We’re hiring content marketers to influence millions of people ⚡️ (ContactOut)

Hi there, we’re ContactOut.

We have a database with everyone’s contact details. So recruiters and salespeople use ContactOut to get conversations going with key people.

Since our launch in 2015, ContactOut has acquired more than 500k activated users. Our customers are primarily in the US, and include Amazon, Facebook, McKinsey, Netflix, and Nike. We’re currently a 50+ person team on pace for $12M earnings this year (2.5x growth from 2021.)

To support this high growth, we are hiring two content marketers with a copywriting background to work with our team of designers, engineers, product, and marketing teams. You will talk to our customers and write & send them cool & educational content about recruiting, sales, & marketing.

We are looking for writers who can produce data-driven storytelling. Our favorite content marketer in the world, Devin Reed, does this really well. (Check out this example: The Startling Truth: How Cursing Impacts Sales.) Devin mentors our team once per week and he’ll help you get up to speed on how to turn data into compelling, educational content that goes viral.

Our company mission is to fix cold outreach for the world — transform it from a “necessary evil” into a good experience for both the sender and receiver. (See our entire vision in our growth plan presentation here.)

On the business side, our plan is to reach $100M ARR by 2025 to attain a billion-dollar valuation so we have the resources to build all the products that will satisfy this goal.

Your part — we’re looking for someone who wants to be a fundamental player in that journey, and have a career-defining experience with a company achieving incredible growth.

Content marketer responsibilities

As content marketer, you will drive the following outcomes:

• Build a community: get the conversation started with our hundreds of thousands of customers in our Slack community
• Marketing content: write & deliver newsletters, social media content, sales collateral, and educational content such as webinars & white papers
• Build our brand: define & drive our content strategy and create a voice in the industry that lives on for years & years

Desired Experience and Abilities

• Content production, writing, and/or journalism background
• A writing style that has flair & personality, is clear & engaging
• 1–3+ years experience working for a startup, scale-up, or lean operating organization; ideally working effectively cross-functionally with design, product, and engineering teams
• Some experience in marketing/digital marketing, especially SEO, is a big plus
• Personal writing or content creation such as a blog, newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, etc. of your own is a big plus
• Clear and concise communicator who values producing and presenting information from a place of authenticity and fact without ego
• Ability to manage yourself and your time, working efficiently and effectively without the need for pressure from above
• Demonstrated innovation, running your own projects and clubs or building your own products or businesses is a huge plus
• Bonus for experience with content marketing, marketing automation, & social media management tools like HubSpot, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, & similar

Team

• Rob Liu, founder & CEO. Blackbird and Hustle Fund VC investor. Two multimillion dollar SaaS companies under his belt.
• Santosh Sharan, VP of Product & Strategy at Zoominfo (NASDAQ: ZI); President & COO of Apollo; grew both to $1bn+ valuations.
• Jeff Deutsch, Head of Growth. Founder of $1M ARR SEO SaaS startup (story of rise and fall here.) Startmate investor and mentor. Former head of growth for $4bn EdTech unicorn VIPKid. (You’ll report to Jeff, who reports to Santosh.)
• Joseph Louis Tan, Head of Product. Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Former VP and Employee Journey Design Coach for DBS Bank. Mentor at 500 Startups.
• Albert Jou, Head of Engineering. Former senior engineer at REA, Australia’s largest real estate website. Former CTO at Vent, social network with 3M visitors/mo.
• Doug Hall, Head of Sales. Early VP of sales at Glassdoor, Entelo, Beamery, and Comparably.

Compensation

Above market rate — for the right candidate, we will exceed any other offer. Equity available. Budget for an office setup in WeWork or similar co-working space. Unlimited budget for self-learning through books, courses, mentorship, and similar.

Hiring Process

The process takes 2 weeks total:

1. Conversion with our head of talent acquisition. The goal is to understand your motivation and goals to see if there’s a good fit.
2. Take-home challenge. You get a glimpse of what it would be like to join ContactOut by working on a real-life problem and showing off your skills.
3. Meet the team. You get to have a chat with the folks behind the scenes to simulate an actual working environment.
4. Offer. Let’s build wonderful things together.

Eligibility

ContactOut promotes and values diversity. We are happy to consider candidates of any gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, nationality, physical/mental ability, or educational background. We welcome diverse people with diverse perspectives.