Content Marketing Manager

Overview

A fast‑growing, mission‑driven organization is seeking a Senior Content Marketing Manager to maintain continuity of consumer education, editorial direction, and content operations during a leadership parental leave. This is a temporary consulting engagement for a seasoned editorial professional who can step into an established strategy, move quickly, and operate with minimal ramp‑up.

This role is ideal for someone with strong editorial judgment and experience in science‑based or technical industries who can translate complex topics into clear, consumer‑friendly content across multiple formats. You’ll thrive in a high‑paced startup environment and collaborate closely with Brand, SEO, and cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities:

Content Strategy & Planning

• Partner with Brand leadership to oversee and manage the content calendar across the full content ecosystem, including website content, blogs, evergreen education, research, reports, and multimedia
• Maintain and update the content calendar to reflect current priorities, timelines, and dependencies
• Coordinate with staff writers and freelance contributors to balance workload and maintain content velocity

Content Development & Editorial Operations

• Own and contribute to core content across technical verticals such as energy, EV, HVAC, climate, or electrification
• Edit and peer‑review high‑impact content to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and strong editorial standards
• Translate complex technical or scientific material into accessible, consumer‑friendly multimedia articles
• Upload, manage, and update content within the CMS, including edits to existing landing pages
• Support peer reviews and editorial quality control with strong attention to detail

SEO & Performance Analysis

• Partner closely with the SEO team to support organic growth initiatives and ensure content aligns with keyword and performance strategies
• Apply strong analytical skills to evaluate content performance and support articles with credible, AI‑citation‑friendly data and statistics
• Participate in monthly content performance reviews and help shape forward‑looking content plans

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Represent Content in cross‑functional planning meetings and reviews
• Collaborate effectively with Brand, Video, SEO, and other partners to ensure alignment and timely execution

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience contributing to or leading editorial and content marketing programs
• Strong editorial background with exceptional writing, editing, research, and attention to detail
• Industry experience in solar, energy, HVAC, climate, EV, electrical, environmental science, or similarly technical fields
• Proven ability to simplify complex or technical topics for consumer audiences
• Experience contributing directly to content creation while also supporting peer edits and reviews
• Hands‑on experience with CMS platforms; comfortable learning and navigating new tools
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to operate quickly in a startup, high‑growth environment
• Ability to step into an existing strategy and operate independently with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with headless or modern CMS platforms (Storyblok experience a plus)
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana or similar)
• AI‑savvy with experience leveraging AI tools to scale content while maintaining quality and editorial integrity
• Prior consulting or freelance experience
• Comfort acting as a temporary owner and decision‑maker during leadership coverage.

Must Have Skills:

• 7–10 yrs in content marketing/editorial (strategy execution)
• Experience in technical domains (energy, climate, EV, HVAC, etc.)
• Experience managing content calendars, contributors, and publishing workflows
• Hands-on Experience with CMS platforms (uploading, editing, maintaining pages)
• SEO-driven mindset with performance analysis experience
• Ability to simplify complex topics for consumer audiences