Content Strategist / Writer Jobs

A RARE opportunity to work with Shama Hyder at Zen Media.

***This is a remote role with a focus on Texas and Florida regions as preferred, but we encourage all to please apply if you are anywhere in the US :)

What does success look like at the end of day as a Content Strategist / Writer at the well-known Zen Media brand: Your marketing and demand gen clients want to take you on their editorial and brand voice journey, and they look to you as their guiding light on all things content creation. You remain up-to-date on the latest changes and trends for audience messaging per channel and can effectively present prepared strategies and communicate ideas to the client in real-time. You can do this for 4-6 clients at a time while also owning copywriting and editorial drafts.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with social media managers, designers, PR managers, SEO specialists, ad specialists, client marketing strategists, and more to ensure that the content you develop fits into the broader marketing strategy for the account.
• Use strong writing strategies to ensure your content flows well, is engaging, and is appropriate for the client.
• Assist teammates, as needed, in writing pieces for clients, reviewing their copy, and so on.
• Work with clients to help develop content strategies, including content for blogs, social media, email marketing, public relations, web copy, and more.
• One of the clients you will own the content strategy and development for is in the Jewish cultural experience space. For this reason, the content strategist must have a strong knowledge of Jewish culture, including the basics of the religion and the cultural traditions, including holidays, foods, popular media, and so on. Ability to speak/understand Hebrew is a big plus, but not required.
• Act as a ghostwriter for C-Suite-level executives, capturing their insights and voice in expertly crafted content assets.
• Stay up to do on content marketing trends and best practices, and use them in your own work.
• Use correct grammar and punctuation in all assets.
• Attend client meetings and present content assets, strategy adjustments, and so on professionally and with poise.
• Write engaging content that matches your client’s brand and voice guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must: Have background knowledge about Jewish culture, Jewish identity, and the Jewish experience.
• Exceptional “drive” for seeing projects through to completion.
• Ability to juggle multiple clients and hit key deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or related field
• You are proactive and resourceful—a self-starter, self-motivated, optimistic, detail-oriented, and collaborative
• Strong handle on grammar and punctuation
• Strong understanding of how to outline and plot long-form pieces.
• Proven experience exercising strategic thinking and creative problem-solving within a marketing environment
• Preferred: have worked in a B2B marketing, tech, fintech, or SaaS background.
• Proven experience and success at an agency or handling multiple marketing brands at once
• Moderate to advanced computer skills and efficiency with project management technology (ie slack, asana, clickup, monday, etc)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, verbal and written.
• Strong understanding of how to write engaging and eye-catching short-form pieces
• Team player and collaborator, always pushing the boundaries of creativity together.
• Agency experience preferred, but not required
• [3-6] years of industry experience preferred

Content Team Department Culture

Our team is hungry to learn and forward-thinking, focusing on high standards of execution and consistency every day. We pride ourselves on collaboration, resourcefulness, and empowering one another to exceed the status quo expectations. We strive to end the monotony of boring B2B marketing content by creating content strategies and developing content worth reading. This is supported by our weekly team meetings where we share strategy ideas talk through clients, and discuss new ideas.

A little history about Zen Media

Shama Hyder built Zen Media from a scrappy startup to an industry-leading team and agency. She’s also distinguished herself as an international marketing luminary,delivered keynotesto packed houses in more than 20 countries and written a couple of bestselling books. But it’s her nose for innovation that makes her the figure CMOs seek out to build brand reputation, increase market share and deliver bottom-line results.

As the acclaimed author ofThe Zen of Social Media Marketing(now in its 4th edition) andMomentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age, Shama is a key figure behind the growth of many recognized brands. We at Zen Media, are her goto team for all things demand gen and have built a reputation in bringing that same level of innovative impact to our amazing clients.

Perks of working at Zen:

• Optional ancillary benefits
• Very competitive compensation
• Culture is one of our top priorities –you will find a community at Zen Media
• Health & dental insurance
• Belief in the service – Our offer solves a huge pain point in the marketplace, and we’re considered world-class at what we do
• Charity matching
• Strict no-ego policy
• 401k matching
• High standard for role development along with high amount of support from Zen Media leaders, managers, and experts.
• 100% remote
• Upward career growth opportunities
• Unlimited PTO