Position: Associate Director, Content Strategy 

Type: Full-Time  starts around the week of 4/7 

Location: Chicago (ideally) or NYC or Kansas City -onsite 3-4 days a week and remote 1 - 2 days 

Overview: The Associate Director, Content Strategy, will be responsible for developing and guiding content strategies for a wide range of digital content projects, including website redesigns and re-platforming initiatives, ongoing content marketing efforts, and comprehensive end-to-end customer experience (CX) engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Strategy and Curation:

• Design and implement content strategies to support CX and website redesign projects.
• Conduct quantitative, qualitative, and competitive content audits.
• Develop content briefs, calendars, and launch plans to guide project execution.

Project Guidance and Client Leadership:

• Manage project work and build strong client relationships to ensure satisfaction and retention.
• Lead content teams to deliver high-quality work on schedule.
• Scope, staff, and estimate levels of effort (LOE) and timing for project plans.
• Facilitate internal and client-facing content strategy workshops.

Team Management and Mentorship:

• Supervise up to four junior team members in the department.
• Guide their professional development and help them set and achieve annual career goals.
• Conduct weekly 30-minute one-on-one sessions with direct reports to provide support and guidance.

Business Development and Growth:

• Contribute to new business efforts, including responding to RFIs/RFPs and participating in pitches.
• Provide initial scoping and staffing estimations to assist in budget discussions.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience in a content strategy or equivalent role, preferably in an agency setting.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with a passion for digital storytelling.
• A forward-thinking approach to solving problems and improving processes.
• Strong understanding of current digital design practices and technologies.
• Ability to independently drive projects forward with minimal direction.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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Pamela Koenig - Senior Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 04/01/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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