SEO Copywriter & Content Editor

**Job Title** SEO Copywriter & Content Editor (Freelance) **Job Description** **SEO Copywriter & Content Editor (Freelance)**  **Location**  Remote (UK-based preferred)  **Employment type**  Freelance, part time – approximately 8 days per month  **Reporting into**  SEO Manager  **About IG Group**  IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.  **About the role**  We're looking for a freelance SEO copywriter and content editor to help grow organic visibility for ig.com/uk and ig.com/ie. You'll split your time evenly between writing and editing – shaping reactive, news-led content around live market events and refining evergreen guides – with a strong focus on turning AI-generated first drafts into accurate, polished, publish-ready copy.  **About the team**  This role sits within the SEO team in the Marketing division, reporting directly into the SEO Manager. The team covers organic search strategy, technical SEO, content, UX/CRO and AI search visibility across the UK and Ireland markets. This is a freelance, individual-contributor role with no direct reports.  **Key responsibilities**  * Write original, SEO-optimised reactive content that responds quickly to market news and trending search demand across trading, investing and financial markets topics.  * Write and refresh evergreen SEO content, ensuring it stays accurate, competitive and aligned to target keywords over time.  * Fact-check market commentary, financial data and product claims to protect the accuracy and credibility of published content.  * Apply on-page SEO best practice to headlines, structure, metadata and internal linking.  * Maintain a consistent brand voice and editorial standard across both writing and editing output.  * Work with the SEO Manager to prioritise reactive topics against live news and market events, and turn content around within tight deadlines.  **Role requirements**  * Demonstrable experience writing and editing SEO content, ideally at volume.  * Excellent written English, with strong editing, proofreading and fact-checking skills.  * Solid working knowledge of on-page SEO principles (keyword integration, headers, internal linking).  * Comfortable producing reactive, news-led content quickly and to tight deadlines.  * Able to work independently and manage own workload against a fixed monthly capacity.  **Desirable**  * Experience writing about trading, investing or financial markets.  * Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry.  * Familiarity with headless CMS platforms (e.g. StoryBlok) and SEO tools such as Ahrefs and Google Search Console.  **Number of openings** 1