Content Strategist, Editorial
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Technical writing
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary
- USD 153,000 – 221,000 / year
Content Strategist on Figma's Story Studio team, bridging editorial excellence, product storytelling, and growth marketing. Day to day they lead editorial projects (like the annual print magazine), run always-on content campaigns, and write/edit blogs, newsletters, and reports with product, growth, and brand marketing teams.
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
We’re looking for a Content Strategist who bridges the gap between editorial excellence, product storytelling, and growth marketing. In this role, you will work closely with Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Brand Marketing, and Brand Studio to create compelling content that maps to our product strategy and company goals, while maintaining the high editorial standards that Figma is known for. This role requires both creative storytelling skills and a data-driven approach. It will report into the Content Strategy Manager and sit on the Story Studio team.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
- Lead editorial projects, like our annual print magazine and beginning-of-year campaign
- Scope, manage, and execute always-on content-driven campaigns
- Write and edit content like blog posts, newsletters, and reports
- Translate key messages across channels and form factors
- Partner with subject matter experts to develop engaging content for key marketing moments
- Work with the Story Studio team to launch editorial content packages
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 5+ years of experience in content marketing, preferably in tech
- Familiarity with editorial processes
- Proven ability to distill complicated concepts
- Experience running campaigns
- Strong project management and organizational skills, and comfort with working on deadlines
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- Journalism experience
- Background in marketing at a high-growth tech company
- Experience marketing technical products
Pay Transparency Disclosure
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.
Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with company contributions; parental leave and reproductive or family planning support; mental health and wellness benefits; and paid time off. Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations. Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. PTO is subject to manager approval. Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and a number of lifestyle spending accounts. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law.
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