We’re building a movement - an education revolution. We’re building a world where anyone, anywhere can have access to the best education regardless of where they were born. At our core, we believe education is a right, not a privilege. To that end, we’re building a company and a suite of products to lead the charge in transforming access to education.ApplyBoard is an online platform that empowers students around the world to access the best education by connecting international students, recruitment partners, and academic institutions. We simplify the study abroad search, application, and acceptance process. Not only do we help students with their study abroad journey, but we also help academic institutions to find the best students globally. Our goal is to help enable better, more diverse, schools that are enriched with cultures from all over the world.
The RoleApplyBoard is looking for a talented writer, compelling storyteller, and exceptional communicator to join our Marketing Team as a
Marketing Communications Coordinator. In this role, you’ll be responsible for writing compelling content in English for a variety of digital and traditional mediums. If writing is your passion and you thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role is for you! This role will start out as work-from-home and then be based out of our office in Gurgaon, India (post-restrictions).Responsibilities:
- Personally write and edit compelling content in English for a variety of digital and traditional formats focused on educating our customers, building brand awareness, and driving usage of our platform
- For the first 6 months in the role, heavily focus on writing articles to support the launch and growth of ApplyBoard’s new external knowledge base for recruitment partners, partner schools, and students
- Long term, write and edit copy for a variety of mediums including websites, social media, emails, promotional materials, advertisements, white papers, eBooks, presentations, scripts, etc.
- Properly stage content and visuals using the Zendesk platform ensuring posting guidelines and branding guidelines are adhered to
- Proof and edit content created by other team members, providing constructive feedback and suggestions
- Develop a strong understanding of our defined persons including recruitment partners, partner schools, and students to ensure all content produced resonates with our target audiences
- Assist the Team Lead with the development of a content calendar and keep assigned elements of the content calendar up-to-date
- Prioritize the production of time-sensitive content while working under pressure and tight deadlines
- Constantly communicate with cross-functional team members to ensure that the content being produced matches the needs of other teams and is being utilized by other teams
- Actively review and update content to ensure that the knowledge base remains up-to-date and accurate
- Assist Team Lead to provide reporting on content performance while evolving content strategy to maximize results
- Assist with other tasks assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
- A college degree or university diploma in communications, marketing, journalism, business, or a related field
- 1-3 years of experience developing compelling content for a variety of mediums at a high-growth company preferably within the technology sector
- Exceptional communication skills including writing, editing, and proofreading in English
- Ability to produce large amounts of high quality and engaging content under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated experience with blog management, content creation, SEO, and reporting
- A strong self-starter with the ability to work independently
- Previous experience working with cross-functional teams including sales, sales enablement, account management, and customer experience teams
Thank you for your interest in ApplyBoard; however, only those applicants that have been selected for an interview will be contacted.At ApplyBoard, we understand the value of having a diverse team. That’s why we believe in providing equal opportunity regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, and conviction. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.
Life at ApplyBoard:By joining our team, you have the opportunity to:-Join the fastest-growing technology company in Canada, with many opportunities for growth and advancement-Work alongside a globally diverse team of over
700 team members based in
18 countries, who represent over
30 nationalities and
speak more than 40 languages