Managing Editor, SEO

**Managing Editor (SEO) – MediaJel** **Full\-Time Temporary\-to\-Hire Position \| Remote** **Salary range for FTE position after initial 3\-month contract: $68,000\-$75,000 annualized** Are you an SEO\-savvy editor who geeks out over search intent, strategy, and how to support content visibility in AI\-driven search journeys? Maybe you’ve sharpened your skills across regulated industries and know how to deliver compliant copy that still has a pulse. Or maybe you’re just a darn good editor who’s ready to level up in a space where AI\-forward SEO rigor and editorial quality aren’t competing priorities; they’re the same thing. We’re seeking a managing editor to help lead content operations and editorial quality across our SEO portfolio. MediaJel is the leading marketing and advertising agency specializing in cannabis and other regulated industries. We approach content creation with high editorial caliber, and we need someone who can keep that bar high while managing the moving parts underneath it. You ensure content is aligned with ever\-evolving SEO best practices and can hold its own in an increasingly AI\-mediated search landscape. You’re as comfortable overseeing geolocated service pages as you are informational blogs, commercial landing pages, and B2B content, and you provide writers with guidance that helps them hit the right note for each client’s voice. You know that being a good editor at this scale also means managing production calendars across a multi\-client portfolio, orchestrating 60\+ deliverables a month, and balancing client priorities against freelancer capacity. **You’ll have the opportunity to:** * Lead day\-to\-day content operations across a diverse portfolio of clients in regulated and non\-regulated industries * Manage and mentor freelance writers, providing feedback that sharpens their SEO execution and editorial quality * Collaborate with the technical SEO team to ensure content execution aligns with the broader search strategy * Contribute to the development of content strategy, topic ideation, and quarterly production planning * Shape and improve AI\-assisted content workflows, from brief creation to editorial QA * Participate in client\-facing calls to align content strategy with broader SEO and marketing goals * Pitch and implement workflow tools and process improvements that keep production running smoothly **We’re looking for these skills, traits, and experience:** * Have 3\-5 years of editorial or content management experience, with at least 2 in an SEO\-focused role * Have experience managing freelance writers or contract contributors * Have experience working in an agency environment, managing multiple clients, and competing priorities simultaneously * Are trained in the art and science of grammar * Have a firm grasp of SEO best practices for content and can coach writers in the execution of MediaJel’s standards * Understand geolocated and local SEO tactics for content * Are familiar with how AI is tra