Knowledge Editor

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · Gurgaon, India · Community Support

This role focuses on maintaining and improving knowledge bases and content for customer service agents and users. While it involves using AI-powered tools for content creation and optimization, the core function is knowledge management and technical writing, not building AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Maintain, write, and review single-source-of-truth content (such as workflows and guideline documentation) for internal knowledge platforms
  2. Elaborate workflows to include structured process steps, including system and tool instructions
  3. Create reusable content and ensure work instructions meet content standards
  4. Distill complex concepts into clear, easy-to-understand communications and develop/execute communication strategies
  5. Triage and maintain content and workflow feedback across the organization

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in technical writing or relevant experience
  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
  • Work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
  • Proven ability to think like a customer and understand agent behavior, in-depth knowledge of customer service and contact center operations
  • Demonstrated capacity for critical thinking and analysis in complex projects
  • Familiarity with project management methodologies, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
  • Ability to engage and influence cross-functional consensus and collaboration
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Experienced working with shared service organizations such as Training, QA, PMO, OCM and Partner Management to drive performance

Nice to have

  • Experience setting up Knowledge/KCS platforms with CMS applications (Drupal, Confluence, ContentStack, blogging tools, etc.)
  • Six-Sigma, PMP, ITIL, Prince2 Agile and SCRUM Master certification
  • Exposure to data analysis (e.g., interpreting dashboards, basic SQL, or using analytics tools) to inform content decisions
  • Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., generative AI, search optimization, workflow automation) and their application in content creation and knowledge management
  • Experience using data or AI to improve content discoverability, quality, or operational efficiency