Technical Content Marketing Writer, Developer Advocate
Red Hat, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
About the Role
The Technical Content Marketing Writer, Developer Advocate plays a critical, high-impact role in educating the developer community about Red Hat’s technologies, primarily focusing on RHEL, Ansible, OpenShift, and AI products. The position blends deep technical knowledge with exceptional communication skills to create compelling and accessible learning content.
What You Will Do
Content creation & maintenance: Create and regularly update technical learning paths for Red Hat products, ensuring technical accuracy and clarity. This includes developing introductory material that is accessible to new users.
Technical expertise: Stay current with new technologies, programming languages (JavaScript, YAML, Python, etc.), and software development principles to keep content relevant and forward‑looking.
Cross‑functional collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders across the organization.
Community engagement: Monitor and engage with solutions architects and product internal Slack channels to gather information, offer assistance, and identify emerging content needs.
Strategic prioritization: Apply foresight and knowledge of industry trends, user data, and Red Hat’s global marketing goals to help the team strategically select and prioritize learning paths.
Advocacy & outreach: Occasionally assist with high‑impact demonstrations of products and technologies such as virtualization, Linux and Windows containers, or automation for various industry verticals.
What You Will Bring
Software development background: Essential understanding of modern software development principles; proficiency in multiple programming languages is highly desirable, with the ability to quickly adapt and learn new technologies.
OpenShift/Containerization knowledge: Practical experience or strong foundational knowledge of Kubernetes and/or OpenShift container technology.
Platform flexibility: Proven ability to work effectively across diverse development environments (Mac, Linux, and/or Windows) with a strong commitment to serving the large developer audience.
Soft Skills and Experience
Exceptional communication & writing: Superior written and verbal communication skills; a background in journalism or fast‑paced writing is a strong plus. Must excel at storytelling, balancing professional instruction with humanity and humor.
People skills & collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, developer advocates, and other teams. Comfortable admitting knowledge gaps and proactively seeking help and solutions.
Clarity and detail: Commitment to clearly documenting all prerequisites and technical setup requirements (e.g., Git, specific software versions) to ensure user success.
Curiosity and adaptability: High degree of curiosity and willingness to learn where to find solutions to technical challenges.
Independent work ethic: Ability to manage time effectively, focus, and work autonomously while maintaining accountability to the team for results.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Proven experience as a Developer Advocate or in a similar technical writing/content creation role.
Enjoys content creation and writing but prefers a role with reduced travel compared to traditional developer advocacy.
Thrives in a scrum‑focused collaborative team environment that values autonomy and holds team members and stakeholders accountable for deliverables.
Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $109,050.00 – $180,000.00. Actual offer will be based on qualifications.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account – healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account – high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits: employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more.
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full‑time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO) Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for any fees or commissions related to unsolicited resumes or CVs unless required by a written contract with the agency.
Red Hat supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job application, email application-assistance@redhat.com. General inquiries related to the status of a job application will not receive a reply.
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What You Will Do
Content creation & maintenance: Create and regularly update technical learning paths for Red Hat products, ensuring technical accuracy and clarity. This includes developing introductory material that is accessible to new users.
Technical expertise: Stay current with new technologies, programming languages (JavaScript, YAML, Python, etc.), and software development principles to keep content relevant and forward‑looking.
Cross‑functional collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders across the organization.
Community engagement: Monitor and engage with solutions architects and product internal Slack channels to gather information, offer assistance, and identify emerging content needs.
Strategic prioritization: Apply foresight and knowledge of industry trends, user data, and Red Hat’s global marketing goals to help the team strategically select and prioritize learning paths.
Advocacy & outreach: Occasionally assist with high‑impact demonstrations of products and technologies such as virtualization, Linux and Windows containers, or automation for various industry verticals.
What You Will Bring
Software development background: Essential understanding of modern software development principles; proficiency in multiple programming languages is highly desirable, with the ability to quickly adapt and learn new technologies.
OpenShift/Containerization knowledge: Practical experience or strong foundational knowledge of Kubernetes and/or OpenShift container technology.
Platform flexibility: Proven ability to work effectively across diverse development environments (Mac, Linux, and/or Windows) with a strong commitment to serving the large developer audience.
Soft Skills and Experience
Exceptional communication & writing: Superior written and verbal communication skills; a background in journalism or fast‑paced writing is a strong plus. Must excel at storytelling, balancing professional instruction with humanity and humor.
People skills & collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, developer advocates, and other teams. Comfortable admitting knowledge gaps and proactively seeking help and solutions.
Clarity and detail: Commitment to clearly documenting all prerequisites and technical setup requirements (e.g., Git, specific software versions) to ensure user success.
Curiosity and adaptability: High degree of curiosity and willingness to learn where to find solutions to technical challenges.
Independent work ethic: Ability to manage time effectively, focus, and work autonomously while maintaining accountability to the team for results.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Proven experience as a Developer Advocate or in a similar technical writing/content creation role.
Enjoys content creation and writing but prefers a role with reduced travel compared to traditional developer advocacy.
Thrives in a scrum‑focused collaborative team environment that values autonomy and holds team members and stakeholders accountable for deliverables.
Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $109,050.00 – $180,000.00. Actual offer will be based on qualifications.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account – healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account – high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits: employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more.
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full‑time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO) Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for any fees or commissions related to unsolicited resumes or CVs unless required by a written contract with the agency.
Red Hat supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job application, email application-assistance@redhat.com. General inquiries related to the status of a job application will not receive a reply.
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