Remote SEO Content Editor – AI Search & AEO

Overview

Remote contractor role editing and optimizing AI-generated drafts for Study.com's College Saver (college credit) and Test Prep products, with a focus on SEO, AI search citation readiness, freshness and factual accuracy.

What you'll do

• Edit AI-generated drafts for accuracy, clarity, readability, grammar, structure, brand voice, and alignment with the content brief.
• Review drafts for AI citation readiness (AEO/GEO) and traditional SEO, including answer-first structure, search intent alignment, header hierarchy, keyword integration, metadata, and internal linking.
• Fact-check claims, statistics, and college credit and test prep details (e.g., credit transfer policies, exam formats, dates, and fees) against authoritative sources.
• Check drafts for freshness by updating outdated dates, figures, policies, and exam changes.
• Ensure College Saver and Test Prep product details, marketing claims, and messaging are accurate, compliant, and integrated naturally.
• Catch common AI-draft issues such as hallucinated facts, outdated information, generic or repetitive phrasing, and unverified claims.
• Flag recurring issues in AI drafts and share feedback with the team to improve prompts and draft quality over time.
• Audit and optimize existing published articles to improve rankings, visibility, and AI citation share.
• Maintain and enforce style guide standards and editorial consistency across the content library.
• Manage multiple drafts and deadlines within an editorial workflow.

What you'll need

• Availability to work with a minimum of 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Standard Time (PST).
• 3-5 years of professional experience editing SEO-driven content.
• Hands-on experience optimizing content for Google AI Overviews or AI search (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini).
• Proven experience editing AI-generated content and managing content through an editorial workflow.
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to support editing, fact-checking, and optimization, while maintaining strong editorial judgment and human oversight.
• Expert copyediting skills with exceptional attention to grammar, clarity, and consistency.
• Working knowledge of a major style guide (e.g., AP or Chicago) and the ability to apply a house style guide.
• Demonstrated success improving content that drives organic traffic, backlinks, and engagement.
• Deep understanding of on-page SEO best practices, including keyword research and search intent alignment, competitor analysis and SERP evaluation, strategic header structure (H1–H3 hierarchy), metadata optimization (title tags, meta descriptions), internal linking strategies, and readability optimization and user experience considerations.
• Ability to spot keyword stuffing, redundancy, and thin content, and fix it without sacrificing quality or authority.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Bachelor's Degree is mandatory.
• 3-5 years of working experience in the same role.

Nice to have

• Experience managing, coaching, or onboarding freelance writers and contractors.
• Familiarity with SEO and AI visibility tools (e.g., Ahrefs, Semrush, Surfer, Profound) and the ability to interpret the data.
• Experience in education, edtech, or other YMYL-adjacent content where accuracy and E-E-A-T matter.
• Working knowledge of schema markup and structured data for AEO.
• Experience building or refining briefs, editorial checklists, or style guides.

Details

• Remote, fully online contracted work-from-home role in India.
• All work is paid per hour; payments twice a month with automated invoicing.
• Flexible schedule with no minimum or maximum hours.