Headout is hiring a

Content Writer

Bengaluru, India

🚀 Why Headout?

What we do is important

In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and the most delightful way to head out to our next real-life experience. We do this by running a managed marketplace to the world’s most exceptional real-life experiences — from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.

We’ve got scale, fast growth, and solid fundamentals

Headout has served tens of millions of guests from 196 countries on one of our experiences across 70+ cities in 9 languages. Today, we’ve sales in 100s of millions of $s a year and have grown 4x+ in ‘22. Contrary to the norm, we deliver this scale and growth while being profitable. We raised $42M in ‘22 and have a decade+ runway enabling us to think truly long term.

Now is the right time

While we have a fast-growing business, we are still very early in our journey with a large upside to capture and have a team that is small enough for you to have an indelible outsized impact on our journey. We are not too early, we are not too late.

Our culture

Every place has its own beat and we are no different. We are not the right place for everybody but we are the right place for a certain group of people. Read more about it here.

About the Role

We are looking to bring on board a motivated and savvy content writer to curate compelling and engaging content by not only relying on SEO, but identifying where the gaps in the market are, and executing on keywords that will help increase traffic and brand awareness. 

What makes this role special?

High-Impact Role. As a Content Writer at Headout, you will play a crucial role in shaping the company's content strategy and brand image. You won’t just be a cookie-cutter who’s here to make cosmetic changes. 

Hands-On Experience. This role is a unique opportunity to have your fingerprints all over Headout and to be involved in all aspects of the company's operations, from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty editing details, giving you a well-rounded and hands-on experience. It may include making coffee and handing out cookies too! 

Innovate & Experiment. With the opportunity to work with writers, designers, business leads and marketers, providing opportunities for collaboration and the building of strong relationships, the role involves finding new and creative ways to engage and connect with audiences. 

Play With Technology. A content creation job always needs you to reinvent the wheel, and we love to experiment with technology to develop new ideas and perspectives, with access to the latest tools and technologies around. 

What skills & experience do you need?

You're An Owner: You enjoy leading challenging projects, achieving audacious goals and setting high standards. You also take accountability, and no task is beneath you.  

You’re An Innovator. You are innovative when it comes to not only creating content and strategy, but also when it comes to problem-solving, team building and motivating those around you. 

You’re A Warrior. You are unafraid to stand up for what you believe in. You are able to handle differences in opinions without it escalating into conflict. And you definitely are ready to do what it takes to get to your goals. 

You’re A Striker. This means you’re very goal-oriented. You're analytical enough to balance data and intuition, and you’ll navigate ups and downs in performance of the team, to somehow still meet your target, without compromising on quality.

 

Bonus

  • You have 3+ years experience in editing content in digital content platforms, journalism, copy writing or publishing
  • You have working knowledge of SEO to track the performance of content and make data-driven decisions to improve it by implementing best practices for on-page optimization
  • You have experience in editing and proofreading, with a good understanding of user needs and relevance of content 

 

EEO statement

At Headout, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the community at large. Headout provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. During the interview process, if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at life@headout.com.

 

Privacy policy

Please note that once you apply for this job profile your personal data will be retained for a period of one (1) year. Headout shall process this data for recruitment purposes only. Once the relevant job profile is filled or once the time period of one (1) year from the date of the job application has passed, whichever is later, Headout shall either delete your data or inform you that it shall keep it in its database for future roles. In compliance with the relevant privacy laws, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have any concerns or questions about the way Headout handle your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer for more information.

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