ABOUT US

Gravitational is an open source software company with offices in Oakland, Seattle and Toronto. The company is well funded by world-class investors and our software has thousands of users and over 10,000 stars on Github.

We enable companies to securely deliver cloud applications across cloud providers, on-prem environments, and even air-gapped server rooms, so they can expand their customer base and reduce their operational overhead. We free cloud applications from cloud provider lock-in.

We are focused on building a successful company but we are also dedicated to our friends, families, and hobbies outside of work.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an exceptional writer and content strategist to help us develop and execute our content plan. The role requires someone with great editorial acumen to help craft articles that speak to people of varying technical backgrounds. Our goal is to build a content machine spanning a variety of formats, from blogs and whitepapers to ebooks and solutions overviews. You will help drive the content calendar and should have some understanding of SEO.

WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL

• Develop a content strategy aligned with short-term and long-term marketing targets.
• In-source and outsource content to subject matter experts (SMEs) to meet content objectives.
• Provide clear feedback to our developer advocate, product, and engineering teams, as well as freelance writers, to deliver well-written blog content.
• Edit and proofread blog posts, and ensure consistency of voice and messaging across articles.
• Create and publish engaging content.
• Work with our design team to develop graphics to support the articles and content you're developing.
• Work with the marketing and sales teams to develop useful sales and marketing content.
• Manage the content calendar and track content production from idea to completion.
• Optimize for SEO.

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

• You love writing and editing and care deeply about every word.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 3-5 years of experience in technical writing, content marketing, or editorial.
• The ability to collaborate with marketing, product and engineering teams to produce great content that helps each part of the marketing funnel.
• Humility, curiosity, resilience, positivity, and a dash or more of humor.

MORE ABOUT GRAVITATIONAL

We are a well-funded company headquartered in Oakland. The founders are experienced entrepreneurs that founded Mailgun (acquired in 2012) and ran product lines at public companies. We have built a world-class engineering team and offering and are ready to build on the marketing momentum started by the founding team. Our past experiences building companies and mass-scale products taught us about the importance of life and work balance. It matters, even more, when you are building a lasting business, like Gravitational.

This position will be at our headquarters in Oakland. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including equity grant, platinum level healthcare insurance, 401k matching, commuter benefits, life, and long term disability insurance and more.

Gravitational is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classifications protected by federal, state, or local law.