Communications Editor jobs in Portsmouth, NH

Who Are We?  

Bottomline is on a mission to be the world’s leading business payments company, aligning our team to the common purpose of transforming the way businesses pay and get paid. 

It is a journey that goes around the world serving financial institutions and companies in more than 90 countries. Our offices across APAC are conveniently positioned to optimize our global reach. Sydney, Singapore, Bangalore, and Mumbai have state-of-the-art flexible workspaces, which truly reflect our energetic, innovative culture and mission to push the boundaries of the business payments space. 

Culture and Values  

We are one global team, who work with and for each other in a drive to delight customers through excellent execution, which fuels how we create and grow sustained business value for our customers, our team and all who partner with us. Our culture encourages people to be brave and curious, to drive to closure and to ensure our values and principles are lived out daily.  We excel at Bottomline because we are positive and passionate about building a #LifeAtBottomline 

Role: Content and Brand Managing Editor

Bottomline Technologies is seeking a Content and Brand Managing Editor to join our marketing team. This position reports to the Global Head of Brand and Communications, whose team is responsible for corporate/brand messaging development and communications, as well as content and communications that support media relations and social media and drive corporate-level thought leadership content and experiences.

This is a Senior-Level position with leadership responsibility. The candidate will have deep interest in and significant experience in B2B marketing, communications and/or media and specifically within the financial services, fintech, tech/SaaS or business media sectors. We’re currently looking for someone who is creative and results-focused, ready to roll up their sleeves, and who will play a key role in developing, executing and leading our brand content and communications effort across formats and channels.

The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller, with the instincts of a business journalist/publisher, who enjoys and takes pride in supporting a dynamic, cross-functional team, and excels at managing multiple content/communications/editorial projects with multiple inputs to successful execution.

What will make you successful:

• 10-15 years’ experience specifically as business journalist, business writer/editor, or content strategist with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:  financial services, fintech, tech/SaaS, business media organization, or tier 1 consulting/communications firm.
• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism or a related field, business administration a plus.
• Superb verbal, written, visual and interpersonal communications skills.
• Excellent organizational and management skills.
• Highly skilled across the Microsoft Office suite
• Superior knowledge of issues shaping business-to-business payments globally, fintech, fraud & financial crime, corporate banking, financial messaging etc. (Preferred)
• Previous experience leading editorial content development teams, writers
• Experience in strategic content and creation for Media, Social and Industry influencers and analysts is a Major Plus

How you'll contribute:

• Mastery of the Bottomline tone of voice, brand guidelines and lead production of content and contributors within those guidelines.
• Primary responsibility: Articulate the Bottomline vision. Plan, write and edit branded editorial content that delivers on Bottomline's marketing and communications strategies and goals. Will engage key executives both internally and externally to create content and manage approvals. Also, will lead efforts to deploy content within and outside of the company at the direction of the VP of Corporate Marketing/Global Communications. Take active managing role brand-owned communication and thought leadership channels (e.g. Payments Podcast, TL experience/Smart Payments) as well as special reports.
• Writing: Take a hands-on approach to maintaining Bottomline's voice, expand and elevate consistent workflow for content and guarantee a consistent writing contact and level of expertise, thereby encouraging participation for relevant executives. As lead in-house writer guarantee consistency of voice and the inclusion of the most impactful messaging, and up leveling of effort across team.
• Planning: The B2B world spins on a very fast axis. Working within the existing editorial structure, the ME can react when necessary for those changes but focus on a steady track and workflow to build trust internally. Effective editorial planning helps to present Bottomline as a business transformation company that transcends the competition.
• Engagement: Bottomline is growing too quickly to overlook the importance of executive/SME engagement. Be a comfortable and expert presence in meetings/conversations with C-level execs here and with partners, and integrate with new combinations and partnerships effectively. 

You’ll love Bottomline because in everything we do we seek to delight our customers and we are passionate about building a company of which we can all be proud, and this starts with building amazing teams filled with team members that challenge you every day.

We welcome talent at all phases of their career through understanding and supporting additional needs (where applicable) as we look to innovate, win, and grow together.

Bottomline is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all individuals in a fair and equal manner by creating an inclusive and open environment.