Content Editor, Writer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Japan.

📋 Description

• Refine drafts generated by LLM into smooth, natural Japanese.

• Create high-quality long-form content in Japanese on B2B, SaaS, and technical subjects.

• Conduct fact-checking and validate claims, statistics, and sources.

• Investigate client products, target demographics, and industry context.

• Adapt content for Japanese audiences.

• Utilize internal briefs to organize and outline articles effectively.

• Integrate keywords and adhere to AEO/SEO best practices.

• Modify writing style and tone to align with various client brands, including the appropriate use of keigo.

• Collaborate with editorial teams in Japan and the EU and engage with the Editorial Strategist.

• Participate in occasional internal and client team meetings.

• Adhere to deadlines and maintain proactive communication regarding progress, inquiries, and obstacles.

⛳️ Requirements

• Native Japanese speaker with exceptional written fluency.

• 2–3 years of experience in editing and/or writing content for marketing, SEO, or B2B brands.

• Comfortable working with content generated by AI.

• Professionally proficient in English.

• Strong understanding of Japanese grammar, stylistic conventions, and consistency.

• Capability to distill complex information into clear, actionable content.

• Familiarity with SEO principles.

• Ability to write for both technical practitioners and business decision-makers.

• Organized, self-driven; able to manage workload, meet deadlines, and handle multiple assignments.

• Receptive to feedback and collaborative in nature.

• Submit 3–5 samples of written or edited content in Japanese, with at least 2 focused on B2B, SaaS, or technical subjects.

• Must not subcontract work.

• A degree in journalism, Japanese language or literature, linguistics, translation, creative writing, marketing, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work; flexibility to work from anywhere.

• Opportunities to enhance SEO, editorial, marketing, and project management skills.

• Possibilities to assume greater responsibilities and ownership.

• An equal opportunity workplace.