Role Description
The Dropbox editorial team is looking for an accomplished editor, writer, and content strategist to manage the Dropbox tech blog and contribute to Work in Progress.
Play a key role in shaping public perception of Dropboxparticularly among potential technical hires—and help promote our latest products and features through engaging, narrative-driven stories. Be a strategic partner in creating and distributing our editorial content and measuring its impact on brand perception.
Collaborate closely with teams across the company—including communications, engineering, marketing, legal, and brand—to support the ambitious, innovative work we do for our customers. Gain a deeper understanding of how products are built and launched, exposure to company leaders and decision-makers, and the opportunity to directly influence the success of high-profile marketing moments and events.
Responsibilities
- Assign, edit, and publish stories on our tech blog (dropbox.tech) that demonstrate our technical expertise and help us attract top talent
- Write articles for Work in Progress (blog.dropbox.com) that bring our brand’s story to life
- Build close relationships with our engineering teams, enlist a diverse network of internal contributors, and manage the tech blog content calendar
- Solicit feedback and obtain approvals from stakeholders (including senior leaders) across the company as necessary
- Nurture the writing and reporting skills of our engineers and content strategists
- Help devise and implement strategies for distributing content and measuring results
- Maintain a high standard of editorial craft and style across everything we publish
Requirements
- 4-8 years of experience in either tech journalism or editorial content strategy at a tech company
- As an editor, you’ve edited and managed other writers; as a writer, you have a stellar portfolio of engaging narrative storytelling
- A proven track record of translating complex technical processes for people of diverse levels of understanding; you can just as easily help an engineer describe the intricacies of our 400G networking infrastructure to other engineers as a non-technical audience
- Excellent communication skills and and a collaborative spirit; you know how to solicit and reconcile feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, and can work across teams to develop thought-provoking content that supports company priorities
- Organized and process-oriented; you know how to set deadlines and run a content calendar, but can also be flexible when plans change
- A deep understanding of technology and a curiosity for how it impacts the way we live, communicate, and work
Preferred Qualifications
- You’ve edited tech/engineering blog posts for other companies before
- Basic experience designing and/or maintaining websites (including content management system administration)
Total Rewards
US Zone 1
$157,700—$213,300 USD
US Zone 2
$142,000—$192,000 USD
US Zone 3
$126,100—$170,700 USD
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots. The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history. Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
Why Work With Us
Our remote work model is a deliberate shift to provide greater flexibility, create a level-playing field, and evolve our culture to focus on people over places. Being a Virtual First company has allowed us to focus on our impact and effectiveness, by making investments in our employees according to what they need to do their best work.
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Remote Workspace
Employees work remotely.
While remote work is the primary experience for our employees, we also prioritize opportunities for quarterly in-person collaboration knowing that connection is vital to a thriving workforce. We focus on how we work, not where we work.
