Manager, Content Operations

USA (Remote)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive content operations and editorial excellence at Sprout Social, leading a team of strategists, a freelance bench, and cross-functional partnerships to scale content delivery.

  • Must-have: 6+ years in content operations or 8+ years in marketing program management and 1+ year people leadership.
  • Standout: Lead editor for consistency across channels and a track record of building scalable processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build, document, and continuously improve foundational content operations that enable the team to scale efficiently and sustainably.
  • Own intake, prioritization, resourcing, and delivery across content types, balancing speed, quality, and team capacity.
  • Act as the lead editor for the content team, owning consistency of voice and quality across channels.
  • Provide developmental editing, clear feedback and coaching to elevate storytelling and editorial rigor that aligns with best practices.
  • Research, experiment and implement new technology and workflows from the rapidly evolving AI toolset to improve efficiency and output, and transform the way the team works and what they deliver to the business.
  • Partner with content strategy, creative and social to ensure workflows support both speed and creative excellence.
  • Lead a team of strategists and specialists, fostering growth, accountability and engagement.
  • Build and maintain a high-performing freelancer bench, including managing budget for freelance work.
  • Partner closely with the Senior Manager, Content Strategy & Operations to ensure processes support content strategy and help connect content performance to broader impact.
  • Collaborate on defining and tracking content performance metrics, translating insights into operational and editorial improvements.
  • Act as a trusted operational partner who brings clarity, structure, and momentum to cross-team initiatives.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in content marketing, editorial or content operations, or 8+ years of experience in marketing program management or related fields.
  • 1+ year of people management experience, including coaching and career development.
  • Proven experience managing assignments and complex workflows for a team of content creators.
  • Experience building and managing a bench of freelance writers and contributors.
  • Strong editorial background with deep experience in developmental editing and delivering clear, constructive feedback.

Preferred

  • Experience partnering on content performance analysis and using metrics to inform strategy and operations.
  • Background in B2B and/or SaaS environments.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted content workflows or content operations tooling, preferably Gemini and Jira.
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Sprout Social, Inc.

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Sprout Social is a global leader in social media management and analytics software. Sprout’s intuitive platform puts powerful social data into the hands of more than 30,000 brands so they can deliver smarter, faster business impact. With a full suite of social media management solutions, Sprout offers comprehensive publishing and engagement functionality, customer care, advocacy, and AI-powered business intelligence. Sprout’s award-winning software operates across all major social media networks and digital platforms.

Founded in 2010
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.8K employees (209 in marketing)
78% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$216K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.1%
Direct
52.6%
Referral
5.8%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
157 (9% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$111.5M
Last Raise
$40.5M
Series D, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2018
    Series D • $40.5M
  • Feb 2016
    Series C • $42M
  • Jun 2014
    Series B • $8M

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