Senior Content Writer

Adyen; Noord-Holland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a Senior Content Writer, Global to join our Amsterdam office. You will drive long-form content, brand narratives and storytelling aligned with Adyen’s marketing strategy.

The role requires coordinating with internal stakeholders, managing timelines, and producing content that supports commercial goals. You should have a strong track record in long-form and SEO writing, excellent English, and the ability to mentor other writers across studios.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional content writing experience.
• Strong storytelling and narrative development.
• Proficient in long-form and SEO writing; able to adapt tone to branding.

Responsibilities

• Drive production and maintenance of assets following established processes.
• Demonstrate mastery of long-form and short-form SEO writing.
• Create thought leadership articles, brand narratives, and editorial series.
• Coordinate case studies and shoots involving content creation.
• Align content initiatives with commercial goals and brand strategy.
• Lead content initiatives; partner with stakeholders from kickoff to delivery and manage timelines.
• Research background information, data and audience insights for content.
• Set goals and analyze content impact using best practices.
• Create and update writing templates and guidelines for efficiency.
• Mentor writers across studios to ensure top quality writing.

Skills

Long-form writing

SEO writing

Storytelling

Content strategy

Project management

Job description

Senior Content Writer, Global.

Posted by Vanessa Zimmermann, Leading Global Content

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Senior Content Writer, Global

Adyen is looking for a structured, proactive and collaborative senior content writer. This role will work from our Amsterdam office and report directly to our Global Content Lead.

The senior content writer role is focused on producing content to meet Adyen’s business and marketing objectives, in line with brand goals. You will respond to a range of briefs while applying a strong understanding of Adyen’s value proposition, marketing strategy and brand to meet measurable outcomes. As a senior content writer, you often take on more complex projects and drive differentiation through brand and data-driven storytelling, long-form capability and narrative depth.

The ideal candidate is experienced in responding to briefs, producing compelling content against a range of objectives, and working collaboratively with stakeholders. You are proficient in long-form writing, with a solid understanding of short-form writing and SEO. This role requires strong project management skills.

What you’ll do

• Drive the production and maintenance of any asset by following established processes, formats, guidelines and templates, minimizing the need for reviews and iterations
• Demonstrate a strong grasp of long-form, short-form and SEO writing, with a deep specialism within long-form editorial content.
• Write thought leadership articles, brand narratives, editorial series, and long-form content that builds the brand's authority and distinctiveness, as well as supporting other copy needs.
• Be on-the-ground for case studies and shoots that involve content creation.
• Proficient in aligning content initiatives with commercial goals and the larger content strategy. Demonstrates a strong understanding of business, marketing and brand goals when responding to a brief.
• Lead on delivery of content initiatives. Partner with internal and external stakeholders and design partners from kickoff to delivery – being diligent with details and deadlines. Set an example for how to apply project management techniques to align teams, manage timelines, and ensure smooth execution of content projects. Anticipates risks and adjusts plans accordingly independently.
• Research and curate background information, data, audience insights, and newsworthy information to be used in our content. Conduct interviews with internal and external stakeholders to inform content.
• Set an example for how to apply clear goals and analyze the impact of the content, applying insights and digital marketing content best practices.
• Create and update writing templates and guidelines that can be used across studios, implementing new ways to work more efficiently.
• Mentor writers across studios to ensure writing is at the highest quality

What you are:

• You have 10+ years of professional experience writing
• You are a storyteller: curious and keen to discern the motivations, behaviors, and preferences of our audiences
• You know how to drive differentiation through thought leadership and data-driven storytelling
• You have an impeccable eye for detail and ability to approach tasks with a journalistic attitude to find the angles and stories that matter
• You have a good understanding of what it means to write for digital channels: blending user experience and channel best practices, and how they fit into the bigger picture of content marketing
• You have the ability to self-start, stick to deadlines, and drive projects forward – while being open and comfortable to iteration and feedback
• You have full professional proficiency (written and verbal) in English

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.