Content Specialist

Job description

Hello,

Lightspeed is looking for a results-driven Content Marketing Assistant to join our marketing team. The Content Marketing Assistant will be responsible for developing internal/external messaging and content for our growing line of products. This person will have amazing writing skills and perhaps been referred to as an absolute literary ninja! You’re stoked to join a fast-paced, dynamic digital marketing team and will use your creativity to turn technical capabilities into customer benefits. If you love to put your outstanding creative and writing skills to work on a wide variety of projects from product launches and web copy to sales promotions, videos, and marketing campaigns, then we’d like to hear from you.



Now we get to brag about us:

Lightspeed provides retailers and restaurateurs the simplest way to build, manage, and grow their business while crafting a better customer experience. Lightspeed empowers small business owners with a complete overview of their business in one place - more than 45,000 businesses processing over $15 billion in transactions use Lightspeeds point-of-sale and eCommerce platforms for inventory, customer preferences, sales, and analytics. Founded in 2005 with offices in London, Canada, USA, Ghent and Amsterdam, Lightspeed is backed by Accel Partners, iNovia Capital, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and Investissement Québec (IQ). We're passionate about enabling people to do their best work. Come work with us and find out what you can do.



Primary responsibilities

Help develop and implement localised content approach
Become highly knowledgeable about Lightspeed products and customers in order to develop product messaging that clearly differentiates Lightspeed’s offerings
Working closely with the product management and marketing team to translate product messages into exciting, relatable content that converts prospects into customers
Support the production of high-impact marketing and sales materials that communicate value and benefits for customers including, but not limited to content for web, brochures, promotions, social media, video, case studies, and our blog
Actively contribute original solutions content that deliver highly polished, creative, and impactful marketing campaigns
Stay up-to-date on current and emerging content marketing trends and their applicability to the firms marketing needs

Desired profile

Requirements

2+ years of experience in tech marketing and/or copywriting
University degree in business, creative writing or marketing or equivalent experience.
Strong understanding and experience generating content
Outstanding written communication skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Strong project and time management skills as well as good business acumen
Must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and results-driven organization.


Assets

Experience with Social Media content, SEO Content
Experience with Wordpress
Fluency in other languages


Now your turn:

Be part of a rapidly growing, market-competitive company where online content marketing was never such fun and challenge. We do the best work of our lives. And you?