Launch Your Career in Technical Writing with Smartly's Launchpad Program!
Are you ready to turn your passion for documentation into real-world impact? Smartly’s Launchpad is the perfect stepping stone for rising talent eager to grow, learn, and make a difference.
As a Smartly Launchpadder, you’ll dive into the world of technical writing, taking ownership from day one, solving challenges that matter, and working alongside some of the brightest minds in content and tech.
We’re offering a tailored 6-month program where you’ll be a full-fledged team member, learning hands-on while contributing to a global product. If you show us what you’re made of, there’s the potential for a permanent position at the end of the program.
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What You’ll Do at Smartly:
- Write with purpose: Create great user assistance content used by thousands of people working for the largest online advertisers globally.
- Collaborate with top talent: Work with amazing teams who are as excited to learn and grow as you are.
- Level up your skills: Master documentation processes and tools while adding real-world experience to your portfolio.
- Make a difference: Help customers directly—solve technical challenges, provide support, and improve the product that powers advertising at scale.
What We’re Looking For:
- Problem solvers: You’re a curious, creative thinker who loves to tackle complex challenges head-on.
- Hands-on experience: Whether through internships, side projects, or previous roles, you have a passion for technical writing and a growing skill set in content creation and tools.
- A love of learning: You’re eager to grow and take on new challenges in an environment that encourages feedback and development.
- Solid foundation: You understand how to write procedures, and you’re familiar with concepts like markdown, and content reuse. You’re not afraid of not knowing things yet.
- English proficiency: You need to be an expert in both written and spoken English.
- Availability to work full-time (37.5 hours per week) for the entire 6-month program.
- Ability to work in a hybrid capacity from our Helsinki office (3 days a week).
What We Offer:
- A Fast-Track to a Full-Time Role: This program is designed to possibly lead to a permanent position at Smartly.
- Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse and international team of 750+ Smartlies from over 60 nationalities across 24 locations.
- Wellbeing Focus: Enjoy generous healthcare packages, mental health services, and a great work-life balance.
- Total Rewards: Competitive salary, lunch and wellness benefits, performance-based incentives, and career growth opportunities.
- Hybrid Workplace: Flexibility to work both remotely and from our Helsinki office (minimum 3 days in the office per week). Plus, the opportunity to work abroad for up to 30 days.
Smartly is committed to being the best place to work for growth-minded individuals to thrive - explore more in our Culture Handbook!
Practicalities
- Apply before: March 16th, 2025. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Application process: Initial recruiter call → Technical writing assignment with our Senior Technical Writer → Interview with the team Manager.
- Program start date: Ideally in the beginning of May 2025.
- Duration: Six months, with a strong possibility of a permanent contract afterward if everything goes well.
- Compensation: base salary based on your experience + benefits (e.g., lunch and wellness benefits)
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Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
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We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands, agencies and businesses seek.
Our unified platform combines media, creative, and intelligence, offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers, we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful.
We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️
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As a fast-paced growth company, we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product, whom we hire and reward, and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.
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