Content Manager Job Description

We have crafted a series of job description examples for a variety of digital roles.

Very often, in-house recruiters and HR departments ask us to help them write their job descriptions, and since this aspect of our recruitment service is very useful to them, we’ve realised that this could be useful to others too, so we have provided a list of job descriptions here.

With more than 20 years of experience in digital and technology recruitment and having placed thousands of candidates in Ireland and across Europe, we understand the value of a compelling job description, so we hope that these examples will help you in your search for a digital or technology professional; please feel free to use and edit to as per your specific needs and preferences.

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Example of Content Manager Job Description

Introduction:

• Company overview: Founding vision, current state of affairs, size, relevant stats.
• Role mission: Goals, team and resources to make it happen.

Responsibilities:

• Briefing, creating and editing a diverse range of interesting short and-long form written and visual content for digital platforms, webinars, newsletters etc.
• Designing content that engages and influences target audiences to complete agreed goals.
• Collaborating with the broader marketing team to ensure marketing strategy feeds into content aligning with company objectives.
• Ensuring content is optimised for excellent user experience, search engines and digital/social media platforms.
• Managing content platforms, uploading, editing and promoting content.
• Designing and implementing a content strategy targeted at social media communities.
• Briefing and managing third-party suppliers, freelancers and designers to ensure on-time delivery of assets.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• 4 years’ experience in digital marketing with a portfolio of engaging visual and written content.
• You’ll have high-level, versatile writing abilities with strong attention to detail and experience editing.
• You’ll be experienced in using content SEO techniques to shape strategy and creative assets.
• Proficiency in designing, managing and delivering broad, multi-angle projects to diverse clients.
• Proven track record in creating and publishing online and offline content.

Nice to have:

• Confidence in using apps and tech to implement and monitor content strategies, such as working knowledge of HTML/CSS, CMS, analytics tools, and image/video editing platforms.
• You have done Keyword research & understand the inner workings of Keyword intent.
• Journalism/Marketing or other relevant Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits:

• Salary
• Working arrangement: (Hybrid, Remote, Office)
• Perks

CTA (Call to Action)

We are accepting applications until the end of *MONTH*. We’ll be delighted to meet you for a first interview with *NAME*, our hiring manager.

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If you are looking for roles that are more oriented towards marketing, you can check the Digital Marketing Executive Job Description

If you would like to view 2024 salaries for other digital positions, check our Digital Marketing Salaries. Or you can download our acclaimed Prosperity Digital Salary Survey to be on top of current salaries for the digital sector.

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