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Content hiring is about niche, tone and proof, so recruiters want to see your subject area and one number that shows what your writing did. Say what you write about and what it achieved.

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10 resume headline examples for a content writer

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  1. Skills-led123 / 250 characters

    Blog Writing | SEO Writing | Website Copy | Email Newsletters | WordPress | Grammarly | 3 years in fintech and SaaS content

  2. Achievement-led121 / 250 characters

    Wrote 60 SEO articles in a year that brought 1.2 lakh organic visits to a personal-finance site | Content Writer, 3 years

  3. Role-led115 / 250 characters

    Content Writer | 2 years | Blogs and website copy | Fintech and insurance | Hindi and English | Remote from Lucknow

  4. Goal-led137 / 250 characters

    Journalist moving into content marketing | Reporting, headlines, long-form, SEO basics | 3 years in a regional newspaper | Open to remote

  5. Keyword-dense180 / 250 characters

    Content Writer | Copywriter | Blog Writer | SEO Content | Article Writing | Website Content | Proofreading | Editing | WordPress | Canva | Social Media Copy | Email Copy | Research

  6. Skills-led131 / 250 characters

    Long-form Articles | Case Studies | Whitepapers | Research | B2B Writing | Content Writer for HR-tech and logistics brands, 4 years

  7. Achievement-led114 / 250 characters

    Rewrote product pages for an online pharmacy and lifted add-to-cart rate by 11% | Content Writer | E-commerce copy

  8. Role-led100 / 250 characters

    Senior Content Writer | 6 years | Editorial calendars and brand voice | Edits a team of four writers

  9. Goal-led135 / 250 characters

    Content Writer targeting a content strategist role | Keyword planning, editorial calendars, analytics | 4 years | Notice period 30 days

  10. Keyword-dense154 / 250 characters

    Technical Content Writer | API Docs | User Guides | Knowledge Base | SaaS | Markdown | Git | Confluence | Screen Recording | Release Notes | Plain English

What makes these work

  1. Your niche, named

    Fintech, health or travel writers are hired for what they know. Naming your subject sets you apart from generalists.

  2. Outcomes from words

    Visits, add-to-cart rate or leads from your writing show a business result, not just a word count.

  3. Languages widen the field

    Hindi and regional-language writers are in short supply for many brands. If you write in two languages, say so.

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