Web Content Editor Part Time Jobs in Chicago, IL

MX is seeking a strategic, detail-driven Contract SEO/AEO Website Content Editor to elevate the quality, clarity, and performance of our web page content. This role goes beyond execution, requiring a strong command of SEO, AEO, brand voice, and editorial standards to shape content that drives measurable impact in a fast-paced agency environment.

You'll play a critical role in defining how a marketing and advertising brand shows up in the market, particularly during pivotal moments like rebrands and digital transformations. Partnering with a highly collaborative, cross-functional team, you'll ensure content not only meets a high editorial bar but also delivers against business objectives.

If you bring a balance of editorial precision, creativity, and strategic thinking and thrive in dynamic, evolving environments, we'd love to connect.

This is a part-time, contract role with expected hours ranging from 15-25 per week, depending on workload. Our team will work with you to prioritize projects and manage capacity. 

• Write, edit and refine content across formats, including websites, landing pages, blogs, and campaign assets, with a strong emphasis on performance and usability.
• Lead with advanced SEO / AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) / GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) expertise optimizing content for search visibility, intent alignment, structured data, featured snippets, and AI-driven discovery; naturally incorporate keywords, map content to the buyer journey, and continuously refine based on performance insights.
• Integrate and manage content within HubSpot, confidently making updates and edits to ensure accuracy across pages.
• Go beyond copyediting and proofreading to shape, restructure, and elevate content, improving flow, clarity, messaging hierarchy, and conversion impact while maintaining a consistent brand voice.
• Partner closely with Creative, Internal Marketing, Digital Experience, and Content Marketing teams to ensure cohesive storytelling, seamless UX, and integrated execution across channels.
• Help establish and evolve editorial standards, particularly for new brand launches and website builds.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to continuously raise the bar on content quality, engagement, and effectiveness.
• Operate with speed, flexibility, and sound judgment, navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities while maintaining high editorial standards in a deadline-driven environment.

• 5+ years of website content editing and writing experience, ideally within a B2B marketing or agency environment, with a strong track record of performance-driven content
• Experienced in content integration within CMS platforms, particularly HubSpot, with strong confidence and autonomy in making content updates and edits directly within the system.
• Proven ability to edit with performance in mind (not just readability), leveraging data, SERP insights, and evolving search behaviors to inform decisions
• Experience editing content for new brands and website builds, with the ability to shape and scale voice from the ground up.
• Knows how to strike the balance between discoverability and distinction - creating content that's structured to perform across search and AI-driven experiences, while still carrying a clear point of view, unique voice, and editorial quality that makes the brand worth paying attention to.
• Strong understanding of content strategy, buyer journeys, and digital user experience
• Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to high editorial and quality standards
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving project parameters with confidence 
• Highly organized, curious, and self-motivated, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines

Compensation Range: $60 - $70 hourly. MX believes it will pay this pay range for this position at the time of this posting. Compensation will be determined based on the applicant's experience, skills, and qualifications, in addition to the requirements of the position. MX reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. This is an independent contractor relationship; therefore, ineligible to participate in MX's benefits program. 

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.

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.