Content Editor, Tech Nation
Growth platform for tech companyrm
Job no longer available
Growth platform for tech companyrm
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To fuel the growth of tech companies across the nation.
Role
Who you are
- Proven work experience as a Content Editor (or similar role)
- Considerable knowledge and practical experience of output editing, together with a strong interest in the digital tech sector, news, and current affairs
- Portfolio of published work
- Excellent writing and editing
- Ability to identify, prioritise and interpret key stories
- Sound editorial judgement
- Hands-on experience with Content Management Systems (e.g. WordPress)
- Familiarity with SEO and keyword research
Desirable
- Production skills desirable but not essential
What the job involves
- Write how-to guides, informational pieces and valuable articles that will bring targeted, high-quality traffic to Tech Nation
- Work to editorial calendars to ensure relevant high quality content is produced and made available to our audiences
- Work with the marketing team, and wider Tech Nation team, to develop high impact content
- Write, commission, edit, upload and publish insightful interviews, topical features, podcasts and other editorial content of interest to our audience of startups, scale-ups, corporates, investors, policymakers, educators and the wider tech community
- Ensure that content is produced in line with our organisational objectives and around key search terms for higher traffic and online visibility
- Work with the marketing team, and wider Tech Nation teams, to uncover pertinent trends and develop new ideas for content, to enhance our editorial offer
- Proofread and edit content to ensure adherence to editorial and tone of voice guidelines, highlight inaccuracies in information or amend spelling and grammatical errors before the content is published
- Work with the wider marketing team to upkeep the distinctive, credible and authoritative voice for Tech Nation content and editorial
- Champion the power of content internally by empowering in-house experts to share expertise on our own as well as external channels to grow our reach and credibility
- Keep on top of news, developments and issues related to the UK digital tech sector
- Get under the skin of what our community is talking about and interested in, by attending events
- Optimise content by using Google Analytics, keyword search tools and other appropriate tools to optimise copy to meet SEO best practices
- Produce copy and content to support other marketing activity such as emails, social media, and the marketing of our key programmes including Future Fifty, Upscale, Rising Stars, Libra and our sector programmes
- Conduct video interviews at events from time to time (production skills desirable but not essential)
- Publish content to the Tech Nation website using Wordpress
Our take
Tech Nation was originally founded to support the tech cluster in East London, and has since evolved to now service hundreds more companies. Of those that have successfully graduated from its growth programmes, major names include Skyscanner, Deliveroo, and Monzo.
Tech Nation provides businesses with the coaching, content, and community they need for their journey in designing the future and scaling, both at home and abroad. It wants to empower ambitious tech entrepreneurs through growth programmes, and by championing the UK’s digital sector through data-driven reports and campaigns.
Their goal is to unlock the growth potential of 1,000 scaling tech businesses in the upcoming year to releasing $1bn of value to the UK economy.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Company benefits
- An opportunity to work with the fastest-growing tech startups in the UK
- 16 health benefits via Untangl e.g. Gym Discount, Dental, Health Scans, Private Medical Insurance, 4% employer pension contribution
- Autonomous and flexible work style - be your own leader
- Team outings and quarterly team-building events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- 28 days’ holiday a year (plus UK public holidays)
- A collaborative and fast-paced environment
- A vibrant and diverse team based in central London and Manchester
- Annual L+D Budget between Learnerbly and YCN
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Gerard Grech
(CEO)Previously had a long career in telecoms, where most recently he was Senior Global Director of Marketing at Blackberry. Also sits on the Board of Innovate UK, Barbican Centre and is a Member of the Digital Europe Board for the World Economic Forum.
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