Omniscient Digital is an organic growth agency that partners with ambitious B2B SaaS companies like SAP, Adobe, Loom, and Hotjar to turn SEO and content into growth engines.
Omniscient Digital is growing, and weâre seeking a meticulous Japanese-speaking freelance editor to join our editorial team. This freelance role focuses on editing long-form articles, blog posts, and SEO content.
You must be fully fluent in Standard Japanese and skilled at editing for grammar, tone, clarity, and voice at a native or near-native level. Prior experience working within AI- or LLM-assisted content creation processesârefining, editing, and ensuring qualityâis strongly preferred.
If youâre an experienced editor who enjoys shaping complex information into clear, polished writing and thrives in an independent, detail-oriented environment, weâd love to hear from you.
The application passcode is ăă¨ă°ăŽéäşş.
Please note: We do not work with editors or writers who subcontract their work.
Edit a variety of Japanese-language content (blogs, guides, marketing materials) through AI-assisted workflows. Youâll refine drafts to ensure they read naturally, clearly, and professionally for B2B and technical audiences.
Ensure content is grammatically correct, clear, and aligned with tone, brand, and editorial guidelines. Youâll polish every piece to match client voice and tone while ensuring formatting, structure, and messaging are consistent with our internal editorial standards.
Fact-check statistics, claims, and links to ensure accuracy and reliability. Youâll verify factual information and sources, ensuring every piece is credible, up-to-date, and ready for publication.
Edit for SEO without sacrificing readability. Youâll understand how to apply SEO best practicesâlike proper keyword placement and metadata formattingâwhile still prioritizing clarity, tone, and value for the reader.
Consistently meet tight deadlinesâtypically within 24â48 hoursâwhile managing multiple projects and maintaining a high standard of quality. Youâre able to balance quality and speed, delivering polished work within short timelines without compromising on accuracy or consistency.
Communicate regularly with the editorial lead about deadlines and project status. Youâll keep communication proactive and professional, ensuring clear alignment on timelines, priorities, and any potential blockers.
Utilize our style guide to ensure editorial consistency across client work. Youâll apply both client-specific and internal style guidelines to ensure every piece aligns with expectations around formatting, voice, structure, and terminology.
Fluent in Standard Japanese (ć¨ćşčŞ), with native or near-native proficiency. Youâre confident in your knowledge of language norms and can expertly guide tone, punctuation, and structure.
Experienced in editing AI/LLM-assisted drafts, with an understanding of AI text strengths and limitations.
You have 2+ years of experience editing B2B, SaaS, or technical/SEO content. Youâve worked with industry-focused content and know how to adapt edits for professional and technical audiences.
Youâre meticulous. Youâre detail-obsessed and ensure every sentence is clean, correct, and in the right voiceânothing slips past you.
You seek feedback. You value collaboration and always look for ways to improve your craft and better serve clients.
You believe in punctuality. Deadlines are non-negotiable for you, and you proactively communicate if timelines shift.
Youâre an intellectually curious critical thinker. You love diving into new topics, researching unfamiliar ideas, and finding clarity in complexity.
Youâre process-oriented. You bring structure to your workflow and look for ways to improve your editing efficiency without sacrificing quality.
Youâre adaptable. Youâre comfortable navigating changing guidelines, priorities, and content types with a solutions-first mindset.
Youâre great at working independently. You thrive in a remote environment, taking ownership of your work while knowing when to ask for input.
A degree in journalism, creative writing, Japanese studies, linguistics, marketing, or a related field is preferred but not required.
Please submit 3â5 samples of written or edited content. At least 2 should focus on B2B, SaaS, or technical topics. Older samples are fine if you can pair them with more recent work.
We read every application and aim to get back to you within a few weeks of submission. Response times may vary depending on the time of year, number of applicants, and other factors. However, we are urgently hiring for this role. If weâre interested in moving forward with your application, weâll likely reach out sooner via email.
We're here to enable you to do great work and grow.
Weâre a 100% remote company so you can work from anywhere
You'll improve your SEO, editorial, marketing, and project management skills
Ownershipâthere are ample opportunities to take on more responsibility
*Note on Compensation: Our rate for editing work is $35 USD per hour. This rate is applied consistently across projects to promote transparency and fairness for all freelance editors on our team.
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Omniscient Digital is an equal opportunity employer. We ensure equal opportunity and all candidates are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
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About Omniscient Digital
Omniscient Digital is an organic growth agency that partners with ambitious B2B SaaS companies like SAP, Adobe, Loom, and Hotjar to turn SEO and content into growth engines.
We pride ourselves on being lean, agile, and experimental. Our team thrives on R&D and innovation, always exploring the smartest ways to deliver exceptional results. We believe in a culture of building and shipping â whether itâs client deliverables, new services, or internal tools that keep us ahead of the game.
If youâre looking for a role where youâll tackle challenging problems, work with ambitious brands, and help shape the future of organic growth, letâs talk.
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