Remote Child Welfare Editor & Content Strategist

JBS INTERNATIONAL, INC; United States; Remote; USD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

JBS International, INC is seeking a Writer/Editor II-Child Welfare to join a collaborative team focused on evidence-based content for policy makers and child welfare professionals. The role emphasizes substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and quality control to ensure clear, accurate communications.

You will craft content across formats, collaborate with clients and subject-matter experts, manage editorial workflows, ensure accessibility (508 compliance), and adapt writing for digital

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in English, Communications, Comparative Literature, Journalism, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years professional writing and editing, including substantive editing, copyediting and proofreading.
• Experience editing/writing for child welfare, public health, social science or behavioral health content.
• Experience with digital-first communications and tailoring content for digital channels.
• Knowledge of AI use in editorial workflows and federal plain language guidelines.
• Ability to edit others’ work for clarity and style with minimal supervision; strong audience tailoring.
• Experience collaborating in small or cross-functional teams; proactive and independent.

Responsibilities

• Perform substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and quality control for content.
• Draft and revise content on priority child welfare topics for multiple audiences.
• Collaborate with clients, reviewers, and subject matter experts to incorporate feedback and ensure accuracy.
• Track editorial processes, timelines, and milestones across drafting, reviewing, and production.
• Prepare content for internal and external review and post approved resources to the CMS.
• Update content to reflect research advances, new guidance, and evolving standards.
• Help develop and expand project style guides; ensure consistent voice across materials.
• Contribute to process improvements, workflow efficiencies, and professional development.

Skills

Substantive editing

Copyediting

Proofreading

Quality control

Editorial planning

Research

AI in editorial workflows

Deadline-driven

Team collaboration

Digital writing adapt.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in English/Communications/Comparative Literature/Journalism or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS SharePoint

MS Project

Smartsheet

Adobe Acrobat

Monday.com

Job description

JBS International, INC is seeking a Writer/Editor II-Child Welfare to join a collaborative team focused on evidence-based content for policy makers and child welfare professionals. The role emphasizes substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and quality control to ensure clear, accurate communications.

You will craft content across formats, collaborate with clients and subject-matter experts, manage editorial workflows, ensure accessibility (508 compliance), and adapt writing for digital