Job Description
Nearpeer: We, at Nearpeer Private Limited, offer online courses for universities, professional qualifications and test preparation markets. We take pride in cultivating the motto of Self-Learning in Pakistan. Our aim is to empower the students by producing the course's complementary content that is engaging, effective, time efficient, and conceptual in nature.
With more than 450+ courses and 500,000+ enrolments in just over 4 years, Nearpeer is expanding its team rapidly. We are always on the hunt to find the passionate and eager-to-learn candidates who want to create an evident impact in academia, and set a benchmark for the education system of Pakistan.
Position Overview: At Nearpeer, we are looking for a content writing associate to join our editorial team to help grow and diversity in our cause. The role of Content Writing Associate is a critical position at Nearpeer, given we are in the process of expanding our courses and online content. Content Writer Associate (CWA) will be particularly responsible for helping in managing and supporting upcoming and existing content projects. The role is required to work closely with the editorial team to create and recreate highly engaging content for our product, books, newsletter and magazines.
Responsibilities:
- Produce well-researched content for publication online and in print
- Organize writing schedules to complete drafts of content or finished projects within deadlines
- Curating and proofreading of new and existing content, e-books, magazines, social media posts and email marketing
- Curate and develop amazing monthly newsletters
- Coming up with the ways and strategies to create compelling blogs
- Work with different internal and external departments to create social media content strategies
- Use analytics tools to understand the engagement and new trends
- Utilize industry best practices and familiarity with the organization's mission to inspire ideas and content
- Communicate and work in liaison with writing team, department managers, editors, and publishers
- Follow an editorial calendar, collaborating with other members of the content production team to ensure timely delivery of materials
- Develop related content for multiple platforms, such as websites, emails, product descriptions, videos etc
- Use search engine optimization (SEO) strategies in writing to maximize the online visibility of a website in search results
Qualification and Experience:
- Graduation in any major
- Proven record of excellent writing demonstrated in a professional portfolio
- Lives and thrives on social media and having good understanding of current digital trends
- Has strong interest in education sector and social impact
- Impeccable grasp of the English language, including idioms, sentence structure and expressions
- Ability to work independently with little or no daily supervision
- Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to communicate with colleagues, and management
- Ability to work on multiple projects with different objectives simultaneously
- Strict adherence to the style guides of each project and their policies for publication
- Good time management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, and adapting as necessary
- Proficient in MS Office
Skills:
- Independent thinker with ability to devise solutions
- Interest and passion for content writing
- Understanding of SEO best practices and knowledge of Keyword Research
- Initiative taker
- Effective verbal, presentation and written communications skills
- Decision making abilities
- Time management
- Integrity and accountability
- Team player
Brownie Points:
- Use of Design softwares (Adobe softwares)
- Understanding of CMS and different publishing platforms
Hours:This position is designed to be a full-time role, working 5 days a week (with Saturdays and Sundays as holidays)
Salary: Based on candidate’s profile
Office Location: 123 C, Ahmed Block Garden Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan