SEO Lead Editor

About the role

We are seeking an SEO Lead Editor to drive editorial excellence and SEO performance for a high‑traffic gaming hub. The role blends hands‑on editing, AI‑assisted content creation, and strategic leadership to ensure all articles meet the highest standards of clarity, accuracy, tone, and discoverability.

Key responsibilities

• Define, implement and continuously improve editorial guidelines across all content verticals.
• Lead quality‑control processes, reviewing content, tracking performance issues and documenting editorial challenges.
• Develop and enforce standards for AI‑generated content, ensuring compliance with editorial, SEO and UX requirements.
• Mentor senior editors, provide structured feedback and support career development.
• Review, approve and refine content structure, tone, design and style to maximize engagement and search performance.
• Oversee SEO optimization, ensuring headlines and articles align with organic visibility best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of editorial workflows using tools such as Google Docs and performance‑tracking systems.
• Lead initiatives for content innovation, including Google News strategies to boost traffic and revenue.

Required profile

• Proven experience in an editorial role with responsibility for content quality and publishing standards.
• Experience leading or managing editorial teams, with a focus on mentorship and development.
• Strong understanding of SEO principles applied to editorial content and digital publishing.
• Experience overseeing AI‑assisted content creation workflows and editorial QA processes.
• Exceptional English writing, editing and proofreading skills for both long‑form and short‑form content.
• Outstanding attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies, errors and content gaps.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, capable of managing multiple editorial priorities.

Required skills

• SEO
• Google Docs
• AI‑assisted content creation