Technical Content Strategist & Editor

Are you a research-driven content strategist and editor passionate about technology and AI? This role goes beyond traditional writing—it requires understanding users, identifying market opportunities, developing strategic content plans, and executing them end to end. You will leverage AI and generative content tools to research, create, edit, optimize, repurpose, and scale high-quality technical content while applying strong editorial judgment to ensure accuracy, originality, and quality. As a Content Strategist & Editor at Educative, you will shape content strategies across multiple platforms, including websites, microsites, community channels, and external publishing outlets, combining strategic thinking, editorial expertise, technical knowledge, and marketing execution.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and implement content strategies across Educative’s digital platforms, defining priorities, target audiences, objectives, and distribution plans.
- Conduct user, market, search, and competitor research to identify content gaps, trends, and opportunities for building authority.
- Translate research insights into actionable editorial priorities, content briefs, and new initiatives.
- Research, create, edit, optimize, and publish a variety of technical content such as blogs, newsletters, landing pages, and guides aligned with user needs and business goals.
- Utilize GPT, Claude, and other generative AI tools for content ideation, drafting, editing, optimization, repurposing, and scaling production.
- Design and refine AI-assisted content workflows, balancing automation with the need for original research and human editorial judgment.
- Ensure quality control of both AI-generated and human-written content through rigorous editing, fact-checking, and restructuring.
- Evaluate content for technical accuracy, clarity, originality, and user value, identifying areas for improvement.
- Develop and maintain editorial standards and quality guidelines for AI-assisted and human-created content.
- Craft compelling narratives, headlines, introductions, examples, and calls to action to create engaging technical content and conversion-focused landing pages.
- Apply SEO best practices including keyword research, search intent analysis, internal linking, and topical coverage; optimize for AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization).
- Experiment with new content formats, platforms, and AI-powered workflows to enhance content effectiveness and production efficiency.
- Repurpose and distribute content across blogs, newsletters, Medium, Substack, DEV Community, microsites, and other channels while maintaining consistent brand voice and editorial quality.
- Monitor content performance, audience insights, search trends, and competitive intelligence to measure impact and continuously refine strategies.
- Manage editorial calendars and lead initiatives from planning through execution, collaborating with SEO, marketing, product, engineering, and subject-matter experts.

Required Qualifications

- 1–3 years of experience in content marketing, technical content, content strategy, editorial, SEO, or related fields.
- Background or degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline is highly desirable.
- Strong research, writing, editing, and strategic thinking skills with the ability to independently translate insights into actionable content strategies.
- Exceptional editorial judgment with a focus on improving content through research, fact-checking, restructuring, and rewriting rather than simple proofreading.
- Ability to understand complex technical concepts and communicate them clearly and engagingly to the target audience.
- Experience using GPT, Claude, or similar generative AI tools for content creation, editing, optimization, and workflow automation, with critical evaluation skills.
- Working knowledge of SEO best practices and search intent; familiarity with SEO tools is a plus.
- Understanding of content strategy, storytelling, audience research, competitor analysis, and content distribution.
- Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to content accuracy, originality, and quality.
- Self-driven, curious, and eager to learn about emerging technologies, AI, software development, and evolving content and search landscapes.
- Passion for technology, education, and helping others build technical skills; programming experience or coding familiarity is a significant advantage.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Familiarity with AEO/GEO and AI-powered search experiences is a strong plus.
- Comfortable experimenting with AI-powered workflows, automation, and emerging content production processes to improve quality and efficiency.
- The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of content strategy, editorial expertise, technical knowledge, and marketing. They can develop strategy, define editorial approaches, leverage AI and automation, execute end to end, measure results, and iterate accordingly.
- This role offers the opportunity to play a critical part in scaling content production while maintaining high standards of quality, originality, and strategic value.

Educative is a hands-on learning platform dedicated to helping software developers of all levels grow their skills. Founded by industry veterans, Educative offers interactive, text-based courses designed to teach in-demand skills through practical tools like in-browser coding environments and interview-focused assessments. Millions of developers worldwide rely on Educative to advance their careers, and the content you create will directly contribute to their success.