Freelance Content Editor

MX is looking for an eagle-eyed Freelance Content Editor to serve as our company’s line of defense against typos, errors and inconsistencies. In this role, you’ll proofread and copy edit nearly every piece of content our company produces, ensuring adherence to the rules of AP style as well as client-specific brand standards. You’ll take all content through our established quality control processes to ensure a polished final product every time. You’ll be part of our dedicated proofreading team, working with members of various teams to address content errors and improve the quality of our work.

This position is part-time, remote (with CST working hours) and contract based. Weekly hours may vary between 15 and 30. Our team will partner with you on workload prioritization.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 1 year of prior editing experience
• Experience in a marketing or advertising agency required
• Strong grasp of grammar and spelling
• Strong understanding of AP style
• Experience editing in Microsoft Word and Google Docs; experience commenting with other software (such as Adobe Acrobat for PDF files)
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize work among multiple projects
• Quick learner, able to learn from past mistakes and take initiative to learn new skills
• Proactive, effective communicator
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including when communicating via Gmail, Google Chat and video conferencing tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

About Us

A leading B2B marketing agency, MX is one of the fastest growing agencies in the U.S. and was named B2B Marketing’s Agency of the Year in 2022. We consistently receive awards for both our work and our company culture, including being named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago for nine years in a row and the Best and Brightest in the Nation for the third consecutive year. We help our clients elevate their brands, drive demand & increase loyalty through a combination of: Strategy & Insights, Creative & Production, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing & Media, Lead Gen & Nurture, Channel Marketing, Digital Experience, and Martech & Data.

Why You'll Love Working Here

In a word: people. In a broader sense: company culture.

At MX, you’ll find we genuinely value and support each other — as people and as coworkers — as we produce award-winning work together. You aren’t likely to find another team so focused on collaboration and so dedicated to success.

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MX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. That means we not only provide equal opportunity and consideration to all employees and applicants for employment — we welcome it. We won’t unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law, because we believe diversity drives us to deliver more valuable and meaningful experiences to clients and employees.

During the recruitment process, MX will only communicate using our corporate domain name (themxgroup.com) and will never ask for personal information other than contact information and job history until an offer has been made. Additionally, MX will never request that you purchase anything during any part of the recruitment or hiring process. You can read more about detecting and reporting employment scams at the Internet Crime Complaint Center and Federal Trade Commission websites. If you see an MX job posting that you suspect may be fraudulent, please send an email to recruiting@themxgroup.com so we can review it promptly.