Senior Manager Content & Strategy

El Segundo, CA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand storytelling and content strategy for campaigns, launches, and cultural moments, translating brand strategy into resonant messaging across channels and collaborating with product and marketing teams.

  • Brand voice ownership: codify taglines, scripts, and campaign copy that stay sharp across social, email, and product touchpoints.
  • Content framework & performance: turn strategy into living content frameworks guided by culture and data insights.
  • Cross-functional leadership: align narratives with brand, product, and marketing goals while ensuring consistency and quality.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead content strategy across campaigns, product launches, and brand initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and brand positioning.
  • Translate brand strategy and business priorities into content frameworks that guide messaging across channels and touchpoints.
  • Own and evolve the brand voice — taglines, scripts, manifestos, campaign copy, social, product, email — adapting to channel without losing its edge.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders in marketing, brand, and product to shape campaign narratives and align content with broader organizational goals.
  • Develop campaign concepts that connect brand strategy to cultural moments, turning briefs into ideas that feel specific and alive.
  • Lead brainstorms. Generate ideas and help others get to theirs.
  • Write with visual awareness, collaborating with art directors to develop work where language and image are inseparable.
  • Provide strategic direction and feedback to internal and external creative partners, holding the line on consistency and quality.
  • Stay current on culture, platform behavior, and the conversations your audience is already having.
  • Use performance insights to refine strategy and strengthen future work.

Requirements

  • 6+ years in copywriting with strong campaign concepting experience. Agency background required.
  • Demonstrated experience leading content strategy across multiple channels — not just executing copy.
  • A portfolio with range: brand voice, social-first thinking, campaign work with real cultural resonance.
  • Fluency across formats and platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
  • Visual literacy — you write to the image, not just the brief.
  • A collaborative working style with the ability to move across creative, marketing, strategy, and brand without losing momentum.
  • Ability to operate at a strategic level, influencing direction and aligning stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Beauty, wellness, or CPG experience a plus

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment – join our El Segundo office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off, plus 17 holidays off per year
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance options, FSA, HSA, and Life & Accident Insurance
  • Wellness & Support Resources including Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Legal Shield & ID Shield, Travel Assistance, Estate Guidance, Gym and Meditation programs, and more
  • Pet Insurance
  • Professional Development Resources
  • Access to Murad products at-cost & employee gifts, as well as the larger Unilever Prestige Discount Marketplace (including Hourglass, Living Proof, Dermalogica, K18, Paula’s Choice, & Tatcha)
  • A target annual salary range of $120,000 to $130,000, depending on experience, plus annual bonus
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We’re the #1 dermatologist-founded brand* that approaches skin differently.Since 1989, we’ve been developing clinically proven products that are supported by Dr. Murad’s industry-first research as a board-certified dermatologist and pharmacist. Our formulas don’t just consider one symptom or concern—they address total skin health, utilizing proprietary active ingredients and the latest clinical-grade technologies for unmatched efficacy and proven results.Want to be a part of shaping Murad’s future? You can learn more about our job openings at murad.com/murad-careers/ and more about Murad's commitments at murad.com/wellness-for-people-wellness-for-planet/.*Based on first half 2023 prestige skincare sales data, not including professional brands

Founded in 1989
El Segundo, California, USA
554 employees (65 in marketing)
36% recommend to a friend
51% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
354.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$33.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32%
Direct
56.4%
Referral
5.3%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~554

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
40 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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