SEO Lead Editor

About the role

We are seeking an SEO Lead Editor to drive editorial excellence, SEO strategy, and AI‑assisted content creation for a high‑traffic gaming hub. The role combines hands‑on editing with strategic leadership, ensuring all articles meet the highest standards of clarity, accuracy, tone, and search performance.

Key responsibilities

• Define, implement and continuously improve editorial guidelines across all content verticals.
• Lead quality‑control processes, review content, track performance issues and document recurring challenges.
• Develop and enforce guidelines for AI‑generated content, ensuring compliance with editorial, SEO and UX standards.
• Mentor senior editors, provide structured feedback and support career development.
• Review, approve and refine content structure, tone, design and style to maximize engagement and search performance.
• Oversee SEO optimization for headlines and articles, aligning with organic visibility best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of editorial workflows using tools such as Google Docs and performance tracking systems.
• Lead initiatives for content innovation, including Google News strategies to boost traffic and revenue.

Required profile

• Proven experience in an editorial role with responsibility for content quality and publishing standards.
• Experience leading or managing editorial teams and mentoring writers or editors.
• Strong understanding of SEO principles applied to editorial content and digital publishing.
• Experience with AI‑assisted content creation workflows and editorial QA processes.
• Exceptional English writing, editing and proofreading skills for both long‑form and short‑form content.
• Outstanding attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies, errors and content gaps.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, capable of managing multiple editorial priorities.

Required skills

• SEO
• AI‑assisted content creation
• Google Docs
• Performance tracking tools
• Google News