Head of Business Development (Media & Entertainment)

Elastic; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Technical Editor to create high-quality developer content, including tutorials and articles. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of engineering experience, proficiency in programming, and strong editorial judgment. You'll work with engineers to validate content, guide contributors, and enhance the company's presence in developer communities. This role offers flexible working arrangements and competitive pay.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Health coverage

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Donation matching

Parental leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience and drive to learn technology trends.
• Experience with writing and editing articles.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Write and build high-quality content such as tutorials and articles.
• Conduct technical content reviews across formats.
• Guide contributors toward narrative structure.

Skills

Engineering experience

Proficiency in programming language

Fluent English

Writing and editing

Editorial judgment

Time-management skills

Curiosity and adaptability

Collaboration

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale – unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data – securing and protecting private information more effectively – Elastic's complete, cloud‑based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

Technical Editor – Developer Content Programs

• Write and build high‑quality content‑tutorials, deep dives, labs articles, demos, and video explainers for elastic.co or our You Tube channel.
• Technical content reviews across all formats: blogs, You Tube scripts and videos, short‑form social posts, and more.
• Help ensure that we, Elastic, show up in all of the above spaces in an authentic, developer‑first way.
• Validate correctness and clarify explanations in partnership with engineers and PMs across search, observability, security, and Gen AI.
• Guide writers, video creators, and contributors toward the desired level of detail and narrative structure.
• Brainstorm and weigh in on emerging content strategies, especially on hot industry topics and the best storytelling angle.
• Surface recurring questions or themes from various developer forums that should influence future content plans.
• Strengthen our presence on Reddit and Hacker News, and help the team develop relevant, tonally appropriate promotion strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience, proficiency in at least one programming language, and a drive to continue learning the latest technology trends.
• Experience writing and editing articles, with an ability to quickly diagnose whether a piece is accurate, well articulated, and developer‑friendly.
• Fluent English required.
• Excellent editorial judgment and strong time‑management skills to run reviews across multiple content streams.
• Experience working autonomously and self‑organizing.
• Curiosity and adaptability to quickly become an expert on new tools and topics, with an overall love of learning.
• Comfortable working with a highly distributed team and collaborating with many counterparts across time zones.
• Bonus Points:
• Existing Elasticsearch expertise.
• Experience with writing documentation.
• A strong social media presence (connected to relevant audiences).

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Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Increase your impact – we match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

EEO Statement

Elastic is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, lawful alien status, or any other protected class.