Job Description

Job Description

Do you possess an extraordinary eye for detail?

Do you have a way with words and a passion for shaping them into revenue-generating content?

Join our Global Content Marketing Team!

We're on a mission to create compelling growth content across various channels, including web, ebooks, white papers, infographics, video, social media, blogs and events. This person will enforce style standards and editorial processes to drive quality and consistency across all customer-facing content, which is the primary expression of the Akamai voice to our customers and stakeholders.

Partner with the best

As a key team member, the Copy Editor drives the creation of editorial standards and enforces those standards across all content. The role is responsible for the copy editing and proofreading process, which involves correction, strengthening, fact-checking, and organization, to produce consistent, accurate, and complete work that professionally represents Akamai products and its overall brand. 

As a Copy Editor, you will be responsible for:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative tech marketing environment
• Drive brand standards and voice via editorial process and editorial style guide
• Copy edit landing pages, emails, blog posts, presentation slides, white papers, product briefs, sales materials, and other deliverables 
• Provide correction, strengthening and organization, along with other modifications as needed
• Proofread (final quality check) all relevant assets and provide final approval/ sign off for production 
• Work with stakeholders to improve upstream copy effectiveness and professionalism and expression of Akamai tone/ voice

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience in copyediting and proofreading materials across marketing, communications, and design/creative, preferably in the tech industry
• Be proficient on a required copy editing test
• Have impeccable spelling, grammar, usage and knowledge of AP style
• Have a keen eye for detail and ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects within tight deadlines
• Have some level of content editing experience 
• Have the ability to work across multiple templates and tools 
• Have experience working with global content destined for localization/translation 

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $85,800 - $178,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

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