content
Posted Apr 30Content Strategist & Writer
at Aiven
IrelandOn-site
Responsibilities
- Manage a high-velocity calendar that balances user content (how-to guides, performance benchmarks, API documentation) with executive content (ROI studies, POV topical pieces, industry thought leadership).
- Lead the transformation of raw customer case studies and success stories into multi-format assets.
- Ensure our content lives in the right format for the right persona and in a centralised place.
Requirements
- We are looking for a modern storyteller who can leverage AI to scale production while ensuring our output remains deeply technical, authentic, human, and free of marketing fluff. Key
- Responsibilities Persona-Driven Content Mapping: Own the matrix of "Who, What, and Where." You will define which topics, language, and medium (Blogs, Whitepapers, Videos, Code Snippets) are required to move a Developer through a trial and a CTO through an enterprise deal.
- You will use LLMs to rapidly brainstorm angles, draft outlines, and transform a single technical interview into 10+ multi-channel assets, from a LinkedIn thread to an executive summary.
- experience in B2B Infrastructure, Cloud, or Open-Source a major plus. You must be able to "talk shop" with engineers and product managers.
- Experience working with Product Marketing messaging frameworks to create cohesive, unified content journeys.
- You have a natural ability to spot marketing fluff and replace it with technical substance and real-world evidence.
- You use AI tools as a force multiplier to scale content without sacrificing the soul of the technical narrative.
Experience
- Ideal Candidate: 4+ years in content strategy or technical editing. Proven
Benefits
- benefits are designed to help you thrive and grow, personally and professionally: Participate in Aiven’s equity plan.
- Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time) Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and any other terms and conditions related to employment.
Contact
- At Aiven, all of our emails relating to recruitment come from an @aiven.io, @greenhouse.io or @eu.greenhouse.io domain and all of our interviews are conducted by video call or in person.
- If you’re unsure of the legitimacy of a job opportunity/offer pertaining to Aiven, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at recruitment@aiven.io.
- There is an option to request a discussion in the application process but if you have any questions before applying please write to us at recruitment@aiven.io . #LI-Hybrid
Additional details
- The Role As the Content Strategist, you are the editorial voice and narrative lead for Aiven.
- You are responsible for the entire content lifecycle: from high-level strategy and mapping the buyer journey to hands-on finessing of technical copy.
- You will collaborate closely with domain experts (Engineers, Product Managers, DevRel) to translate complex infrastructure topics into compelling, authentic stories.
- Partner with Aiven’s domain experts to extract their knowledge.
- You will take raw technical drafts and polish them into high-value assets, ensuring the language is sophisticated enough for an engineer but accessible enough for a busy leader.
- Partner closely with the Product Marketing team to internalize core messaging frameworks and value propositions.
- You ensure that every piece of content is a consistent reflection of the Aiven brand and product strategy.
- You will find the human and technical win in our customer data to create evidence-based content that builds trust with prospects.
- Use data to identify where our persona coverage is thin.
- You will proactively commission or write content to fill gaps in the buyer journey that are stalling deals or trials.