Content Marketing Specialist

At the end of this thrilling journey, you'll become a proud member of Hack The Box, with the ultimate mission to help redefine cybersecurity expertise. Get ready for an exciting adventure into the world of cybersecurity! 🚀🔒💻

✨The core mission of the Content Marketing Specialist:

Your efforts will prove pivotal in strengthening HTB’s global footprint as a leader in upskilling cyber professionals and teams.

You will work closely with our Senior Content Marketing Manager, and the Brand Marketing and Communications team, as well as cross-functionally with the broader Marketing department to produce a range of critical content assets. 

Now “critical content assets” is kind of vague. So what types of wonderful content will you get to dabble with?

Examples include sourcing unique insights from our internal & external Subject Matter Experts, writing for an industry-leading blog and newsletter, whipping up the occasional lead gen-oriented one-pager, supporting with creating industry reports, and copywriting for landing pages—to help cross-functional teams such as Growth, Product Marketing, or Sales. 

That’s plenty of opportunity to flex your content marketing muscles and grow your strategic skills by participating in planning, ideating, and briefing different content based on campaign goals & GTM plans. 

Finally, a key part of your role will include growing and operating our unique Subject Matter Experts (SME) Program—which involves sourcing content from our very own list of credible industry experts. 

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

You will be part of the 5-person Brand Marketing and Communications team, sitting with the Content Marketing function. 

As part of the fun-loving marketing team at HTB, you’ll work within a dynamic, goal-oriented group that values open, honest, and collaborative communication. 

You’ll also gain the opportunity to broaden your understanding of content marketing and exercise your creative vision across multiple cyber-related content campaigns!

⚔️ Technology, tools, & weapons you’ll be using:

• Google Analytics.
• Leaps (SME interviewing tool).
• Ahrefs (for SEO research & reporting).
• Google Search Console (for SEO research & reporting).
• Asana (for project management and collaboration).

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🚀 The adventures that await you after becoming a Content Marketing Specialist at Hack The Box:

• Conduct interviews with internal and external subject matter experts or customers, and turn those conversations into customer-facing content that oozes value.
• Research and ideate on ways to optimize and repurpose content (for example, turning a webinar transcript into an SEO blog post or sales asset).
• Come up with unique angles and hooks (that align with HTB’s messaging) for the pieces you work on.
• Work on engaging and sourcing insights from experts in the industry by managing the HTB SME program.
• Create content for the newsletters in collaboration with respective stakeholders and departments.
• Proofread and edit content (e.g., articles, Q&A interviews, white papers, video scripts) with sharp attention to detail (and a love for engaging narratives that tell a captivating story).
• Upload and oversee general content-related admin (like publishing posts & adding internal links) using our Content Management System (CMS).
  

🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role of Content Marketing Specialist at Hack The Box:

• Background in journalism, content marketing, or creative writing/copywriting.
• 2+ years of experience writing and editing content across various formats. (Demonstrable proof of a journalistic eye for unique hooks and messaging is a huge plus.)
• Ability to edit the content of other contributors and self-edit your own work according to a style guide and deliver polished work. Editing is an integral part of this role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to think outside of the box and innovate.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

🕹️ What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store:

🎯You'll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large.

🎯 You'll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, flexibility, and autonomy.

🎯 You'll embark on an exciting journey of continuous learning and problem-solving, leveling up as our organization grows.

🎯 Most importantly, you'll have a blast at HTB 🥳 because fun is an essential ingredient in our recipe for success! Just wait until you see our global meet-ups!

💰The gems you’ll be enjoying as a Content Marketing Specialist:

• Private health care.
• 25 annual leave days.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Free lunch & snacks at the office.
• Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences.
• Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack. 😉
• State-of-the-art equipment (mac, iPhone, and mobile plan).
• Flexible WFH (Hybrid Model) - Fully Remote is also an option.

🗺️ The Quest of Becoming Hack The Box’s Content Marketing Specialist:

• Level 1: To complete level one’s objective, submit your application. 
• Level 2: Meet the Talent Acquisition team. Level’s objective: highlight your past achievements, ambitions, and values.
• Level 3: Meet the hiring manager. Level’s objective: connect with the hiring manager and share with them your achievements. 
• Level 4: Complete an assignment that aligns with day-to-day job-related tasks and responsibilities, and have a constructive conversation over the assignment.
• Level 5: Congratulations! Not many reach this level 💪. Level’s objective: have a constructive, final conversation with senior leadership to explore the role and your future at HTB. 
• Level 6: You've officially received an offer from HTB! To complete the last level and the Quest, all you need to do is accept the offer. 
• Quest complete. Congratulations, you’re officially one of us 🥳🎉🎇Your next quest: complete the onboarding.

Hack Your Career, Today. Join us in this epic adventure of cybersecurity at Hack The Box! 🚀🔒💻

At Hack The Box, we are on a quest to find the most exceptional and enthusiastic talent to join our team. Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, we value what makes you unique and want to know more about you.

This job post provides just a glimpse of the incredible gamified experience our business and consumer customers enjoy through our platforms. So, if you're ready to embark on a journey of disruption, growth, and adventure, we can't wait to meet you!

ABOUT HACK THE BOX

Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations. 

Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains. 

Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

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