Manager – Writer & Copy Editor – From $106,900/year
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What Is The Role
Elastic is looking for a Writer & Copy Editor (Manager) to craft, refine, and elevate the stories that define our platform, solutions and our brand. Reporting to the Head of Editorial & Social Media, you’ll write, edit, and polish content for Elastic’s owned channels, thought-leadership pieces for media and content for social. You’ll act as both creator and editor, ensuring every piece of content is compelling, accurate and aligned with our editorial standards and brand voice.
This role requires both creativity and precision. You’ll originate and produce engaging content, conduct research, interview experts, and repurpose material from a variety of sources to tell the Elastic story across search, AI, observability, and security. You’ll also be responsible for copy-editing a high volume of communications, ensuring consistency and clarity across channels.
This role is based in North America.
What You Will Be Doing
- Write and edit high-impact content tailored to all our audiences, from developers to business leaders, including blogs, customer stories, bylines, and op-eds.
- Serve as the copy editor across our newsroom hub, ensuring quality, consistency, grammar, Pitch and develop story ideas aligned with Tech Brew’s editorial goals.
- Conduct research, interviews, and reporting to produce original content when needed.
- Conduct research and interviews with Elastic’s experts, customers, and community members to develop authentic stories.
- Partner with PR, campaigns, product marketing, and social media to ensure content aligns with launches, events, and broader comms priorities.
What You Bring
- A deep interest and expertise in tech news and feature writing and have a recent background in journalism with at least 5–7+ years of professional writing and editing experience.
- Exceptional writing experience with the ability to adapt your style and edit for another person’s voice.
- Strong copy-editing skills, with a sharp attention to detail, grammar, clarity, and flow.
- Strong project management skills, with experience building schedules, managing deadlines, and coordinating reviews across stakeholders.
- Are energized by Elastic’s open-source roots and excited to tell stories about how our community and customers use our technology to solve real-world problems.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.