Senior Content Writer, Global
At a glance
Senior Content Creation role at Adyen. Amsterdam.
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What you'll do
- Write thought leadership, brand stories and editorial series that build authority and make the brand stand out
- Shape long- and short-form copy, including SEO work, around business goals and the broader content strategy
- Take content projects from kickoff through delivery, coordinating stakeholders and design partners while managing deadlines and risks
- Research audiences, data and timely topics, then interview contacts and join case study visits or content shoots
- Set content goals, assess results, maintain writing guidance and templates, and coach writers across studios
What you bring
- At least ten years of professional writing experience, with a portfolio that shows substantial long-form work
- Full written and spoken English proficiency
- Strong digital writing judgment, including how user experience and channel conventions affect content
Who this fits
This role suits a self-directed senior writer who enjoys long-form storytelling, data-informed ideas, project ownership and mentoring other writers. You’ll work from the Amsterdam office in an office-first setup, not remotely only. The role reports to the Global Content Lead.
From the employer
This is Adyen
Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.
For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.
Senior Content Writer, Global
Adyen is hiring a senior content writer who is organized, self-driven and good with people. You will work from our Amsterdam office for our global content team, reporting to the Global Content Lead.
This role exists to produce content that serves Adyen’s business and marketing goals while staying true to our brand. You deliver compelling copy that measurably strengthens our value proposition, our marketing strategy and our brand. You will take on complex projects, where long-form skill, narrative depth and storytelling backed by data set Adyen apart.
The right person has a track record of turning briefs into strong content, whatever the objective. Long-form is your core strength. You are also comfortable with short-form and SEO. You work well with the people across the company and you manage projects with discipline.
What you’ll do
- Write thought leadership, brand narratives, editorial series and other long-form pieces that strengthen Adyen’s authority and make the brand more distinctive. You also pick up other copy needs as they arise.
- Show real command of long-form, short-form and SEO writing, with long-form editorial as your specialism.
- Connect every content initiative to commercial goals and the wider content strategy, and show that you understand business, marketing and brand priorities each time you respond to a brief.
- Lead content projects from kickoff to delivery. You work with internal and external stakeholders and design partners, pay close attention to details and deadlines, and show others how good project management keeps teams aligned and timelines on track. You see risks coming and adjust the plan without being asked.
- Produce and maintain assets by following existing processes, formats, guidelines and templates, so that fewer reviews and rounds of revision are needed.
- Gather background information, data, audience insight and newsworthy material, and interview internal and external contacts to feed your content.
- Join case study visits and content shoots on location.
- Define clear goals for your content, measure its impact and apply what the results tell you, using digital content marketing best practice.
- Build and update writing templates and guidelines that work across studios, and find better ways of working as you go.
- Mentor writers in other studios so the quality of writing stays high.
Who you are
- You have 10+ years of professional writing experience and a strong portfolio of long-form copy.
- You are a storyteller. You are curious about what motivates our audiences, how they behave and what they prefer.
- You know how to build differentiation through thought leadership and storytelling grounded in data.
- You pay close attention to detail and approach every task like a journalist, looking for the angles and stories that matter.
- You understand writing for digital channels: how user experience and channel conventions shape the work, and where it sits within content marketing as a whole.
- You start things yourself, keep to deadlines and push projects forward, and you welcome feedback and iteration.
- You are fully proficient in English, written and spoken.
What’s next?
Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.
This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
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