Content Creator

Nexus Mods is looking to further develop our team by recruiting an experienced Content Creator to join our new Content Team. We are looking for a writer with passion and enthusiasm for modding games. You should have an engaging writing style and the ability to craft compelling community content in a variety of formats.

Reporting to our Content Manager, this position is based in our sunny offices in Exeter in the UK and you will need a right to work in the UK before you apply. As a business, we work a 4-day work week, with all staff on-site in our Exeter office. 

The Role

As a Content Creator, you are responsible for producing high-quality content that engages our audience, builds brand awareness, and drives traffic to our website. You’ll create everything from blog posts and articles to social media posts that resonate with our community, whilst working with our teams to ensure content aligns with our brand and goals. 

You will need to have your finger on the pulse of the Nexus Mods modding community, the general gaming modding community, and the wider gaming industry to fully represent us in all those spheres. It'll be your job to ensure that Nexus Mods content remains fresh, relevant, and engaging while continuing to grow our audience and helping us to communicate more with our existing community.

This is not a junior or entry-level role and applicants must have prior content creation experience. Please provide a cover letter with your application that details your previous work in such positions when applying. Please include at least three examples of written content that you have produced. 

Please do not apply if you have not previously worked in such a position before.

Responsibilities

• Content Production: Create compelling and engaging content, including blog posts, articles, social media posts, and infographics.
• Content Strategy: Work with the Content Manager to develop and execute a content strategy that aligns with Nexus Mods' goals and community interests.
• Collaboration: Work with the Content Manager and Community Team to highlight new or trending mods and bring attention to underrepresented games on Nexus Mods.
• SEO Optimization: Implement SEO best practices to increase content visibility and organic search traffic.
• Analytics and Reporting: Track and analyse content performance metrics, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Trend Monitoring: Stay updated with industry trends, competitor activities, and audience preferences to ensure content is relevant and innovative.
• Moderation Support: Assist with content moderation, ensuring that all published content adheres to our guidelines and standards.

• This is an office-based position. You need a right to work in the UK and a willingness to relocate to Exeter as soon as possible. We cannot provide visas.
• Proven experience as a Content Creator, Copywriter, or in a similar role.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (English), with an ability to create engaging and clear content.
• Proficiency with content creation tools and platforms (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, video editing software, content management systems, and social media platforms).
• Ability to generate innovative content ideas that resonate with our community.
• Understanding of SEO principles and best practices to increase content visibility.
• High attention to detail in content creation and editing.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Awareness of current trends in gaming, modding, and digital content to keep our content fresh and relevant.
• Ability to analyse content performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly.
  

Bonus Skills

• An understanding of how Nexus Mods and modding works.
• A sense of humour, niche jokes and deep modding meme knowledge.
• A love of computer games, particularly those in our top 20.

Salary

Between £25,000 - £35,000, depending on your experience level.

Benefits

• As a business we recently moved to a 4-day work week, working 32 hours each week with no reduction in salary. 
• 25 days holiday a year, plus an additional holiday day after you have worked in the company for 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years. The 25 days of holiday includes 8 days of mandatory bank holidays.
• 3 days off each week.
• An allowance of 25 Euros each month to spend on video games, to play in your own personal time, that can be unrelated to work (any games you need to do your job are bought by the business!).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Private BUPA healthcare option for you and your family.
• We will provide high-spec hardware for you to work on in the office, and to take home.
• For the right candidate, we may be able to assist with relocation expenses and logistics.

Diversity and Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work.

• Supporting an incredible community of tens of millions of users, we thrive on engaging as many views as possible to improve our platform. We see no reason why our culture should be any different.
• We undertake Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging training to be more aware of diverse views and our own biases to make sure we don’t leave anyone feeling unheard or left behind.

Everyone is welcome.

Black Tree Gaming Ltd. is the owner of NexusMods.com, one of the largest gaming websites online with a user base of over 50 million users and serving over 3 billion page views a year.

Based in the heart of Southernhay, Exeter - we are a computer game-loving collaborative team solving large-scale challenges with the latest technology. The company is privately owned and has been profitable for over 15 years. Our mission is to make modding games as easy as possible. We have supported our community by paying out $8,000,000 to creators since 2018 and donating around $200,000 to charity.

To Apply

In order to apply, you will need the right to work in the UK - we cannot sponsor a visa at this time.