You’re a cybersecurity enthusiast, who loves to dig into the latest threat trends and tech news and can relay these messages to others. You hold a unique and coveted set of skills: the curiosity and know-how of a cybersecurity practitioner and the creativity of a content creator. You know what keeps tech audiences engaged, and their interest fuels your fire to build powerful content.
Do you love the cybersecurity industry? Are you passionate about staying ahead of the latest cybersecurity news? Do you feel “right at home” in conversations about the latest vulnerabilities? Can you speak knowledgably about bad actor tactics?
If so, we’d like to meet you! Why? Because, as a managed detection and response (MDR) provider, our internal cyber experts are our strength. And we’re searching for a technical content writer that can serve as the proverbial mouthpiece for those internal authorities, crafting content that amplifies their expertise, appeals to other cyber practitioners, and elevates our brand as a well-known, trusted vendor.
Are you up for the challenge?
What Expel can do for you
- Provide you with a unique opportunity to develop content that makes organizations take note of Expel and creates real business impact
- Grow your personal cyber knowledge by providing access to an expert team of SOC analysts, detection and response engineers, solutions architects, and more
- Grow your marketing skills through working with a highly energized, collaborative, creative marketing team
- Provide you space to try new things and create content that get noticed
What you can do for Expel
- Develop, write, and edit technical marketing content including thought leadership and how-to blogs, threat reports, data sheets, and more to drive awareness and demonstrate thought leadership
- Interview security experts from across the business and translate their messages and ideas into compelling content pieces for primarily technical (but occasionally non-technical) audiences
- Work cross-functionally with security, engineering, product, product marketing, and other teams to ensure messages are well represented
- Make sure content is SEO-friendly as applicable and adheres to in-house style guide
What you should bring with you
- A passion for writing, specifically around technical topics
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts at a technical level, with work experience in the cybersecurity industry
- Ability to absorb complex information through interviews, raw data, etc. and synthesize to create clear and compelling communications
- Strong prioritization, planning, and project management skills to meet deadlines
- A portfolio you are proud of
- 8+ years of B2B enterprise tech writing experience
- A Bachelor’s degree or a compelling story
Additional notes
Pay range: $106,100 - $153,00 + bonus eligibility and equity.
We believe in paying transparently and equitably. Your salary will ultimately be based on factors such as your experience, skills, team equity, and market data. You’ll also be eligible for unlimited PTO (which we model and encourage), work location flexibility, up to 24 weeks of parental leave, and really excellent health benefits.
Our headquarters is in Herndon, Virginia, however our team is mostly remote, and we have full support for remote interaction. We realize that while there is benefit to in-person interaction, good people don’t all live in Northern Virginia.
We're only hiring those authorized to work in the United States.
We're an Equal Opportunity Employer: You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
We’ll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let us know if you need accommodation of any kind.
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