Senior Content Strategist

USA (Remote)

$84K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the storytelling engine for quantum content, turning dense science into audience-ready narratives for public sector and tech buyers while building a scalable calendar, production and governance system.

  • Narrative & Editorial Ownership: distill complex science into audience-ready stories and manage a calendar aligned to go-to-market milestones.
  • Content Production & Visuals: lead writing and storyboard/production for assets that support the content calendar.
  • Cross-Functional Storytelling: partner with sales, R&D, and Government Affairs to simplify concepts and drive high-impact content.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Narrative Development: Distill complex quantum information science into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with both the public sector and technical audiences.
  • Strategic Execution: Develop and manage an editorial calendar that aligns with our go-to-market milestones, ensuring a consistent brand voice across all channels - paid, earned, shared and owned.
  • Creative Content Engine: Serve as the primary creator for written content, including website copy, blog posts, video scripts, and social storytelling.
  • Visual Production: Identify the need and lead the execution of visual asset creation. You must be comfortable storyboarding, managing video production that aligns with the storytelling to support our content calendar.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with public sector sales team, R&D, and Government Affairs to uncomplicate technical concepts and transform them into actionable, high-impact content. This role will also work closely with internal social and web teams.
  • Governance & Process: Establish clear processes for content requests, creation, approval, and distribution, ensuring high standards for accuracy, quality, and brand consistency.

Requirements

  • Experience: 5-7+ years of experience in content strategy, creative direction, or a similar role, preferably within tech or emerging science sectors.
  • Demonstrated portfolio showcasing proficiency in storytelling/writing across a variety of channels - social, podcasts, web copy, white papers
  • Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex, highly technical subject matter (e.g., quantum computing, physics, or engineering) into clear, conversational language.
  • Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple production streams simultaneously, from initial request to concept, storyboard and final distribution.
  • Tech Savvy: Familiarity with the digital tools and platforms required to produce and distribute content at scale (e.g., CMS, design/editing software, social publication platforms).

Preferred

  • Bachelors of Communication or Fine Arts degree/disciplines
  • Video skills, production, skilled with software applications needed to support the job requirements.
  • Proficiency with AI tools and Project Management tools like Airtable.

Benefits

  • Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.

IonQ

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At IonQ, our mission is to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems, transforming business, society, and the planet for the better.Our unique trapped-ion approach combines unmatched physical performance, perfect qubit replication, optical networkability, and highly-optimized algorithms to create a quantum computer that is as scalable as it is powerful, and that will support a broad array of applications across a variety of industries.Want to help shape the future of computing? Join us: https://ionq.com/jobs

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