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**About GitHub** As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 150+ million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate and experiment across 420+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code. **Locations** In this role you can work from Remote, United States **Overview** **Content writer III, Technical Content Specialist** We're looking for someone who thinks like a marketer and acts like a journalist to bring GitHub's content to life in creative ways for the businesses and more than 100 million developers that use GitHub. In this role, you will be writing rich technical pieces to bring GitHub's content to life in creative ways. It's more than just sharing a message, but actively connecting our audiences with everything that's happening in technology, software development, and AI to help them see how GitHub can help solve some of their largest challenges. This person will join the Content Marketing team, working cross functionally with teams like Developer Relations, Engineering, Product, Product Marketing, Brand, Communications, and Executive Communications, among others. The best candidates will be great writers, curious individuals, empathetic, and know how to ask the right questions. Knowledge of the software development industry is required. Experience in technical writing roles or developer relations/software development are big bonuses. The team's work is highly visible, so candidates should be comfortable working with cross-functional stakeholders, executives, and senior leadership. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, high levels of compassion for colleagues and the developer community, and eagle-eyed editing skills are required-as is the ability to work on several projects simultaneously. **Responsibilities** **Where you come in:** + Explain highly technical, complex concepts and features succinctly and in a way that deeply resonates with GitHub's audiences + Craft content that is innovative, engaging, and well researched + Write and edit technical content for GitHub web properties + Interview subject matter experts inside and outside the company + Copywriting for email, landing pages, and ads + Brainstorm, workshop, and ideate pitches and articles + Work data, proof points, and research into articles and content + Use AI to repurpose and iterate content + Help maintain GitHub's style guide and review content to ensure consistency **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + 5+ years experience in content writing, content design, journalism, or related field + OR Bachelor's Degree in English, Writing, Literature, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Philosophy, or related field AND 3+ years experience in content writing, content design, journalism, or related field + OR equivalent experience. + 1+ year(s) experience engaging in cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders/teams (e.g., Developer Relations, Product Marketing, Communications, Executive Communications, Demand Generation) or establishing processes in cross-functional projects. + 2+ years experience working at a technology company (e.g., software development, technical documentation/writing) or in a related technology field. + 3+ years creative strategy experience, which could include brief writing, managing project or asset-based strategy, or participating in a team on the corporate or agency side. **Compensation Range** The base salary range for this job is USD $63,600.00 - USD $168,600.00 /Yr. These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role. **GitHub values** + Customer-obsessed + Ship to learn + Growth mindset + Own the outcome + Better together + Diverse and inclusive **Manager fundamentals** + Model + Coach + Care **Leadership principles** + Create clarity + Generate energy + Deliver success **Who We Are** GitHub is the world's leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We're also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world's software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub. Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We're remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are-because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms. Join us, and let's change the world, together. **EEO Statement** GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

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