Writer / Editor

Search Engine and Podcast Title and Description writer and transcript editor wanted on an ongoing and part-time basis. Longer term and more full-time opportunities may be available.

We are a legal marketing firm that provides websites and content writing for lawyers in every practice area.

Applicants should have the following skills:

• Excellent writer with basic skills in storytelling and copywriting
• Strong command of English grammar is a must (sentence structure, punctuation, proper word use and phrasing)
• Must be able to write compelling copy
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to provide high-quality work on a consistent basis
• Excellent listening skills (US Accent)
• Basic knowledge of S.E.O./hashtagging
• Ability to perform tasks within a given deadline (some assignments have a turnaround time within 3 business days)

The following skills are preferred, but not required for the right applicant:

• Transcription skills
• Legal experience
• Experience writing for search engines (SEO)

Your duties will be as follows:

Editing Duties:

• You will be editing transcripts from verbal interviews on a legal topic and editing it for sentence structure, grammar, spelling, etc.
• Transcripts are about 6-10 pages long (this includes title pages and table of contents). Transcripts take between 1-1.5 hours to complete.
• Transcripts are verbatim. You must be able to use experience and common sense to discern which things should be taken out of the transcripts (um’s and uh’s, etc.)
• It will be your job to make the text look presentable enough for a professional legal website.

Writing Duties:

• We would either give you about 10 questions with paragraph answers on a legal topic to rewrite into your own words (so that it is not plagiarized), or we will give you a several paragraph article to re-write into your own words (so that it is not plagiarized). You would rewrite that content and send it back to us.
• There are also assignments where you will need to write on a specific legal topic, using specific keywords.
• You will take a 30 – 50 minute podcast with the goal of turning it into a catchy “title and description” related to the podcast for our listeners.
• You will be writing compelling & engaging show notes posts to accompany podcast episodes (edited by someone else) including bullet points and episode titles.

*We project about 6+ transcripts and 4+ podcasts to be sent to you weekly.

Pay is $40 per transcript for up to 10 pages, and $3 per page afterwards. Writing assignments are paid on an hour basis of $20/hour, and take between 1-2 hours to complete. You are paid through direct deposit weekly each Friday. You will be paid as an independent contractor (1099 not W2).

To apply:

Send an email to speakeasyhiring@speakeasymarketinginc.com with your resume AND a 400-word writing sample using this prompt:

“DUI in your state.”

If you qualify, we will send you a few paragraphs of raw transcribed text for you to edit and send back as a sample.

A phone interview will be conducted afterwards for top applicants.

**Applicants who do not follow all instructions will not be considered.