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We believe in “walking the walk” of our strong core values which enable us to successfully advance together. Diversity and Inclusion is a vital part of our values and beliefs, and we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive.

Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

We are looking for a highly skilled Proof-reader and Editor to join the Elevate Team at Extreme to champion our Executive communications.

Within Product and the Office of the CTO, we oversee content and comms for our Product Organization and Office of the CTO which is over 750 strong with teams in 9+ domestic and international markets. Our team supports everything from company-wide initiatives to external content campaigns to communicate Extreme’s product strategy internally and externally.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in Extreme’s corporate communications. Working with team members, the content specialist will help drive excellent storytelling and content creation that engages internal and external audiences on business successes, transformation initiatives, executive thought leadership and other matters of importance. The content specialist will build stakeholder support for critical initiatives by marshalling facts, analyzing sensitive and complex materials, and translating this information to help audiences understand Extreme’s mission, objectives, and strategy.

Responsibilities

Support the communications team in coordinating a consistent and compelling corporate narrative across a large, complex organization.

Wear the many hats of a content specialist – including proofreading, editing, researching and writing.

Proofread documents and communications to detect and markup for any typing or grammatical errors.

Review documents for layout of text and graphics, and check for compositional errors.

• Translate technical information in Product and OCTO materials to ensure accessibility for less technically literate audiences.

Ensuring flawless copy on various media such as internal comms, external comms, websites, video, etc.

Utilize multiple information resources to verify accuracy of information.

Work with content producers, graphic designers, and members of other product teams to ensure that all written content is edited efficiently, conveying the intention of the pieces accurately and without error, and approved

Offer suggestions to owners of the content to ensure brand guidelines are consistent, and clarifying intended meaning

Requirements

Writing Skills - Ability to build strong narratives from big picture information

• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Thrives under pressure and can manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• 6+ years of relevant work experience in media, public relations, or corporate communications.
• Intellectually curious and demonstrates superior writing, editing and research skills, with an obsessive attention to detail.
• Possesses integrity, maturity, dependability, a positive professional attitude
• Comfortable with multi-channel storytelling, including digital and social media.
• Dedicated team player with strong relationship management skills and can motivate others to contribute.
• Ability to learn complex technology and business topics quickly and translate them into compelling narratives.

Confident, open-minded, and flexible attitude

You can handle multiple projects with aggressive deadlines often with competing priorities

You bring a strong work ethic with a high degree of accuracy, creativity, and follow-through

You’re passionate about pushing work to the next level to deliver content that exceed expectations

LOCATION

Based at our Thornhill site in Toronto, Ontario area. Not budgeted for relocation, qualified local candidates encouraged to apply.

$56,000 - $70,000 a year

Extreme Networks, Inc. ( EXTR ) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.