Ikeja, Nigeria
Careerbuddy
Full-time
Job description
Job Type: Full-time
Remote: Remote
Great content doesn't begin with writing, it begins with curiosity. At CareerBuddy, we're building a media brand that helps African professionals navigate work, careers, leadership, ambition, AI, workplace culture, and everything in between. As our Content Associate, you'll help transform everyday workplace conversations into thoughtful articles, newsletters, interviews, and social content that people genuinely connect with. This role is for someone who wants to build meaningful editorial work, not generic career advice.
Who are we looking for?
- You are genuinely curious about careers, work, leadership, ambition, and workplace culture.
- You are a strong writer who knows how to make complex ideas feel simple and relatable.
- You are thoughtful, observant, and always asking deeper questions behind everyday workplace conversations.
- You are organized and able to manage multiple writing projects simultaneously.
- You are comfortable receiving feedback and continuously improving your work.
- You are interested in building a media brand with a distinctive voice and editorial identity.
- You are passionate about creating content that informs, inspires, and sparks conversations.
Your Responsibilities…
Writing & Editorial
- You will write blog articles, newsletter sections, captions, scripts, summaries, and social-first content.
- You will support CareerBuddy's editorial publications, including newsletters and recurring content series.
- You will transform broad workplace topics into engaging, insightful, and useful stories.
- You will proofread, edit, and refine content to maintain CareerBuddy's editorial standards.
Blog & SEO
- You will research and write high-quality blog content around careers, salary, leadership, AI, workplace culture, job search, women at work, and the future of work.
- You will improve blog performance through better headlines, introductions, internal linking, and SEO optimization.
- You will research audience questions and keywords to strengthen editorial performance.
Newsletter Development
- You will support the planning, research, and writing of CareerBuddy newsletters.
- You will identify compelling workplace conversations, trends, and debates to feature in newsletters.
- You will improve newsletter engagement through stronger storytelling and audience-focused writing.
Interviews & Storytelling
- You will source and coordinate interviews with professionals, founders, HR leaders, recruiters, and community members.
- You will conduct or support 3–5 interviews every month.
- You will turn interviews into articles, newsletters, social posts, reels, and other editorial formats.
- You will build and maintain a growing library of workplace stories and audience insights.
Content Operations
- You will manage content trackers, interview trackers, and editorial documentation.
- You will support the editorial calendar from idea generation through publication.
- You will collaborate with designers, editors, and social media teams to deliver high-quality content.
- You will manage CareerBuddy's LinkedIn page, ensuring consistent, engaging, and audience-focused content.
What Success looks like…
- Publish consistent, high-quality editorial content that reflects CareerBuddy's unique voice.
- Support 3–5 meaningful interviews every month.
- Maintain organized editorial workflows, story banks, and content trackers.
- Improve newsletter quality, reader engagement, and audience retention.
- Increase engagement on CareerBuddy's LinkedIn page through relevant, thoughtful content.
- Consistently produce content that readers save, share, and actively discuss.
To be considered for this role you should have…
Your application is successful only if you fill this form: https://forms.gle/em6KPGQztFdtS8S89
- 1–2 years of experience in writin