, product and service reviews, how-to articles, FAQs, interviews, and multimedia content like infographics and videos.
- Uphold editorial excellence through meticulous editing and proofreading, with a keen eye on Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO).
- Collaborate closely with our SEO team
- Participate in regular editorial meetings to brainstorm ideas and set deadlines.
- Commission and edit work delivered by a team of talented freelance and full-time writers, ensuring content excellence and compliance with Google's E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) standards.
- Efficiently manage the production workflow to ensure a seamless process, from concept to publication, making the best use of our team's skills and time, whilst meeting stringent deadlines.
- Coach our in-house team of writers tocreate a culture of continual improvement.
- Use our CMS to publish articles.
- Liaise with brand partners, ensuring adherence to style and editorial guidelines.
- Have a detail-oriented and organized approach to project management, owning the success of each assigned project.
- Use SEO and revenue data to make recommendations that will increase the effectiveness of the content.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree (Journalism, Communications, English, or another writing-intensive field preferred).
- 3+ years of experienced editing or producing content for the web. Experience in SEO-driven content preferred.
- People management experience is preferred but not essential.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills: You maintain a methodical process and high standard of excellence in your work while balancing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally to manage project plans.
- Strong understanding of content and on-page SEO.
- Ownership mentality: You treat each content piece like it is your own and stand behind every word.
- An empathetic manager of writers. You know what it takes to produce optimised content at a fast pace and enjoy helping a team achieve that goal.
- Agility: You are comfortable in an often-changing environment.
- An inherent drive to be excellent: You are not satisfied with average. You do whatever it takes to get the job done at a world-class level.
About Us
Launched January 2022, 3S UK’s mission is to give hope to millions of UK consumers, helping them to free their home by making it easy and affordable to make a change to greener, cheaper living. 3S UK is a vertically-focused marketplace / customer acquisition company that matches people to the right product or service provider for their needs.Three Ships is a growth equity firm that launches and invests in digital companies, builds great leadership teams, and helps them rapidly scale. Our portfolio currently includes several businesses - Home Solutions, Pillar 4, Stacksphere , and 3S UK - and over 50+ websites that help consumers navigate the overwhelming choices through online marketplaces and the most informative content online. Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Charlotte and London, we are always looking to find the right people to help us continue to grow this business and place a high value on teammates with a growth mindset and a “get after it” mentality.
Why You Should Join Us
- Results: At Three Ships we have eleven consecutive years of profitability and a track record of successful growth in the digital marketing space.
- Stability: We are privately owned, have a holding period of “forever,” have no debt, and have significant cash to invest – we’re “rock-solid” financially.
- Exposure: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed 100s of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands.
- MarketLandscape: The digital home services marketing landscape is transforming. There’s no better time than now to be building a business in this space.
- CareerGrowth: There is no cap on growth, promotions, or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
- Learning: We are a small and mighty team but also have the advantage of tapping into the Three Ships ecosystem and working with subject matter experts in paid media, creative, branding, content strategy, SEO, and more. The opportunity to grow new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
- Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence, but also a real interest in each other and making work fun.
The Package
Base salary and performance-based bonus commensurate with experience. At 3S UK, you’ll have access to a pension as well as a growing list of competitive benefits. Three Ships offers flexible working, with hybrid, remote and office work available. The head office is located in the London Bridge area.
EEOC Statement
All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.
