Copy Editor, Proofreader
We’re reimagining sports and technology.
DraftKings is bringing sports fans closer to the games they love and becoming an essential part of their experience in the process. An industry pioneer since our founding in 2012, we believe we can continue to define what it means to be a technology company in sports entertainment. We love what we do and we think you will too.
The strategy behind the game.
Do you have excellent writing, proofreading, grammar and editing skills? DraftKings is seeking a copy editor/proofreader to work with our product, UX, and engineering teams to ensure that our internal and user-facing content is readable, consistent, and understandable. Projects will include proofreading and copy editing technical documentation, user-facing help, FAQs, and product design copy.
What you'll do as a Copy Editor:
- Edit and proofread copy for mechanics, clarity, organization, readability, use value, style guidelines, compliance standards, and helpfulness.
- Collaborate with multiple writers, giving and receiving constructive, clear, and kind feedback to improve individual pieces and overall writing.
- Work with the knowledge management team, marketing managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure content pieces meet goals.
- Contribute editorial insight and ideas at the team and project levels.
- Provide insights into how we can improve content in our products, documentation, and websites.
- Manage multiple projects at once and always meet deadlines.
What skills you will use:
- 2+ years of experience editing.
- Preferred degree in English, marketing, journalism, or a related field.
- Experience editing online/web content.
- Editing samples/portfolio.
- Complete an editing assignment during interview period.
- Demonstrated skill helping others write clear, concise, and compelling content.
Who are we a good fit for?
We love working with talented people but more than that, we seek out compassionate co-workers with a collaborative spirit. Our work moves quickly and we’re great at coming together to find creative solutions to some of tech’s most interesting problems. If that sounds good to you, join us.
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As a technology company at our core, DraftKings believes that the best innovation comes from diverse perspectives, thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and experiences. We consistently push boundaries and challenge the conventional to ensure our culture and products reflect the expectations of our employees, and the customers we serve.
We’re proud to believe that your gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability should have nothing to do with our hiring practices. We’ll never discriminate against anyone’s background or creed. If you’re good at what you do, we want you to do it at DraftKings.