Staff Writer (Remote)

We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Staff Writer with excellent writing, editing, and copywriting abilities. The ideal candidate should have a strong command of written English and the ability to develop, refine, and edit high-quality written content across different formats.

This role will involve working extensively on book drafts, articles, reports, website content, marketing materials, and other written projects.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate their writing ability through previous work, including books, substantial writing projects, articles, editorial work, copywriting, or other published content.

The successful candidate should be comfortable taking an initial draft or idea and transforming it into clear, polished, engaging, and professionally written content.

Key Responsibilities

• Rewrite and improve existing content to make it clearer, more engaging, professional, and audience-appropriate.
• Organise information and develop well-structured written pieces from research, notes, interviews, or rough drafts.
• Maintain consistency in tone, style, terminology, and formatting across longer documents and projects.
• Work on multiple writing and editing assignments while meeting agreed deadlines.
• Work with authors, team members, or subject-matter contributors to improve written content while maintaining the intended message and voice.
• Develop original content for websites, reports, articles, newsletters, presentations, marketing materials, and other communication channels.
• Write, edit, proofread, and refine a wide range of written materials.
• Review final content before submission to ensure a high standard of quality and accuracy.
• Proofread documents carefully and identify grammatical, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and factual inconsistencies.
• Take initiative in identifying areas where written content can be improved without requiring constant supervision.
• Conduct online research to gather accurate information and supporting material for writing projects.
• Review and edit book drafts, ensuring clarity, structure, consistency, flow, grammar, and overall readability.
• Produce compelling and persuasive copywriting for marketing and promotional purposes.
• Required Skills and Qualifications
• The ideal candidate should have:
• A portfolio or evidence of previous writing, editing, copywriting, or major writing projects is highly desirable.
• Strong copywriting skills, with the ability to write content that is engaging and audience-focused.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills.
• The ability to work independently and manage assignments with minimal supervision.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with a strong command of English grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify errors and inconsistencies others may overlook.
• Proven ability to write clearly, professionally, and persuasively.
• Excellent research skills and the ability to find, evaluate, and organise information online.
• The ability to receive feedback and make appropriate revisions.
• Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills.
• The ability to preserve an author's voice while improving the quality and readability of their writing.

Experience

editing long-form content, preferably books, manuscripts, reports, academic materials, or other substantial documents.

What We Are Looking For:

You should be comfortable working on both creative and technical writing assignments, including long-form documents that require significant editing and restructuring.

Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate that they can produce high-quality writing independently and maintain the same level of attention to detail when editing the work of others.

You should be able to look at a rough or poorly structured piece of writing and recognise how it can be improved.

We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys writing and working with words.

Remote Work

may not be considered.

If you are an excellent writer with strong editorial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to turn ideas and drafts into polished, high-quality content, we would like to hear from you.

Application

Deadline:

30th September, 2026.

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Requirements

Salary: N150,000 monthly.

• As this is a fully remote position, candidates must have:
• A reliable source of electricity/power that allows you to work consistently during working hours.
• The ability to remain responsive and accessible through the organisation's designated communication channels.
• Stable and reliable internet connectivity.
• A suitable environment for focused remote work.
• A working laptop capable of handling regular writing, editing, research, and online communication tasks.
• Why Join Us?
• This role provides an opportunity to work on a variety of substantial writing and editorial projects while developing your expertise across book editing, long-form writing, copywriting, research, and professional communications.
• How to Apply
• Interested and qualified candidates should:
• Click here to apply online
• Note
• Candidates without demonstrable writing or editing