Senior Writer, Supercritical
£60-75k
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Carbon removal marketplace
Open for applications
Carbon removal marketplace
21-100 employees
Open for applications
£60-75k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bring radical transparency to the carbon removal market
Role
Who you are
- You’re an exceptional writer with an analytical mind and an ownership mentality
- You thrive on diving into technical complexity—from macroeconomic trends and market data to emerging carbon removal technologies—and transforming it into clear, compelling, and actionable content
- You move fast, work autonomously, and naturally build deep, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- With a proven track record of producing high-caliber content for senior executives, technical buyers, and industry experts, you don’t just respond to briefs—you proactively uncover the most compelling stories that elevate our brand
- Have a minimum of 8 years of writing experience in journalism, technical writing, or content marketing—ideally in carbon, energy, or technology
- Can demonstrate a proven track record of producing data-driven, high-calibre content such as whitepapers, analytical reports, and thought leadership pieces
- Possess exceptional research skills and the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling narratives
- Have experience collaborating directly with senior executives, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams
- Thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, adept at managing multiple projects and adapting to shifting priorities
- Exhibit superior copy editing and proofreading skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Excel at creating multi-channel content, from long-form analytical pieces to engaging digital and marketing copy
- Embrace an ownership mentality, demonstrating proactive, self-driven initiative and a motivation to participate in a fledgling carbon market
What the job involves
- Reporting into the Director of Marketing, you’ll join an existing team comprising a Content Marketing Manager and a Growth Marketing Manager
- One year ago, marketing had never existed at Supercritical
- After a year of execution and experimentation, we’re doubling down on the programs we know drive awareness, engagement, and revenue. Content is critical to that
- Joining our small yet experienced team means you’ll directly impact what Marketing at Supercritical looks like and how the world gets to net zero by 2050
- At Supercritical, you'll be our in-house storyteller and strategic content architect
- You’ll transform complex market trends, technical data, and emerging carbon removal innovations into authoritative, accessible narratives that engage senior executives, technical buyers, and industry experts
- Working closely with our Content Marketing Manager and cross-functional teams, you'll produce long-form analytical pieces—from whitepapers and data reports to thought leadership articles and executive ghostwriting—and multi-channel copy
- Your work will drive our content strategy, shape industry conversations, and position Supercritical as a leader in carbon removal
- Produce authoritative, well-researched, long-form content—whitepapers, reports, technical datasheets, and ghostwritten pieces—that distils complex data and insights on carbon removal technologies, market trends, and macroeconomic factors into compelling narratives. We want our audience to ping our content to each other in Slack, email it to their bosses, and share it on social with their thoughts
- Develop engaging, multi-channel copy for blog posts, emails, case studies, landing pages, and ads when needed
- Identify and develop unique story angles in partnership with the Content Marketing Manager that showcase Supercritical’s product and market leadership. Contribute to content strategy, prioritize the content calendar, and refine briefs
- Collaborate with internal subject matter experts and external thought leaders to uncover new ideas, ensure content accuracy and depth, and build your knowledge. This includes working with our in-house climate scientists, CEO, supply team, and market participants
- Edit and refine content from freelancers and team members, maintaining impeccable quality and consistency while coaching them to become better communicators
- Contribute strategic insights to shape our overall content strategy, distinct brand voice, and day-to-day content tone
- Stay abreast of evolving market, regulatory, and technological developments in climate to bring timely insights to the team and inform your work
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Supercritical is a startup offering businesses the option to reach carbon net zero output. It measures a company’s carbon footprint, creates an actionable plan for reducing emissions, and recommends a portfolio of high-quality carbon removal offsets to buy. It does this through unprecedented transparency of price, availability and quality, so its customers know exactly how its carbon output is being reduced, and what effect this reduction will have.
Businesses create a lot of pollution that either needs to be lowered or removed from the atmosphere to keep the earth’s warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. With a greater carbon footprint than the entire aviation industry, Supercritical has made the tech industry an initial target.
When companies buy conventional offsets, the carbon emitted still remains in the atmosphere as someone else gets paid not to emit the same amount of carbon. Supercritical differentiates itself by focusing exclusively on carbon removal offsets that actively remove toxins from the atmosphere through methods such as tree planting, biochar, enhanced weathering, bio-oil sequestration, and direct air capture. It partners its customers with teams of climate scientists on carbon removal procurement, offering live pricing and granular vetting to simplify carbon reduction for the fluid and volatile tech industry.
Supercritical counts well-known businesses The Economist Group, Virgin Atlantic and Rothschild & Co as customers. It is using its Series A funding from Lightspeed Ventures to grow its carbon removal to a mass scale, and it is well placed to do so with its unique strategy.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% female employees
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2023
$13m
SERIES A
Aug 2021
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $15.6m
Company benefits
- Generous stock options
- Purchase high quality carbon removal offsets for your personal emissions from our inventory
- Unlimited annual leave
- 1 company-wide day off every month
- Remote-first work with the option to use our London Shoreditch office whenever you want
- £1000 annual wellbeing allowance plus a working-from-home equipment budget up to £500
- Monthly company socials and annual company multi-day offsites
Company values
- Ownership mentality: We relish autonomy and we create it for others. We are deeply curious and thrive on understanding the root cause of complex problems. We take ownership over our own and our team’s development by giving and soliciting direct and actionable feedback.
- Move fast: We identify the most important problems to solve and cut everything else. We test ideas early so we don’t waste time on dead ends. We default to action and deliver awesome results.
- Radiate positive energy: We come to problems with energy and passion. We nurture new ideas and engage positively in testing them. We inspire our colleagues to go further and are resilient to set backs. We recharge by taking time off. We are here for a great day, not a long day.
- Communicate proactively: We communicate simply and directly. We broadcast updates, insights and lessons learnt, especially when things haven’t gone to plan. We give as much context as possible so our teammates can make great decisions.
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Michelle You
(CEO)Co-founder of Songkick and was CPO for 9 years. Product Consultant & Advisor for several startups and was a Venture Partner at LocalGlobe. Current Board Member of Subak and Member of Getting to Zero Steering Group.
Aaron Randall
(CTO)Progressed from Software Developer to CTO of Songkick over the course of 7 years. Previously interim CTO and then Technical Advisor at Lingumi.
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