Head of content

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$170K/yr – $195K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Owns Watershed’s content and brand strategy, leading editorial planning, demand-gen content, partnerships, and team development across multi-channel programs.

  • Directs editorial calendar and performance reporting
  • Leads demand-gen content and webinar programs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand & content strategy
  • Own Watershed’s editorial strategy, collaborating with the rest of the marketing team to set goals, finalize the calendar, execute content and report on its performance.
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives to amplify and differentiate Watershed’s brand (brand-level campaigns, thought leadership, etc)
  • Surface stories from within our company, science team, customer base and beyond
  • Develop brand partnerships that extend our reach and bring new angles to our work.
  • Work with comms to develop thought leadership pieces and executive bylines that advance our brand and the sustainability field.
  • Create interactive content, data stories, and graphics that make complex scientific topics easy to grasp
  • Grow our content channels including social and our newsletter subscriber base
  • Short-form content and social channel growth
  • Build a differentiated and growing social presence for Watershed that sustainability leaders seek out.

Requirements

  • You might be a fit if you have
  • 10+ years in content, editorial, or brand roles, with at least 3 in B2B or technical content
  • A portfolio that shows range: opinion and narrative work alongside demand programs
  • At least one idea, framework, or campaign you originated that took hold beyond your own channels, in the market, the press, or your sales team's pitch
  • A track record of growing a corporate or executive audience, on Linkedin, or via a newsletter, podcast or other media subscription
  • Experience managing and developing writers or marketers, and an interest in doing more of it
  • An eagerness to experiment, try new formats, angles and collaborations.
  • Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)
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Watershed

4.2 Glassdoor

Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, the CDP, YETI, and BBVA use Watershed to reduce emissions, meet customer, investor and regulatory requirements, and modernize their sustainability programs. With offices in London, New York and San Francisco, and remote employees across the US and Europe, we’re growing fast and hiring for a variety of roles! Explore all of our open opportunities at watershed.com/jobs.

Founded in 2019
San Francisco, California, USA
560 employees (43 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$170K/yr – $195K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Content Strategy median pay in the United States

$119K/yr

Most pay falls between $91K and $160K. Based on 295 salaries.

See all Watershed salaries

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
28 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$253.5M
Last Raise
$14.5M
Series Unknown, 2 months ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2026
    Series Unknown • $14.5M
  • Feb 2024
    Series C • $100M
  • Jun 2022
    Series B • $55M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
73.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$43.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.8%
Direct
51.2%
Referral
6.7%
Social
3.1%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~569
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Head of content

Watershed · New York City, NY · Hybrid