Marketing

Hire a Remote Content Writer

A content writer creates the articles, guides, landing pages, and emails that bring people to your business and help them understand what you do well enough to buy.

Key takeaways
A content writer produces the written material your marketing runs on, including blog articles, landing pages, guides, case studies, and email.
Good content writers research properly, learn your product, and write for the person actually reading, which is what makes content convert instead of just filling a calendar.
Most content writers work closely with SEO, because the words on the page decide whether search engines and buyers both find what they need.
Content compounds. An article published this quarter can still be bringing in leads two years from now.

What the role does

A content writer turns what your company knows into writing that people want to read. They research the topic, talk to the people in your business who understand it, and write in a way that suits your audience and your brand voice. Day to day, that means planning what to write next, drafting and editing, working keywords in without wrecking the reading experience, and publishing straight into your CMS.

When a company needs one

Most companies bring in a content writer when the founders or the marketing lead are writing everything themselves and it keeps slipping to the bottom of the list. It is also the right hire when you have a content plan you believe in and nobody with the time to actually execute it week after week.

Your blog has gone quiet, or posts go out whenever someone finds a spare hour
Your team knows the subject deeply and nobody has time to write it down
You are paying freelancers per article and the voice changes every time
You have an SEO plan and no one to produce the content it needs
Your landing pages and emails were written quickly and never revisited

What Growthbuddy looks for

We look for writers who can research a subject they did not know last week and come back sounding credible. They should write clearly for a busy reader, take editing well, and understand how content connects to traffic and pipeline. We ask for samples and we read them properly. We only shortlist people we would be happy to have representing our own business.

2+ years
Typical experience level
of specialists we place

Core skills

Long-form writingSEO writingResearchEditing and proofreadingContent planningBrand voiceCMS publishingInterviewing subject experts

Our vetting approach

1

Screening call

A 30 minute conversation covering their background, how clearly they explain things, and whether the writing they claim holds up.

2

Writing assessment

A three hour piece built around your subject area, so we see how they research, structure an argument, and handle a brief.

3

In-depth interview

A 60 to 90 minute session on their craft and judgment, with communication and culture fit assessed throughout.

Example responsibilities

Plan and write blog articles, guides, landing pages, and email content
Research topics and interview people inside your business for detail
Work target keywords into content while keeping it readable
Edit and improve existing pages that underperform
Publish into your CMS with correct formatting, links, and metadata
Track which content brings in traffic and leads, and write more of what works

The working model

You get a dedicated remote content writer who works as part of your team, in your tools, your meetings, and your priorities. Growthbuddy handles the search, the vetting, the employment, and the ongoing coaching, so you get the output while we carry the overhead.

Why hire remote talent

Hiring remotely opens your options well beyond the writers who happen to live near you. You end up choosing from people who have written for your industry before, at a cost that usually sits well below a local hire. The match gets better and the search gets faster.

What it costs

You pay a simple monthly rate for a dedicated writer. There is no recruitment fee and no long contract. The rate depends on seniority and scope, and our pricing page has the detail.

See full pricing →

Get started

Ready to hire your next specialist?

Book a 20-minute call and we'll map out exactly what your search would look like.

Salary ranges for the role you needHow it works, end to endWhether remote hiring fits you
Talk to us

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can I have a content writer working with my team?
We usually introduce you to two or three vetted writers within three weeks of our first call. After that, timing depends on how quickly you can interview and how much notice your chosen writer needs to give.
How do you test whether someone can actually write?
Every writer completes a three hour writing assessment built around your subject area before you meet them, on top of a 30 minute screening call and an interview of 60 to 90 minutes. We read the work ourselves. You only meet the two or three people who come through all of it.
Will they understand our industry?
We match on this deliberately, and we look for writers who have covered similar ground before. The stronger signal is research ability, because a good writer can get up to speed on a new subject quickly and will ask your team the right questions to get the detail right.
Do we get to see their writing before we decide?
Yes. You see their assessment piece and their portfolio, and you can interview as many of our shortlisted writers as you like. There is nothing to pay until you hire someone.
What happens if the writing is not right once they start?
Tell us early and we will coach them, since most of the time it is a briefing gap rather than a skills gap. If it genuinely is the wrong fit, we replace them and you stop paying in the meantime.
Will they work in our tools and our hours?
Yes. Your writer works inside your stack, including your CMS, your docs, and your project tools, and their hours are aligned to your team's. They join your editorial meetings like anyone else.
What does this cost compared with hiring a writer locally?
Most clients pay around 60% less than they would for the same level of writer near them. It is a flat monthly rate with no recruitment fee and no long contract, and you pay only while they are working with you.
Does a writer with two years behind them produce work we can publish?
The writing assessment answers that before you meet anyone. We set a brief on a subject the writer does not already know, then read what comes back for structure, accuracy, and whether a busy reader would finish it. A piece of work tells you far more here than a number of years does, and you see the samples yourself before you decide.

Final thoughts

Content is the part of marketing that keeps paying you back. A good writer turns what your team already knows into something people find, read, and act on. Want help finding one? Talk to us

Get started

Hire your next Content Writer now

Tell us what you need. We'll hand-pick the shortlist, and stay with you after the hire.

No upfront feePay only while they stayReplacement guaranteed