The role
Write five 400 to 700-word satirical articles and five short videos a month for the Exploit, Maze's security humor publication. Built for working practitioners, and you can keep your day job.
What you'll do
- Pitch headlines and write deadpan 400 to 700-word satirical articles
- Script, and ideally shoot and edit, 30 to 90-second news-desk videos
- Turn top articles into video and pitch video-first stories
- Test new formats, characters and recurring bits
- Ship 5 articles and 5 videos a month without chasing
What they're looking for
Must-haves
- Real practitioner experience in security, AppSec, cloud security or software engineering
- Funny writing on the page and on camera
- Tight writing that cuts the weak pieces
- Comfortable with a public byline and your likeness in videos and paid ads
- Humor that never punches down
Nice to have
- Can shoot and edit your own short-form video
- Written sketch, standup, satire or a security newsletter
- Already post on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or LinkedIn
Skills and platforms
- Cybersecurity Practitioner Experience
- Satirical Writing
- Article Writing
- Headline Pitching
- Video Scriptwriting
- Short-Form Video Production
- Video Shooting
- Video Editing
- Comedy Writing
- Storytelling
- Content Ideation
- Social Media Content Creation
- Cybersecurity
- Application Security
- Cloud Security
- Software Engineering
The company
Maze
Software Development
Maze empowers researchers to be change makers, turning research into a center of influence and customer insights into enduring competitive advantage.
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