Content Editor

In this opportunity you will generate awareness of how GHD is making water, energy and communities sustainable for generations to come This role is responsible for written content quality control through editing and vetting a high volume of written content for publication across various formats and channels. This individual will also play a key role in supporting the team in forecasting and supervising content performance and content value across multiple platforms and markets, taking into account financial metrics as well as qualitative metrics (e.g., brand growth, brand values). This opportunity can be based out of most GHD offices throughout Canada.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Support the development of an annual content strategy for GHD’s strategic growth initiatives (water, energy, communities, and ESG) across channels and help achieve the optimal storytelling approach to increase audience engagement.
- Proofread pieces across formats including print, online, interactive, infographics, podcasts, webinars, and videos.
- Edit for quality control: clear messaging and narrative to match audience and channel.
- Coach GHD content creators on our writing guidelines: language usage, writing style, storytelling, and GHD content production processes.
- Interpret market research and insights to act as a champion for the audience.
- Develop a deep understanding of audience content consumption behaviors and propose and implement editorial improvements

**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities**:

- 6+ years of experience in of editing writing experience.
- 2+ years of experience in an editor or proofreader role creating a wide range of written content for different audiences and channels. Extensive portfolio required.
- Extraordinarily high level of attention to detail and ability to proofread written English
- Experience writing and editing content on complex technical material in diverse formats, from engaging short-form web copy to long-form content.
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with content writers and regional and service-related marketing teams from diverse backgrounds and locations.
- Bachelor’s degree required.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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