HOMEiA Local Editors: Build Your Reputation While Shaping Where People Live

HOMEiA is expanding its remote paid local editorial team throughout every US state who care deeply about accuracy and building a recognizable personal brand nationwide and locally.

I. Who We Are Looking For (Local, Brand-Focused Editors)

1. Role and Profile

1. HOMEiA is recruiting experienced professional editors throughout the country to review and refine location-specific lifestyle and relocation articles.
2. This role is ideal for editors who:

• • Have lived in their state for 7+ years or possess deep, current knowledge of specific US city or state markets
  • Already treat their name as a brand on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, or personal site
  • Want their editorial work attached to distinguished city and state living guides and relocation content

2. Mindset and Motivation

1. The ideal candidate cannot imagine living anywhere else and wanting to share all the wonderful, weird and quirky aspects of where they call home with readers planning a move.
2. You understand that every byline and credit is a long-term asset and consider this role as a way to strengthen your public reputation as a trusted local expert editor.

3. Why Local Insight Matters Now

1. Post-COVID-19, communities have changed; people are moving for improved quality of life and cost of living, as they depend on nuanced, locally accurate content to make decisions.
2. Editors with real local knowledge ensure content is not only grammatically correct but culturally relevant and market accurate for specific geographic audiences.

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II. What HOMEiA Does (And Where You Fit In)

1. Our Mission

1. HOMEiA publishes in-depth, educational content to help readers decide where to live, focusing on lifestyle, affordability, safety and long-term fit.
2. We partner with local writers and editors to ensure our guides combine data, local context and reader-friendly explanations.

2. Your Contribution as a Local Professional Editor

1. You will perform comprehensive reviews of location-specific lifestyle and relocation content, ensuring that it is accurate, engaging and tailored to the target demographic.
2. Helping uphold HOMEiA’s editorial standards across multiple articles so our audience can rely on consistent quality when comparing places to live.

3. Why This Is Valuable for Your Personal Brand

1. Editing content that ranks, is often evergreen, and tied to specific cities and states provides visible, durable proof of your expertise in location-based content.
2. Presenting yourself as a professional editor trusted by a specialized relocation platform strengthens your positioning in lifestyle, real estate and city-living niches.

III. How Writers Use AI — and Where Editors Add Value

1. Writer Workflow With AI

1. Writers are expected to:

1. • Research the topic and key phrases on Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity, study top-ranking articles, and identify gaps that HOMEiA can fill
   • Use AI paid tools to create a detailed outline reflecting both search gaps and local nuances
   • Together with AI to personally write the article in their own voice, avoiding generic “junk” and focusing on insight and education
   • Add URLs for all references at the bottom of the article to support editorial review

2. Editorial Responsibilities in This Workflow

1. As the local editor, you will:
   • Verify local market accuracy (housing, neighborhoods, cost of living, jobs, amenities)
   • Confirm cultural relevance, tone and local grammatical usage for your region
   • Ensure that content genuinely adds new value beyond existing search results
2. You will refine structure, flow and clarity so the writing meets both HOMEiA’s standards and reader expectations on desktop and mobile.

3. Why This Matters to Your Brand

1. Demonstrating the ability to manage AI-assisted drafts and turn them into high-quality, human-centered articles positions you as a forward-thinking editor.
2. This skill set is increasingly requested by digital content platforms, creating an edge over editors who have not adapted their workflows.

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IV. Responsibilities, Qualifications, and Examples of Our Content

1. Key Responsibilities

1. Core responsibilities include:
   • Comprehensive review of location-specific lifestyle and relocation content
   • Ensuring local grammatical accuracy and adherence to HOMEiA’s editorial standards
   • Verifying cultural relevance and local market accuracy
   • Maintaining engaging, reader-focused content resonating with target demographics
2. You will also support consistency in formatting, references and paragraph length so content remains easy to consume on mobile.

2. Required and Preferred Qualifications

1. Required qualifications:
   • Professional editing/proofreading experience with a demonstrable portfolio
   • Deep and current knowledge of the specific U.S. city or state markets you apply for
   • Profound understanding of location-based content best practices
   • Proven ability to maintain editorial quality while meeting deadlines
2. Preferred qualifications:
   • Experience with lifestyle, real estate or relocation content
   • Understanding of local market trends and cultural nuances
   • Previous work with digital content platforms and SEO-conscious content

3. Content Examples and Style

1. To understand our style and depth, please review examples below:
   • Living in Kentucky Guide
   • Complete Kentucky Moving Guide
   • Best Places to Live in Kentucky
   • Most Affordable and Safe Kentucky Locations
   • The Pros and Cons of Living in Kentucky
2. These guides illustrate the blend of data, local insight and reader-friendly structure that HOMEiA expects you to help enhance.

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V. How This Role Builds Your Personal Brand and How to Apply

1. Brand and Career Benefits

1. Editors specializing in location-based content can use HOMEiA work to:
   • Showcase their ability to handle complex, high-impact topics
   • Demonstrate niche expertise in relocation and city-living content
   • Build a recognizable brand as the “go-to” editor for a state or region
2. Featuring your HOMEiA collaboration projects on LinkedIn, your website, or in pitch decks helps reinforce your credibility with agencies, publishers, and direct clients. In addition to getting paid, you will also be credited for your work: your bio will appear as the local editor in the author section of each article you helped produce.

2. Application Requirements

1. In your initial email submission to [email protected], please include:
   • Geographic Focus: Clearly specify your state of expertise in the subject line and opening paragraph
   • Portfolio Sample: At least one recent editing sample with tracked changes outlining your editorial approach and attention to detail
   • Brief Professional Summary: Highlight relevant experience with location-based, lifestyle, real estate or relocation content
2. This information helps us quickly understand your strengths, market familiarity, and how you present yourself as a professional editor.

3. Process and Next Steps

1. Due to the high volume of qualified applications for location-specific roles, submissions are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis; all qualified candidates receive a response.
2. Applications meeting our initial criteria will be invited to a video interview along with a complete a brief editing assessment specific to their geographic market, and successful editors may be added to our regular contributor list for ongoing paid assignments.

Closing: If you are a U.S.-based editor with deep local knowledge, proven professional portfolio and clear personal brand being actively built, HOMEiA offers a way to align your expertise with meaningful, location-specific work that will be read and trusted by people making major life decisions.

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