Note: This posting is made on behalf of one of our clients,
operating on a confidential basis. Full company details, background and
information will be shared with candidates selected for interviews. Only
candidates residing in the USA will be considered at this time.
Company: Confidential
Location: Remote
Type: Contract
Compensation: $25-35 per hour
About This Opportunity
We have integrated AI-assisted drafting into our editorial
pipeline with excellent results - because every piece of content moves through
human hands at every stage, from start to finish. We are looking for an
experienced writer/editor to assist with the final quality gate in this
workflow. This is a hands-on, lightweight "w-editing" role, not a
proofreading pass.
The Role
You will receive AI-generated drafts that have been produced
from detailed, human-crafted inputs. These drafts will have been heavily edited
already, and you will serve as the final gatekeeper and make them publishable.
Specifically:
- Read through AI-generated content and compare it to the
original input, ensuring accuracy, structure and completeness
- Rewrite passages that feel flat, generic, repetitive or
tonally inconsistent
- Smooth transitions, fix pacing issues and ensure narrative
or argumentative logic holds throughout
- Maintain and enforce a consistent voice across a piece or
series of pieces
- Flag structural problems or gaps that need to be addressed
upstream
- Think of it as developmental editing meets rewriting
(hence: “w-editing”), performed on machine-generated material instead of a
human first draft. The skill set is the same, the source material is different.
Requirements
Must-haves:
- Demonstrable proof (through resume/cv and/or samples) of
professional editing, rewriting, or developmental editing experience in
(ideally) the fiction/creative space
- Demonstrated ability to rewrite and elevate rough or
uneven prose while preserving intent and structure
- Demonstrated ability to spot and surgically
remove/rewrite/edit common failure points in AI-generated text (repetitions,
common AI phrases, overly descriptive language, etc.)
- Strong instinct for voice, tone, and consistency — you can
spot when something "sounds wrong" even if you can't immediately
articulate why
- Comfort working with AI-generated content without
ideological friction — you see it as raw material, not a moral issue
- Ability to work at production pace; this is not a
one-chapter-per-month role
- Excellent judgment about when something needs a light
touch vs. a full rewrite
Absolute discretion — you understand and respect that this
workflow is confidential and are comfortable signing an NDA
Strong pluses:
- Experience editing across multiple genres or content types
- Familiarity with AI writing tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
and an understanding of their common failure modes — e.g., repetitive phrasing,
hedging, tonal drift, bland transitions
- Background in ghostwriting or work-for-hire publishing
where confidentiality was standard
- Speed without sloppiness
What We're Not Looking For:
- Someone who needs to be credited or bylined for this work
- Someone who views AI-assisted content as inherently
unethical and would be uncomfortable with the process
- A pure proofreader — this role requires substantive
editorial judgment and rewriting ability
- Someone who cannot maintain strict confidentiality about
the workflow
To apply please send the following to
[email protected]
with the subject line "AI-Content Editor App" (all emails to
this address with other subject lines will be discarded):
- A brief cover letter (a few paragraphs, not a novel)
telling us about your editorial background in the fiction space
and why this role interests you. Please include the genres you have edited in
the fiction space as well.
- How your experience speaks to the job tasks listed in The
Role earlier in this listing
- Your resume or CV demonstrating your editorial experience
(including whether it was/is in non-fiction, fiction, or both).
- Samples of your editing work (before/after). If you don't
have a shareable sample, describe your editing process in concrete terms.
Candidates who advance will be contacted to arrange for a
brief interview. Candidates who advance past the interview will be given a paid
trial assignment: a section of raw AI output to edit, along with a sample of
already edited content for you to base your edits upon. We are looking for
someone to interview, complete a trial and begin work immediately. Qualified
applicants will be contacted directly by our client after their application is
received.