Senior Technical Content Editor

Role
Trail of Bits is looking for a Senior Technical Content Editor who operates at the intersection of technical editing and marketing content production. This hybrid role directly supports two critical functions: maintaining the quality and velocity of our security report pipeline, and producing marketing content that amplifies our research, tools, and thought leadership.

You will partner with the Lead Technical Editor on report editing, blog production, and content quality assurance, and work with the Technical Marketing Manager on campaigns, social content, and co-marketing efforts. The split will flex based on business needs, but expect roughly a 60% focus on technical editing and 40% on marketing content, shifting toward 50/50 as the team scales.

Every day, you will translate complex technical ideas into clear, polished, compelling content for security engineers and researchers. That means editing a blockchain audit report in the morning, writing a blog post around a tool release in the afternoon, and drafting social copy for a conference talk by end of day, all without losing technical accuracy or depth. You will work closely with the engineers and researchers performing the audits and building the tools, but their time is limited, so you will need to know when to ask and when to dig in on your own. The goal is to surface and shape their work into content that reaches the audiences we want to see it.

What You'll Do

Technical Editing and Content Quality

Edit security reports across application security, blockchain, cryptography, AI/ML, and research & engineering engagements. Ensure technical accuracy, clarity, and adherence to Trail of Bits style standards.
Develop, edit, and publish posts on the Trail of Bits blog, the primary channel for our research and thought leadership.
Manage publication through GitHub pull requests and coordinate with internal and external reviewers.
Manage the team's report tracker and quality metrics systems, giving leadership visibility into editing throughput, revision cycles, and delivery timelines.
Build and refine Claude-based tools for content creation and editorial refinement, freeing the team to focus on higher-value work.
Lead document design beyond reports: SOWs, proposals, engineer bios, program overviews, QBR materials, case studies, and testimonials.
Shape editorial standards and style guide evolution. Your judgment influences how the team writes.
Marketing Content and Amplification

Identify and produce marketing content proactively: blog posts, case studies, social threads, newsletter sections, and event collateral. You find the story, pitch it, write it, and ship it.
Own the content calendar in coordination with the Technical Marketing Manager and Lead Technical Editor. Ensure steady publishing cadence and cross-practice coverage. Make the editorial calls on what gets published when.
Create and publish social media content across X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Telegram. Drive community engagement and campaign execution.
Write and edit content for demand generation campaigns, email sequences, webinar materials, and conference activations.
Maintain and grow the newsletter pipeline with content curation, section drafts, and repurposed content.
Elevate the writing and communication of team members across GTM and engineering. Help engineers and sales leads produce clearer briefs, better talks, and shareable content.

What You'll Bring

Strong editorial skills. Grammar, mechanics, and style are second nature to you. You’re comfortable working at every level of editing, from line-level edits to structural reorganization.
Content marketing awareness. You understand how content drives pipeline. You have worked on campaigns, managed content calendars, or produced marketing assets in a technical B2B environment.
Technical content experience. You have edited technical content for accuracy, clarity, and concision in cybersecurity or another technical field. You have experience partnering with subject matter experts to draw out and shape content. You can handle edits for a security report, a customer story, and a technical blog post in the same day.
Writing ability. You produce original content, not just polish other people's work. You write blog posts, case studies, and social threads for both deeply technical and business audiences.
Tool proficiency. You’re comfortable in developer-adjacent workflows: GitHub, Hugo, and Slack You have experience building or using automation to speed up editorial workflows.
AI fluency. You have hands-on experience with AI tools like Claude for content creation and refinement. Trail of Bits is an AI-native company with a suite of Claude-based tools that automate style enforcement and technical verification, and you will be expected to use, improve, and build on them as editorial needs evolve.
Ownership and independence. You operate with minimal direction. You bring your own editorial judgment to the work and can defend your choices to engineers and leadership.

Nice to Have

These are not requirements for day one, but they represent areas where this role can grow.

Experience with InDesign or equivalent design tools for document layout and visual materials
Background in content production for cybersecurity, developer tools, or another technical discipline
Familiarity with HubSpot or similar marketing automation platforms
Experience structuring web content for AI discoverability and agent-ready evaluation
Prior work in a professional services, consultancy, or audit firm environment
Experience with editorial operations at scale: style guides, contributor guidelines, submission checklists

What Won't Work Here

Editing without understanding. Our reports contain deeply technical findings. We don't expect you to arrive knowing every vulnerability class, but we do expect you to research what you don't know, ask the right questions, and never make a change you can't justify.
Treating marketing as secondary. This is a hybrid role that shifts between editing and marketing as needs arise. If a campaign needs collateral, you shift into marketing mode fully.
Waiting for assignments. Engineers ship tools, give talks, and publish research constantly. At this level, you are the person who is already tracking it and building content around it before anyone asks.
Working in isolation. This role sits between two teams and works with engineers, PMs, sales, and leadership. If you prefer heads-down solo work with minimal collaboration, this is not the right fit.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000 for U.S.-based candidates, commensurate with experience and geographic location. This targets a hire with deep experience in both editorial leadership and content marketing who can operate independently from the start and take on strategic work immediately. Trail of Bits offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement contributions, professional development stipends, and generous PTO.