Job description – Mid-level Content Writer
Babble is a leading technology business that is reimagining how we do work. Founded in 2001, the company works with over 4,000 organizations in a wide range of sectors – including financial, health and education, travel and accommodation, and public services – by sourcing deploying and supporting locally the absolute best cloud solutions.
Babble’s growth over the last few years is one of the big success stories in its industry. This is demonstrated by the private equity investment of Graphite Capital in November 2020 – which was supported by reinvestment from LDC and management – to accelerate the buy and build strategy for the business. Annual revenue run rate has rapidly grown to exceed £100m. It has over 25,000 cloud-based users, 34,000 mobile connections and 4,000 CCaaS supported agents.
Babble is committed to encouraging diversity of skills, experience, and ability amongst our workforce, and to creating an inclusive environment that is free of discrimination. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and value the positive impact that diversity of thought has on our teams.
The Purpose of your role
We’re looking for a Mid-Level Content Writer to join our team. This is a remote, full-time position for a leading UK Cloud Solution Provider that requires someone with at least 2 years of writing experience, showcases strong writing capabilities, and can deliver multiple pieces of long-format content weekly. We are looking for a hard-working, focused individual to join our team in Content Marketing. You will be responsible for the creation, editing, and delivery of multiple pieces of content to be used across different platforms.
You will work closely with the Marketing Team as well as stakeholders within the business to effectively create content that resonates with our customers and delivers our brand message. An individual with a passion for technology and exposure to a B2B environment would be preferred – you will be creating content daily that resonates with IT leaders in the UK and touches on current trends in the technological business landscape
Key Responsibilities
- Written Content Planning, Creation, Editing & Management
- The main purpose of this role is to create engaging customer-facing content.
- The right candidate needs to be a writer at heart – a creative with a strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude who is passionate about digital content. Someone with initiative and drive, a person who likes researching and understanding topics as well as explaining and unpacking these topics for others to understand.
- Deliverable examples: blog posts, white papers, landing pages, newsletter content, website content etc.
- Video content and multi-media content are a plus if candidate has the ability.
What good looks like for this role
- Organised and self-motivated.
- An excellent communicator.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Experience of working a fast-paced and rapidly growing business where priorities can change.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Requirements for the role
- English as a first language (essential)
- Excellent writing skills and impeccable grammar (essential)
- Minimum two years in a content writing position (essential)
- Good organizational skills (essential)
- A good eye for detail (essential)
- A good sense of responsibility and ownership
- Knowledge of SEO optimization and ethical use of AI tools
- A self-starter attitude with a diverse array of interests and a thirst for knowledge
- A creative spark with a proven ability to think outside of the box
- Additional content creation skills are a bonus (video creation, etc)
What you also need to know
- Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection and secure loadshedding solution.
- Must have reliable technology and a quiet at-home working environment/setup.
- Great benefits
- 22 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays with increased annual leave based on length of service
- We work a 9 day fortnight
The recruitment journey
We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person for the role. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call with our recruiter. If you proceed past this then you will have a telephone interview with the Manager and possibly a second interview using teams with the Heads of in Babble.
Job Type: Full-time
