Content Specialist, Lightspeed
3-5 days a week in office
Point of Sale & commerce platform
Open for applications
Point of Sale & commerce platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring the streets of our cities and communities to life by powering business owners with technology.
Role
Who you are
- Lightspeed is looking for a results-driven, strategic Content writer (Dutch & English speaking) to be the voice of Lightspeed for the retail industry in the UK and the Benelux region
- 1-3 years of experience in SAAS marketing, copywriting or journalism
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Excellent people skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, from sales to product to support
- Ability to take complex concepts and explain them simply and briefly
- Outstanding Dutch and English writing skills and incredible attention to detail
- Ability to poke holes in copy—including your own—and iterate quickly
- Knowledge of social media platforms
- Familiarity with content management systems like Wordpress
- A passion for retail or a willingness to learn more
Desirable
- Experience in the retail industry
- SEO knowledge
What the job involves
- As a key member of Lightspeed’s dynamic in-house marketing team, you’ll deliver content for a range of projects on multiple channels
- You’ll be the go-to expert on Lightspeed’s suite of software solutions for retailers, supporting the retail marketing team with campaign ideation and execution, editorial planning and additional initiatives that expand our reach into new and existing markets
- Your work will have a direct impact on positioning Lightspeed as the leading commerce platform for retailers
- Delivering highly polished, creative and impactful copy that supports the go-to-market strategy, multichannel marketing activations and product launches
- Managing and executing the content calendar for your specific region and industry (blogs, social media, webinars, customer stories, bylines, etc.) to support marketing and PR needs
- Localising material from English to Dutch and vice versa
- Developing a good knowledge of our key products, customers and businesses, and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders
- Writing and managing content on our website, ensuring it follows style guidelines and making recommendations for improvements
- Optimising content performance with guidance from acquisitions and marketing leads
- Staying up to date on retail industry news and trends
Our take
Lightspeed provides restaurateurs and retailers with the simplest way to run their businesses at full potential. It helps entrepreneurs offer their customers positive and memorable experiences by taking care of the day-to-day management aspects of their business.
Around 75,000 businesses processing over $17 billion in transactions annually use Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software and omnichannel retail solution to manage inventory, customer preferences, sales and reporting — all from one centralised platform. Headquartered in Montreal, Lightspeeds team is distributed across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, now serving over 150,000 locations worldwide.
Lightspeed POS maintains a unique edge over other companies of its type because it has secured the legal rights for the sole use of certain technologies. It has two registered patents in computing, calculating categories. These patents certify that Lightspeed POS is the sole owner of this intellectual property, which means that no other companies can use them.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
35% female employees
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- With Lightspeed PX, you can enjoy flexible paid time off and up to 2 months remote per year with our hybrid work policy
- Equity options, because this is your company too
- Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
- Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
- Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
- Interest groups, from #coffee_pals to sponsored sports teams
- Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
Company values
- We make it matter.
- We make it happen.
- We make it together.
- We make it human.
- We make it about the customer.
- We make it data driven.
Company HQ
Old Montreal, Montreal, QC
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Leadership
Dax Dasilva
(Executive Chair)Founder of Never Apart, previously Developer of Bitmovers. Studied Computer Science, Art History, and Religious Studies at The University of British Columbia. Served as CEO for Lightspeed for 17 years until 2022.
JP Chauvet
(CEO, not founder)Co-founded Chardonnat and served as CEO of Atex and as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for both Nstein Technologies and IXIASOFT.
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