Copy Editor

Copy editors, one of my clients, Insurify is hiring. (I am not hiring).

I was unable to share Director of Content, Evelyn Pimplaskar's post for some reason, so pasting it here...

ORIGINAL POST ABOUT COPY EDITOR ROLE AT INSURIFY:

How to Know If You're Really a Copy Editor

1. You feel physical pain when you see "your" and "you're" missused on social media.
2. You love nothing more than a spirited debate over the value of the Oxford Comma.
3. You know their are actually four types of commas, and you can explain the proper use of each in a Google docs comment.
4. You caught the two errors in this post.

If this is you, or someone you know, we're looking to hire a real copy editor. Please [apply].

Candidates in the Boston/Cambridge area preferred.

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Location : Cambridge, MA preferred!

Do you want to be part of Boston’s hottest up and coming startup? Insurify is one of the fastest-growing MIT FinTech startups and has been recognized as a global Top 100 InsurTech company. We’re changing the way millions of people compare and buy insurance with artificial intelligence, technology, and superior product design.

Our team is highly analytical, fast-moving, and focused on one thing: getting more people to compare insurance quotes using Insurify.

Join us if you like: 

• $1.3 Trillion market opportunity
• MIT alumni founders
• Female-led startup
• $130M total funding
• Strong leadership team from Kayak, Amazon, Wayfair, Facebook, Microsoft, Allstate, GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Zillow

How you will make an impact:

• Review public-facing page content and internal communications.
• Help curate and evolve the Insurify house style guide.
• Be a gatekeeper of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and written quality for all our content.
• Ensure all copy is formatted correctly for our content management system.
• Proof data tables and visualizations for inconsistencies and to ensure the data follows our formatting conventions.
• Help ensure all content clearly and consistently communicates the authority and empathy of our brand voice.

Who you are:

• A meticulous copy editor with at least three years of experience copyediting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, like a print newsroom.
• Extremely organized and intensely conscious of the importance of details.
• An AP style expert.
• Familiar with at least the basics of SEO best practices and how to implement them to optimize new and existing content.
• An editor who balances loyalty to readers and empathy for writers.
• Versed in the basics of insurance and/or personal finance topics (the more expertise, the better).
• An editor with zero tolerance for poorly written, incomplete, unoptimized, or uninteresting copy, and who knows exactly how to fix those problems when you encounter them.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Generous stock options
• Health, Dental Coverages
• 401K plan with match
• Unlimited PTO
• Generous company holiday calendar
• Learning & Development Stipends
• Paid Family Leave
• Social impact volunteer time and donation matches
• Catered lunches in the office
• Free snacks and beverages every day in office
• Free swag
• Curated birthday treat

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

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⚠️ Please DO NOT APPLY if you cannot demonstrate relevant experience in the key areas listed above or meet the location requirements. 

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