Content Executive

About Bark

Bark is revolutionising the way people find professionals in over 1,000 unique categories. As the UK's largest and fastest-growing services marketplace, we're on a mission to make finding the right professional quick and easy. With a presence in eleven countries and plans for further expansion, joining us at this genuinely exciting time will be a journey like no other.
Our cutting-edge technology ensures that you can always find the best professional for any job. With a talented team of over 250 dedicated individuals, we're committed to providing exceptional service and ensuring that our customers are satisfied every step of the way. This is an exciting time to join our scaling business, we recently placed in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. As a profitable scale-up, Bark is in a unique position to offer the best of both worlds; the excitement and agility of a start up combined with the financial security and backing of a renowned private equity firm, EMK Capital. You'll have ownership, agility, responsibility and stimulation without any of the worry.

About Bark India

Bark India is the largest operation of Bark outside the UK with more than 50 staff members. Bark India started operations in December 2022 and currently manages Marketing and Sales functions for India, South Africa and Singapore. In addition, there is also customer support team that provides support to India and Global operations.

About the Role

We’re looking for a driven and creative Content Executive to join our in-house content and creative team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of Bark’s most significant international projects: transforming our marketing across channels, specifically into Paid Social.

Content will be a big part of this transformation, and we need someone who’s passionate about delivering high-quality, conversion-optimised marketing landing page content. You will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our online content, researching and planning future article content, and building out new content into a content management system. If you’re detail-oriented, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Deliver content that engages and primes social media traffic for conversion across all key service categories on Bark.com

• Write and edit high quality, on-brand copy that aligns with the Bark tone of voice, ensuring clarity and engagement.

• Uploading new content to our content management platform and other channels including bark.com and social media platforms.

• Monitoring and updating time-sensitive content across all categories on bark.com.

• Support your team and colleagues in the further development and implementation of Social-optimised landing pages

• Stay ahead of digital marketing trends, including AI tools, proactively researching and implementing enhancements to improve content strategy and customer engagement.

Required Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of experience in content management, digital marketing, or other relevant experience.

• Strong copywriting skills with a keen eye for detail.

• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively liaise with internal teams and external partners.

• Ability to conceptualise and bring ideas to life, whether following a brief or through self-directed exploration.

• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the evolving needs of the business.

Desired Experience / Good to haves:

• Knowledge of SEO, content categorisation and structure, content development, distribution and measurement.

• Experience using Contentful and Semrush.

• Knowledge of the US and UK markets to deliver content relevant to those locations

Perks and Benefits

• Share options in a rapidly growing company whose founders have a proven track record and are Private Equity backed
• Office located in central Bangalore
• Personal annual L&D Budgets with ₹52,000 to spend on your development
  
• Enhanced Gympass membership for all employees with access to mental health courses and fitness classes
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Regular wellness weeks with industry leading talks through to massages in the office
• Being at the forefront of an industry with new and exciting problems to solve

Interview Process

• Screening Call with Talent Partner (30 mins)
• 1st Stage - Hiring Manager Stage (30 mins)
  
• 2nd Stage - Technical Task (60 mins)
• 3rd Stage - Values interview (30 mins)

Diversity Statement

At Bark, we are a platform for people, revolutionising the way professionals and individuals connect since 2014. Our culture is defined by excitement, ambition, and a commitment to raising the bar. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and are dedicated to embedding these principles into everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, and our focus is on hiring, retaining and developing a globally diverse workforce that is passionate about excelling our platform and supporting our customers succeed. Be part of our dynamic team, where bold ideas thrive, and create a future worth shouting about.