CONTENT MANAGER LEAD

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the organization’s research content program by leading editorial teams and aligning content strategy with business goals.

  • Own the end-to-end research content delivery and editorial process.
  • Must-have: Eight years of work experience in research content delivery or technology-related content.
  • Standout: Builds high-performing teams and scalable, data-informed content strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads a high-performing team responsible for writing research, including managing editorial queues, leading research initiatives, training and developing best practices in research and writing, hiring, coaching, and inspiring the team to achieve goals set
  • Analyzes content performance and makes decisions on the direction of the content strategy
  • Leads or participates in the design of new types of high-impact content
  • Guides the collaborative content planning process including brainstorming, refinement, and finalization of content topics for editorial calendars
  • Collaborates with project teams to ensure content plans meet the needs of the business
  • Oversees marketing strategies to engage customers and ensure that they have a positive view of the company and its products or services
  • Uses information such as metrics and statistics about the target customers’ demographics and preferences to create multimedia content that raises brand awareness
  • Leads the on-time creation and delivery of high-quality and engaging content
  • Builds a thought leadership reputation
  • Forecasts content performance to align content strategy with business goals and collaboratively make longer-view decisions on team expansion and breadth and depth of content coverage
  • Works to collaboratively formulate and execute change initiatives that will keep teams, systems, and content on the leading edge
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The City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly three million people. As a multicultural city that thrives on the harmony and diversity of its neighborhoods, Chicago today embodies the values of America's heartland: integrity, hard work, and community, and reflects the ideals in the social fabric of its 77 distinct neighborhoods. Led by the 57th Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, the City of Chicago operates through the guiding principles of effective government, competitive delivery of high-quality services, and transparency. Through these principles, we strive to efficiently deliver services that address the unique challenges facing our city, and to make Chicago the preferred employer of choice for its residents.The Chicago Department of Human Resources (DHR) manages all human resources functions for the city, including establishing policies, advising departments, ensuring fair hiring, and developing programs for employee development and management skills. With a workforce of about 33,000 people and opportunities in more than 1,400 different job titles and categories, DHR’s mission is to serve the City of Chicago by driving the best human resources practices, acting as stewards of change, and establishing and maintaining a fair, equitable and transparent employment practices free of political influence.

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