Senior Content Writer

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Content Writer

Overview
Captivated by crypto? Beguiled by blockchain? Tantalized by technology? The Mastercard Creative Studio is looking for a senior content writer passionate about technology to join our amazing in-house creative team. We’re looking for a talented storyteller and wordsmith with the ability to distill the next big thing into bite-sized copy for an audience of media, analysts, and business decision-makers.
Role
As a senior content writer in the Creative Studio, you’ll work closely with internal team members (designers, videographers, and UI/UX designers) and stakeholders across the company (marketing, product, sales, and thought leaders) to produce a wide variety of content.
You’re a proficient writer with a strong understanding of voice and style and an ability to apply them to complex topics. You’re skilled at writing everything from short, energizing film scripts to thought-provoking, long-form white papers. You understand the importance of meeting deadlines and can manage multiple competing priorities.
You’re a strategic thinker who brings value to every project by approaching it with a curious mind and a journalist’s eye. You know how to ask the right questions and distill the answers down into crisp, compelling copy. You’re always looking for ways to infuse a creative edge into everything you do.
You have a passion or interest in payments and digital technologies, and a willingness to keep up with the latest trends and developments in our industry.
Finally, you have a growth mindset. You’re passionate about skill development, continual learning, and maximizing every opportunity to push yourself and those around you.
All About You - necessary skills
Copywriting
Write thoughtful, well-crafted copy in various formats and styles, including long-form articles and whitepapers, case studies, social copy, video scripts, and more.
Ideate and develop creative concepts for print/digital outputs in collaboration with creative designers and strategists
Ability to work effectively from a written or verbal brief and meet or exceed expectations
Ensure all content is accurate, precise, and aligned with the Mastercard brand and style guidelines and best practices
Distill potentially complex fintech concepts and solutions into clear and engaging language
Possess a keen eye for detail and be able to edit copy for content and grammar
Driven to produce high-quality work and willing to stay current with industry writing and editorial trends
Business skills
Collaborate with and serve as a strategic partner to internal team and stakeholders across the company
Understand the business goals and marketing strategies of our stakeholders
Work effectively with others to identify challenges and opportunities and use creative and strategic thinking to generate solutions
Demonstrate a curiosity to stay on top of emerging trends in the technology and payments space
Manage content requirements, expectations, and deadlines for all projects with both team members and stakeholders
Strong presentation skills, comfortable sharing the strategy behind written work to key stakeholders
Workstyle
A quick learner with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment
Ability to work effectively from home/remotely as required
Passionate problem solver with a love of writing, marketing, and storytelling
Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a positive “get stuff done” mindset
Possess a growth mindset and a willingness to give and receive feedback
Collaborative and respectful of diverse perspectives and other creative skill sets
Required Experience
Experience working as a copywriter, content writer, or related role is required, some B2B or technology experience is preferred
Bachelor’s degree in English, Marketing, Journalism or related field
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Please submit writing samples or a link to a portfolio with your application. Candidates without samples will not be considered.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.