Content and Editorial Coordinator

Job Description

We believe in teamwork, fun, complex projects, diverse perspectives, and simple solutions. How about you? We’re looking for a Blog Coordinator with the passion and experience to design what matters – one project at a time.
This Designit team supports Microsoft Cloud Marketing Blog and Social, a world class social team that operates 100+ social media channels and 20+ marketing blogs designed for developers, IT decision makers, IT implementers, and business decision makers. Each month, we publish over 50 blog posts to help, inform, entertain, and engage customers across the globe. Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 36 are just a few examples of the 170 innovative products and services that comprise the Cloud Marketing Blog and Social ecosystem.
We are currently looking for a Blog Coordinator to support the Azure AI Blog workstream which executes the publication of Azure announcements, thought leadership, and product updates. In this role, you will primarily support key stakeholders by executing editorial blog reviews, staging, and scheduling, while providing project management support for the team. The ideal candidate has impeccable attention to detail, excellent collaboration and communication skills, and the desire to accomplish daily tasks in a timely manner with strong focus and follow-through.
This is a part time position (20 hours per week). East coast preferred location.
*Contract position for 3 months
Would you like to…

Review posts from key contributors and edit to ensure proper brand voice, grammar, format, styling, and alignment with established blogging best practices, and the Microsoft Writing Style Guide
Stage, schedule, and monitor content for publishing in WordPress
Partner closely with the Microsoft Product Marketing teams to track and manage their blog content, provide guidance on publishing schedule, and keep the editorial calendar updated in real-time
Partner closely with the Cloud Marketing social team and programming team to ensure blog posts are amplified across appropriate social channels
Partner closely with the Cloud Marketing YouTube team to closely align on the videos that will be embedded in blog posts
Ensure quality of content from end to end and perform thorough quality checks on all blog content before it is published

We would like you to have..

2+ years of experience in digital marketing
Copy-editing experience
Technical writing or content experience
Experience managing and maintaining editing blog content in WordPress using the Gutenberg editor, overseeing formatting, SEO optimization, and applying blogging best practices,
Experiencing managing tasks and projects with limited oversight and guidance
Flexibility with working hours preferred
Customer service experience preferred
Enterprise client contact experience preferred
Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Outlook
Strong skills in multitasking, organization, and time management

Would you like to join a global organization that…

Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for us
Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe – diversity will enable us to strengthen our impact
Encourages innovation and experimentation
Understands that changes will occur and adaptability is crucial to assist when it does
Emphasizes and rewards collaboration
Works remotely. We continue to safeguard the health of our employees so our interviewing and on-boarding process will remain virtual until further notice

Compensation Range: $34-$35 per hour
This compensation range is indicative of the role. Compensation offered is on the basis of evaluation during interview process, the candidates range and depth of experience, business and market financials and internal pay parity.
Please note that all official communications regarding this job opportunity will be sent from email addresses ending with @designit.com. Be cautious of any correspondence originating from other email domains and refrain from sharing personal information in such cases.
Designit is committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to be considered for employment. Please let us know if you need any reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.