Lead Writer

6 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Somewhere Full time US$1 200 000 - US$1 800 000 per year

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Role:  Lead Writer

Working Hours: Mon - Fri (40 hours per week) US Central Standard Time

Salary Range: USD per month (The final offer is at the client's discretion and depends on the candidate's interview result, skills, and experience.)

Type of Contract: Independent Contractor 

Type of Job: Remote

About the Role: 

The company is looking for a seasoned writer who can research, synthesize, and translate complex ideas about thinking, decision-making, mental models, performance, learning, and cognitive psychology into clear, actionable insights for entrepreneurs. You will own our weekly newsletter on High-Output Thinking and contribute to future courses in the Productivity, Thinking & Performance track.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Write a weekly high-signal newsletter on mental models, clarity, focus, decision-making, and cognitive performance for founders.
  • Conduct deep research across books, academic papers, practitioner frameworks, long-form interviews, and historical sources.
  • Distill complex ideas into simple, memorable, and practical systems.
  • Maintain a consistent brand voice: sharp, clear, founder-friendly, and non-fluffy.
  • Generate supporting content (outlines, summaries, idea maps) that feeds future courses in the high-output thinking curriculum.
  • Collaborate with the editorial team to refine topics, angles, and research depth.
  • Strong research discipline: you know how to dig, cross-reference, extract, and simplify.
  • Willingness to participate in video podcasts

Qualifications:

  • Proven track record writing about mental models, performance psychology, learning, decision science, clarity, or related topics.
  • Must-have: someone who's passionate about productivity/mental models/learning/thinking
  • Portfolio showcasing long-form analysis, structured thinking, and concept synthesis.
  • Ability to convert research into actionable frameworks, not generic "productivity tips."
  • Passionate about productivity, mental models, learning & thinking 
  • Exceptional written and verbal English fluency
  • Must be ready to start by January 6, 2026.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with thinkers like Kahneman, Annie Duke, Farnam Street, Naval, Shane Parrish, Kahneman/Tversky, Klein, Taleb, and Charlie Munger
  • Experience writing for operators, founders, or professionals who value clarity and systems thinking.

What Success Looks Like:

  • Producing a newsletter that founders look forward to every week.
  • Clear, original thinking, not summaries of popular books.
  • Frameworks and mental models that entrepreneurs can apply immediately.
  • Reliable cadence, high editorial quality, and creative insight.

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