Content Marketing Manager
Job description
About the role
The team owns a high-responsibility content surface and moves quickly within an early-stage environment. This role is positioned at the intersection of narrative and execution, where you translate complex product developments into coherent stories for demanding audiences. You will operate with significant ownership over the content supply chain, from initial concept through to live deployment across key channels. The work requires a rare blend of strategic framing and hands-on creation, ensuring that every piece of content reinforces the company's core mission. You will synthesize intricate technical information into clear narratives that support both sales and product initiatives. Because the environment is fast-moving, you must be comfortable making decisions quickly while maintaining a high standard of quality. Ultimately, this position is responsible for driving awareness and demand through a disciplined, test-based approach to content creation.
Key facts
What you'll do
Define narratives so that core segments and differentiators clarify sales plays for both technical and business audiences.
Translate intricate product details into high-impact messaging delivered through blog, email, and social channels.
Produce the majority of this content independently to ensure consistent quality and timely output.
Plan and execute content across blog, email, LinkedIn, and X, with ongoing optimization of paid social campaigns.
Monitor content performance across channels, and use data to sharpen narratives and improve asset quality.
Synthesize customer insights and field feedback to refine product positioning and increase pipeline velocity.
Manage the content calendar with precision, juggling multiple workstreams while maintaining rigorous quality standards.
Conduct hands-on writing and editing to explain technical concepts clearly to developer and business audiences.
Create go-to-market materials such as pitch decks, one-pagers, case studies, blogs, newsletters, and sales narratives.
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure accuracy and alignment with evolving product roadmaps.
Requirements
The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. Candidates bring 3-5 years of experience in content marketing, editorial, or related roles within AI, SaaS, or developer tools companies.
Writing and editing skills explain technical concepts clearly and engage both developer and business audiences.
Experience producing go-to-market materials covers pitch decks, one-pagers, case studies, blogs, newsletters, and sales narratives.
Comfort with technical products allows substantive conversations with engineering teams, even without being an engineer.
Content calendar management is proven, with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams while maintaining quality.
A data-driven mindset tracks what works, forms a point of view on why, and adjusts accordingly to improve outcomes.
Adaptation to a fast-moving, early-stage environment is comfortable where the playbook is still being written.
The role requires a high level of ownership and the ability to operate autonomously with minimal supervision.
Practical notes
The role is a contract position based in San Francisco. Typical interview steps
Marketing interviews often include a portfolio review, a campaign exercise, and analytics questions. Candidates may be asked to plan a launch, write a brief, or improve a funnel. Some loops include a presentation. Results from past campaigns carry the most weight. Interviewers ask about specific campaigns you ran and what the numbers said. Preparing a short case of one campaign with its results is strong preparation.
Good to know
Content marketing roles translate complex offerings into clear stories for demanding audiences. Success depends on strong writing, strategic thinking, and data-informed decisions. Professionals in this space work across blog, email, and social platforms while collaborating closely with product and growth teams.
Questions to ask
Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.
Career growth
Marketing careers move from associate to manager, director, and VP levels. Specializations include growth, brand, product marketing, and content. Generalists often start, then specialize as they advance. Measured impact on pipeline and revenue drives progression. Marketing careers reward measurable results and adaptability. Channel experience plus business sense usually beats a general resume.
About the company
Most AI is frozen in place - it doesn't adapt to the world. We think that's backwards. Our mandate is to build efficient intelligence that evolves in real-time.