Senior Content Writer, Adyen
$135-185k
Payments platform built to grow businesses
Be an early applicant
Payments platform built to grow businesses
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$135-185k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Adyen's mission is to make payments choices easy for merchants.
Role
Who you are
- Adyen is looking for a structured, proactive and collaborative senior content writer
- The ideal candidate is experienced in responding to briefs, producing compelling content against a range of objectives, and working collaboratively with stakeholders
- You are proficient in long-form and short-form writing with a good grasp of SEO, specializing in at least one of the three
- This role requires strong project management skills
- Bonus: You have experience in the fintech industry and a solid understanding of its key trends, challenges, and audience, making you well-suited to craft impactful content
- You have 8+ years of professional experience writing
- You are a storyteller: curious and keen to discern the motivations, behaviors, and preferences of our audiences
- You have an impeccable eye for detail and ability to approach tasks with a journalistic attitude to find the angles and stories that matter
- You have a good understanding of what it means to write for digital channels: blending user experience and channel best practices, and how they fit into the bigger picture of content marketing
- You have the ability to self-start, stick to deadlines, and drive projects forward – while being open and comfortable to iteration and feedback
- You have full professional proficiency (written and verbal) in English
- Some domestic and international travel is required
What the job involves
- The senior content writer role is focused on producing content to meet Adyen’s business and marketing objectives, in line with brand goals
- You will respond to a range of briefs while applying a strong understanding of Adyen’s value proposition, marketing strategy and brand to meet measurable outcomes
- As a senior content writer, you often take on more complex projects and ensure to mentor and coach your fellow writers
- Drive the production and maintenance of any asset by following established processes, formats, guidelines and templates, minimizing the need for reviews and iterations
- Demonstrate a strong grasp of long-form, short-form and SEO writing, with a deep specialism within one
- Write copy for both short-form and long-form formats (e.g., blogs, reports, events, ad copy, landing pages, scripts). Apply SEO best practices to drive targeted traffic to our site
- Be on-the-ground for case studies and shoots that involve content creation
- Proficient in aligning content initiatives with commercial goals and the larger content strategy. Demonstrates a strong understanding of business, marketing and brand goals when responding to a brief
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders and design partners from kickoff to delivery – being diligent with details and deadlines. Set an example for how to apply project management techniques to align teams, manage timelines, and ensure smooth execution of content projects. Anticipates risks and adjusts plans accordingly independently
- Research and curate background information, data, audience insights, and newsworthy information to be used in our content. Conduct interviews with internal and external stakeholders to inform content
- Set an example for how to apply clear goals and analyze the impact of the content, applying insights and digital marketing content best practices
- Create and update writing templates and guidelines that can be used across studios, implementing new ways to work more efficiently
- Mentor writers across studios to ensure writing is at the highest quality
Application process
- Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days
- Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role
- Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility
Our take
Adyen has been one of the most successful businesses in Europe over the last decade. When it went public in 2018 at a valuation of €7bn, it raised over €1bn and its share price popped on the first day, resulting in a valuation of €14bn. Its valuation has continued to climb by the billions.
Adyen competes with large players like PayPal, as well as outsized startups like Stripe, to power payments and provide other infrastructure to conduct digital transactions. Disrupters in the field have been buoyed by a strong rise in eCommerce activity, where some or all of a transaction by a customer is made either online or by mobile.
Adyen has been one of the companies riding the wave by helping to reduce the friction between a company choosing to take payments online, and actually being able to do it. That can take multiple steps and agreements across numerous countries — Adyen’s pitch is that it essentially handles all of it in the backend as a service for its users. Notable partners have included Autocanteen, a touchless self-checkout solution for the hospitality industry, and BILL, a small business-focused fintech platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2015
$52.6m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2014
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $319.5m
Company benefits
- Global exchange program
- Weekly happy hour
- Delicious healthy lunches
- Phantom share package
- Yearly trip to Amsterdam
- Paid holidays
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- We build to benefit all customers (not just one)
- We make good choices to build an ethical business and drive sustainable growth for our customers
- We launch fast and iterate
- Winning is more important than ego; we work as a team - across cultures and time zones
- We don’t hide behind email, instead we pick up the phone
- We talk straight without being rude
- We include different people to sharpen our ideas
- We create our own path and won’t be slowed down by “stewards”
Company HQ
Nieuwmarkt en Lastage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leadership
Pieter Van Der Does
(CEO)Previously Chief Commercial Officer at Bibit (payments company) before co-founding Adyen in 2006.
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