Content Writer - Remote
Zyte · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $90,000 / year
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job highlights
- Create editorial-grade content from internal expertise.
- Write for marketing, social media, and publications.
- Develop product-agnostic, 'TechCrunch'-ready content.
- Requires 2+ years of journalism/comms experience.
- Work remotely with flexible, cutting-edge technologies.
About the role
About Zyte
Founded in 2010, Zyte is a globally distributed team of over 250 Zytans working from more than 28 countries. Our mission is to enable customers to gather the web data they need to grow their business. Today, over 3,000 companies and 1 million developers rely on our tools and services. We eat data for breakfast, and you can eat your breakfast anywhere when you work for Zyte.About The Role
This role is an exciting opportunity within our Marketing team, sitting at the intersection of product, market intelligence, and storytelling. As a Content Writer, you will be responsible for creating content that aligns with our business strategy and category position. Excellent content is crucial to reach our millions of users, future customers, and developer communities. The content we create must be of editorial-grade quality to effectively reach our target audience.You will bring a strong communications background and a high proficiency in finding, eliciting, and communicating strong stories to educate our customers, prospects, and the market as a whole. We have a wealth of knowledge across our leadership, engineering, and legal teams, and we need to create content that spans how-to articles on web scraping, best practices for extracting data from the web, and thought leadership on the industry's future.
As Zyte's Content Writer, you will:
- Identify and create excellent editorial-grade content leveraging the expertise of our internal thought leaders across engineering, executive, and legal teams.
- Interview technical functions at Zyte and create excellent long- and short-form content for anchor campaigns, company/employee social media, and pitches to external publications.
- Create content to support our Marketing Campaigns and social media efforts.
- Craft content that reinforces Zyte as the category leader.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize, outline, and create content to fuel our brand and demand campaign efforts.
- Create philosophical, product-agnostic content that is ‘TechCrunch'-ready (content that resonates and doesn't come off too salesy).
- Consult internal thought leaders on their own content strategies and ghostwrite as needed.
- Work within the editorial calendar and meet deadlines.
Requirements
- 2+ years of journalism/corporate communications and editorial experience.
- A portfolio of content examples demonstrating excellence in storytelling.
- Natural curiosity that makes you a great interviewer.
- Ability to elicit and identify story ideas that tie back to our product solutions and problems solved by our software.
- Ability to develop a deep industry understanding and effectively communicate with developer and business leadership audiences.
- Experience pitching stories internally.
Bonus: Experience pitching stories to media outlets.
Benefits
By joining the Zyte team, you will:- Become part of a self-motivated, progressive, multi-cultural team.
- Have the freedom & flexibility to work remotely.
- Get the chance to work with cutting-edge open source technologies and tools.
Key skills/competency
- Content Writer
- Storytelling
- Journalism
- Communications
- Editorial
- Web Scraping
- Data Extraction
- Content Creation
- Marketing Campaigns
- Thought Leadership
Skills & topics
- Content Writer
- Journalism
- Corporate Communications
- Editorial
- Storytelling
- Web Scraping
- Data Extraction
- Content Creation
- Marketing
- Remote
- Tech Writer
- Technical Writer
- Content Marketing
- Copywriter
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight journalism, corporate communications, and editorial experience. Showcase your storytelling portfolio prominently.
- Craft a compelling cover letter: Emphasize your natural curiosity, interviewing skills, and ability to identify compelling stories related to web data and scraping.
- Prepare your portfolio: Include diverse content examples that demonstrate editorial-grade quality and your ability to create 'TechCrunch'-ready, product-agnostic pieces.
- Research Zyte's mission: Understand their focus on web data, their tools, and their customer base. Align your application with their goals and values.
- Ace the interview: Be ready to discuss your experience in eliciting stories from technical experts and pitching ideas effectively.
Technical preparation
Study web scraping and data extraction concepts.,Familiarize yourself with data-driven storytelling.,Review Zyte's existing content for style and tone.,Understand the competitive landscape for web data.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex technical topic you simplified.,How do you elicit information from subject matter experts?,Share an example of content you pitched successfully.,How do you manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment?
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of content does Zyte's Content Writer create?
- Zyte's Content Writer creates a variety of editorial-grade content, including how-to articles on web scraping, best practices for data extraction, and thought leadership pieces on the future of the industry. The content aims to be product-agnostic and 'TechCrunch'-ready, resonating with technical and business audiences.
- What is the required experience for the Content Writer role at Zyte?
- The role requires a minimum of 2 years of journalism, corporate communications, or editorial experience. A strong portfolio showcasing storytelling excellence is essential, along with experience in interviewing technical functions and identifying story ideas.
- Is the Content Writer position remote?
- Yes, the Content Writer position at Zyte is fully remote, offering the freedom and flexibility to work from anywhere. Zyte is a globally distributed company with team members in over 28 countries.
- What makes content 'TechCrunch'-ready for Zyte?
- Content that is 'TechCrunch'-ready, according to Zyte, is philosophical and product-agnostic. It should resonate with a broad audience, avoid a salesy tone, and offer valuable insights or compelling narratives that would be suitable for publication on a major tech news outlet.
- How does Zyte ensure content quality for its developer and business audiences?
- Zyte emphasizes editorial-grade quality for its content. This is achieved by leveraging the expertise of internal thought leaders across engineering, executive, and legal teams, and by employing skilled writers who can elicit and communicate complex information effectively.
- What are the benefits of working as a Content Writer at Zyte?
- Benefits include being part of a self-motivated, progressive, multi-cultural global team, the flexibility of remote work, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge open-source technologies and tools in the web data space.
- What is Zyte's mission and what kind of data are they focused on?
- Zyte's mission is to enable customers to gather the web data they need to grow their business. They provide tools and services that are used by thousands of companies and millions of developers for various web data extraction and analysis needs.
- Does Zyte expect Content Writers to have technical knowledge of web scraping?