Brafton is one of the world's leading content marketing firms, with offices in Boston, London and Sydney. We aspire to continually raise the bar on what people consider "marketing content." We create result-focused strategies and content to drive SEO, social engagement and leads for our clients. Our teams continuously build expertise across new media formats, including video, blogs, infographics and web design.
This is a fully remote freelance opportunity and is open to candidates located anywhere in the US.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Brafton is looking for a freelance writer with a background in travel, specifically cruises. The writer will produce strong, creative, and industry-specific pieces that are incorporated into content marketing campaigns for Brafton's travel industry clients. Extensive travel experience, and a background in travel writing, are required to be considered for this opportunity.
This is an ongoing freelance opportunity involving research, interviews, ideation, and writing.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Research, create, revise, and deliver high-quality content to clients according to specified deadlines.
- Work with Project Managers and Content Marketing Strategists to ensure our clients’ expectations and goals are met.
- Virtually attend project, client, and team meetings.
- Brainstorm and pitch topics.
- Conduct keyword research and SEO briefs.
- Track writing and editing production work on a weekly basis using our in-house project management system.
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
- 1-3 years of professional writing experience, including travel writing experience.
- A related degree, such as English or Journalism.
- Extensive experience with travel and cruising.
- Excellent writing and editing skills with an extreme attention to detail.
- Comprehensive understanding of SEO and best practices for branded writing.
- Strong, efficient research abilities and the ability to quickly learn, understand, and write about complex subjects.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, with a desire to work in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-oriented environment.
- A creative approach to client briefs and content marketing goals.
- Strong videoconferencing presence for client meetings.
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently and in collaboration with other team members in a fully remote environment.
- Knowledge of AP (Associated Press) Style is a plus.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Brafton is an Equal Opportunity employer. In addition to federal law requirements, Brafton complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.
What We Do
Brafton is what happens when a bunch of creative geniuses get their hands on killer marketing data. Our goal: Provide the most impactful, creative, and scalable content marketing services and technology solutions to organizations across the globe.
We've been at the forefront of content marketing since 2008, with offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, London and Sydney. There’s nothing our global team of SEOs, social media mavens, wordsmiths, designers, developers, videographers and consultants can’t create:
Search Performance Briefs.
End-to-end inbound strategies.
Landing pages.
Blog posts.
eBooks.
White papers.
Infographics.
Press releases.
Videos & animations.
Newsletters, drips & other email content.
Web design, development and UX.
Much more.
Content marketing is our calling. We follow it to ROI for our customers.
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