About the Role
Join Contrarian Thinking as a Junior Writer to craft content across X, LinkedIn, TikTok, newsletters, and YouTube. This role offers a unique opportunity to hone your writing skills on diverse platforms, learn from industry experts, and gain immediate exposure to performance data in a high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Write newsletter drafts across different formats, starting with shorter pieces and progressing to longer ones.
- Craft short-form content, including scripts and captions for X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.
- Draft initial scripts for long-form YouTube content under guidance.
- Research and pitch content ideas based on business trends and potential subjects.
- Participate in the editorial process, receiving feedback and revisions to refine writing.
- Review performance metrics such as open rates, read rates, and engagement data.
- Draft 2-3 newsletters per month under editorial guidance.
- Write 8-10 short-form social scripts per month.
- Contribute to 1-2 YouTube script first drafts per month.
- Pitch 3-5 content ideas per month and receive feedback.
- Attend editorial reviews to learn from experienced writers.
Requirements
- Strong writing fundamentals, including clarity, grammar, and rhythm.
- Ability to explain complex ideas simply and write with a distinct voice.
- Genuine interest in business content and entrepreneurship.
- Curiosity about why business trends matter to business owners.
- Ability to receive and act on feedback constructively.
- Speed and reliability in meeting deadlines.
- Proficiency in using AI tools for research, brainstorming, and drafting.
- Willingness to learn and develop under experienced editors.
- Published newsletter writing experience (nice to have).
- A portfolio of 1,500+ word pieces (nice to have).
- Familiarity with analytics and performance data (nice to have).
- Prior editorial or content team experience (nice to have).
Skills
- Content creation
- Writing
- Editing
- Research
- Social media content development
- Scriptwriting
- Data analysis
- AI tool utilization
- Communication
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
- Entry-level
About the Company
- Contrarian Thinking helps people buy businesses, build cash flow, and think independently.
- We have a large business-owner audience with millions of followers across platforms.
- Our content focuses on truth about money, ownership, and scaling businesses.
- We reach 13M viewers and readers weekly and are experiencing rapid growth.
- We offer a creative environment where excellence is built.
- We have 800K+ weekly newsletter readers, 2.05M YouTube subscribers, and 3M Instagram followers.
- We are a top-50 business podcast with an active community and investment fund.
