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Austin City Content Writer

Self Money Care · Austin, TX, USA ·

Pay:
55.000 - 85.000
Job type:
Temporary

Objective
Support the expansion of the client’s flagship brand by producing structured, research-driven Austin, TX city landing pages and neighborhood content that guides users through the “living in” and “moving to” journey, with future expansion into travel-focused content. This writer needs to be a local to Austin, TX.

Profile Overview
Client is expanding into writing for Austin, TX in the next phase of content growth. The selected writer will produce highly structured, thorough, SEO-aligned content that:

Provides comprehensive city landing page overviews with compelling quality of life reasons to consider relocating to the city

Produces bucket-list-style “Things to Do” landing page

Develops “Best Neighborhoods” list-style landing page

Creates individual neighborhood deep dives articles

The ideal writer understands structured content development (outline-driven writing), search intent, and fact-checking best practices. They must be capable of producing content that requires minimal editorial revision.

Content should focus on the positive attributes of a place while maintaining third-party neutrality, particularly important given downstream real estate monetization opportunities.

Neighborhood content should avoid “steering,” a heavily regulated real estate specific term.

Any geographic data points should originate from the client's data set.

Engagement Type:

Articles: 40 Articles

Located in Austin, TX

Responsibilities

Develop structured outlines prior to drafting

Write comprehensive city landing pages optimized for keywords: Living In and Moving To

Produce “Best Neighborhoods” overview articles

Write individual deep-dive neighborhood profiles

Create evergreen “must-do” bucket list content

Conduct traditional and AI-assisted research

Cross-reference local publications, reviews, and established sources

Fact-check all data thoroughly

Identify enduring attractions vs. temporary trendsEnsure content depth supports strong engagement time

Incorporate SEO best practices and search-intent alignment

Maintain third-party editorial neutrality (no realtor influence)

Participate in strategy discussions as needed

Conduct short interview for local quotes

Skills and Qualifications

Strong background in structured/outline-driven writing

Experience in destination, travel, relocation, or lifestyle content

SEO strategy and search intent expertise

Strong research and fact-checking methodology

Ability to distinguish evergreen institutions from short-term trends

Familiarity with AI-assisted research tools (hybrid workflow acceptable)

Ability to write with minimal editorial oversight

Experience writing high-engagement long-form content
Preferred: Experience developing content funnels, familiarity with real estate or relocation-related content ecosystems, and experience incorporating quoted sources/interviews

About Client
Founded in 1988, this client began in print publishing and has expanded significantly into digital media. This client is one of its flagship brands, nationally recognized for its annual “Top 100 Best Places to Live” list.

The company is expanding its digital footprint, particularly in structured, SEO-driven city and neighborhood content designed to guide users throughout the relocation and visitation journey.

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