Technical Content Writer (Marketing)

About the position

As a Technical Content Writer at Educative, you will write, edit, and publish blogs, newsletters, and other short-form and long-form content for Educative’s growing community of 2M+ software developers and engineering managers. In this role, you will write. A lot. And in order to develop a working knowledge of the highly technical concepts you write about, you will do plenty of research to immerse yourself into the wide world of software development. As a core member of Educative’s content marketing team, you will hone your inbound marketing and content strategy skills, all while building a diverse portfolio of well-researched, highly technical writing. Above all, you will thrive in this role if you are a passionate writer with a deep curiosity for technology and a desire to develop as a technical writer, content marketer, and storyteller.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and publish technical blog posts, newsletters, and other short-form and long-form content to engage software developers
• Brainstorm, research, and develop technical article topics that are highly relevant to Educative’s audience
• Contribute to multimedia content initiatives, including short-form video
• Learn and apply SEO best practices to ensure all content is keyword optimized and ranks highly on search engine results pages (SERPs)
• Shape and contribute to Educative’s content marketing strategy as an essential content creator
• Stay up to date on trends within the software development community, and become an in-house expert on Educative’s core customer personas
• Conduct competitor analysis to help Educative stay on the cutting edge of developer learning
• Manage content initiatives from inception to execution—then monitor outcomes and iterate to improve
• Contribute to and help maintain Educative’s content and editorial calendars
• Promote diversity, inclusivity, and equity in the software engineering community through thoughtful, accessible, empathetic content

Requirements

• 1-3 years professional writing experience
• A writing-intensive academic background (e.g. B.A. in English or Journalism)
• Exceptional long-form writing and research skills (and samples to prove it)
• Interested in the latest trends and developments in technology and software development
• Experience and interest in multimedia storytelling (e.g. video, podcast)
• Ability to communicate complex, technical ideas in accessible, digestible ways
• Meticulous eye for detail, comfortable editing the writing of others (and your own)
• Curious, growth-minded, eager to learn
• Self-starter, takes ownership of projects
• Passion for education, learning, teaching, mentoring
• Computer programming experience (or familiarity with coding concepts) is a huge bonus

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Full suite of benefits, including health insurance, 401K, etc.
• Free lunch and snacks at Educative’s HQ in the tech hub of Bellevue, WA
• Limitless opportunities to develop new skills at a mission-driven, high-growth software startup