Junior Content Writer

Do you love art, craft and cooking experiences? A funded tech startup on a social mission seeks enthusiastic wordsmith with speed writing skills and a keen eye for detail to join our fast-growing team.

About ClassBento

ClassBento is a fast-growing tech platform, offering 20,000 art, craft and culinary classes across the US, UK, and Australia. We connect small business owners running creative workshops with people wanting to learn everything from candle making to cooking classes. We deliver memorable experiences, with an average 4.9 out of 5 star rating from 150,000 reviews.

At ClassBento we’re all about getting people to switch off, learn new skills and discover new passions. Our super-connected culture has led to a massive increase in stress levels and burnout and many people are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a healthy balance. The well-being experiences we offer on ClassBento provide the perfect opportunity to take a step back and have some fun creating something with your own hands. To further our mission to improve mental wellbeing, we also donate to NAMI in the US with every booking. We are a close-knit team where you’ll make a big impact.

About the role

ClassBento is looking for a strong writer to join our fast-growing team. You will play a big part in creating short-form content for our amazing artisans, makers, food & drink providers to make their workshops shine. As well as writing long-form content in the areas of arts, crafts, and wellbeing. Working with the content team, you will learn the fundamentals of SEO content strategy and editorial best practice.

We are looking for someone passionate about the arts, wellness, and startups. You will have experience with writing, journalism, or blogging and be open to learning new strategies, methods, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Creation of teacher profiles and class listings on the ClassBento CMS
• Writing/editing engaging class listings to optimize for SEO and conversion
• Providing written feedback for teachers on class listing improvements
• Producing templated SEO content around arts, crafts, food & drink
• Researching, writing, and editing long-form articles based on our hundreds of art, craft, and cooking classes

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or equivalent.
• 1yr experience writing for digital channels within an agency or client-side structure
• Ability to write and edit quality written content at speed. You can deliver content to deadlines
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Organized, with excellent attention to detail
• Great problem-solving skills
• Can adapt to change
• You're a team player who is supportive and caring

Nice To Have

• Proficient in prompting and using AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini
• Experience with social media platforms and content creation
• Basic video skills for capturing and creating multimedia content with a smartphone

The Fun Stuff

• Join a talented team making a social impact
• Enjoy $500 of our classes each year, for free
• Enjoy a $400 per year training budget that you can use to upskill yourself
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible and/or hybrid work from anywhere options

Job Location: Our US team is based in NYC and Portland, Oregon. For this role, we would strongly prefer a candidate who is based in or close to our largest market, NYC, so that you’re in the right timezone for cross over with our content team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,000.00 - $46,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Brooklyn, NY 11211: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brooklyn, NY 11249

Salary : $43,000 - $46,000