Technical Writer & Research Analyst

Technical Writer & Research Analyst

(Strategy, Innovation, AI Systems)

About Rapid Alpha

Vision, Focus, and Results (VFR)

Most companies stall not because of a lack of ideas, but because:

• Their vision no longer excites customers
• Their innovation efforts drift away from strategic intent
• Their metrics fail to connect action to outcomes

EVOS

three layers

• Product

  – our reports, analytics, and advisory work

• Platform

  – EVOS, where workflows and insights live

• Movement

  – how we attract people who think like us

Movement

how to think, how to diagnose, and how to act

Why This Role Matters

clear, structured, and compelling frameworks

Your work will:

• Shape how founders and executives understand growth
• Define how VFR is communicated to the market
• Serve as the intellectual backbone of Rapid Alpha’s brand
• Feed directly into EVOS workflows, prompts, and paid products

reframe how companies think about who they are and how they grow

Your Ownership Area

Rapid Alpha’s point of view itself is a strategic asset.

primary steward of that point of view

• Why companies hit growth ceilings
• How customer behavior creates (or limits) opportunity
• Why most innovation efforts fail
• How Vision, Focus, and Results reconnect strategy to execution

If Rapid Alpha has a clear, coherent voice in the market, you help create it.

What Success Looks Like (6–12 Months)

In your first 6–12 months, success in this role looks like:

• Executives can clearly articulate VFR after engaging with our content
• Our newsletter content becomes reference material, not just reading material
• Language and frameworks are consistent across Substack, LinkedIn, the website, and EVOS
• Designers and prompt writers can easily convert your work into visuals and workflows
• People who resonate with our thinking actively seek out Rapid Alpha

What You’ll Do

Strategic & Technical Writing

• Write long-form thought leadership pieces for our newsletter (Substack) on:
• Vision-driven growth
• Innovation portfolio management
• Behavioral change as a growth lever
• Why companies plateau at specific size and revenue thresholds
• Adapt those ideas into:
• LinkedIn long-form posts and document carousels
• Website copy that explains complex offerings simply
• Clear explanations of the VFR framework and how it is applied

Research & Synthesis

• Research patterns across:
• Company growth stages (50–500 employees)
• Innovation successes and failures
• Customer behavior, trends, and adoption curves
• Synthesize research into:
• Actionable frameworks
• Diagnostic questions
• Decision-making lenses executives can use immediately

Framework Development

• Turn “messy thinking” into:
• Clean models
• Step-by-step logic
• Visual-ready narratives (that designers can easily convert into diagrams)
• Maintain consistency in how Rapid Alpha talks about:
• Vision
• Focus
• Results
• Innovation and execution

Collaboration

• Work closely with:
• Founders and strategists to capture raw insight
• Prompt writers to ensure written concepts map cleanly into AI workflows
• Designers to ensure content translates into strong visuals
• Act as the

  final clarity check

  before ideas are published or productized
• Iterate quickly based on feedback, not ego

While this is not a growth marketing role, you will be expected to:

• Track how content performs (engagement, readership, resonance)
• Identify which ideas and formats gain traction
• Make recommendations on what to double down on, refine, or stop

The goal is not virality—it is relevance with the right audience.

What We’re Looking For

Core Skills

• Exceptional written English (

  clarity > style > verbosity

  )
• Ability to explain complex ideas without oversimplifying them
• Strong analytical and structured thinking
• Comfort operating across strategy, innovation, technology, and business

Background & Experience

• 4–8+ years in one or more of:
• Technical writing
• Research analysis
• Management consulting
• Strategy, innovation, or policy research
• Experience writing for:
• Business leaders
• Founders
• Product or innovation teams

Mindset

• Systems thinker who sees patterns, not just topics
• Curious, skeptical, and evidence-driven
• Comfortable saying “this doesn’t make sense yet”
• Interested in how companies actually behave, not how they claim to
• Comfortable working at the intersection of

  ambiguity and accountability

Working Style

• Self-directed and disciplined in a remote environment
• You are comfortable owning an idea from rough conversation to finished output
• You can take a 30–60 minute discussion and turn it into multiple high-quality pieces without repeated check-ins
• Comfortable with evolving ideas and imperfect inputs
• Able to absorb verbal explanations and turn them into structured outputs
• Open to revision and iteration

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Background in consulting, economics, innovation management, or product strategy
• Familiarity with AI tools (ChatGPT, Perplexity, research assistants)
• Experience working with designers and prompt engineers
• Interest in startups, scale-ups, or technology-driven growth

What We Offer

• 100% remote role (India-based team)
• Competitive compensation aligned to experience
• Exposure to real-world strategy and innovation problems
• Direct collaboration with founders and senior strategists
• Opportunity to shape how an emerging AI platform is understood by the market
• Clear growth path as Rapid Alpha scales its content, products, and platform

Who Should Apply

You should apply if:

• You enjoy turning complex thinking into clear frameworks
• You care more about being useful than being flashy
• You want your writing to influence real decisions, not just clicks
• You’re excited by the intersection of strategy, behavior, innovation, and AI

not

• You are looking for a pure SEO or social media writing role
• You prefer lightweight content over deep thinking
• You are uncomfortable challenging assumptions
• You expect detailed briefs before producing first drafts