Content Marketing Specialist — CEO Thought Leadership

Posted 4 days ago

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Summary

About Us We're an AI transformation and engineering consultancy that embeds with enterprise engineering teams to redesign how software gets built. We work at the intersection of agentic AI, cloud infrastructure, and engineering operations — helping CTOs and VPs of Engineering move from experimentation to measurable results. The Role You'll work directly with the CEO to develop and execute his thought leadership presence across LinkedIn, Clutch, and other B2B platforms. The content covers technical territory — agentic development lifecycles, DevOps metrics, platform engineering, AI-augmented delivery — so you need enough engineering fluency to follow the conversation, push back on unclear thinking, and occasionally originate ideas the CEO hasn't considered yet. This isn't a "post three times a week and report impressions" role. You're a writing partner who turns executive-level engineering insight into content that CTOs actually read, share, and respond to. What You'll Do - Work 1:1 with the CEO to extract, shape, and publish articles, LinkedIn posts, commentary threads, and platform profiles. - Develop a content calendar tied to the sales pipeline, event schedule, and market timing. - Write and edit long-form pieces (1,500–3,000 words) on topics like engineering operating models, AI adoption metrics, delivery system redesign, and enterprise cloud strategy. - Craft short-form LinkedIn posts that distill complex technical arguments into sharp, scroll-stopping takes. - Maintain and optimize the company's presence on Clutch, G2, and similar B2B review and directory platforms. - Monitor industry reports, competitor content, and engineering community discussions to surface timely content angles. - Propose original content ideas — not just execute assignments. - Track engagement, refine what's working, and kill what isn't. What You Bring - 2–5 years writing B2B content for a technology or professional services audience. - Demonstrated ability to write in a principal's voice — first-person, opinionated, authoritative — without sounding ghostwritten. - Enough technical literacy to read an engineering blog post, a DORA report, or an AI benchmark study and extract the insight that matters to a CTO. - Strong instinct for LinkedIn as a platform — you understand pacing, hooks, formatting, and what drives senior-leader engagement versus what gets polite likes from peers. - Experience managing content across multiple B2B platforms, not just social. - Portfolio that shows range: a long-form article, a punchy social post, and something where you shaped the argument, not just the prose. Nice to Have - Familiarity with DevOps, cloud-native development, or AI/ML tooling concepts. - Experience in an agency, consultancy, or professional services environment. - Comfort working async with a busy executive who thinks in frameworks and speaks in specifics. Why This Role Matters Our growth depends on engineering leaders trusting that we understand their problems better than the next consultancy. The CEO's content is the front door. You're the person who makes sure it opens well. Compensation & Location - Rate: $40–$65/hr, commensurate with experience and portfolio. - U.S.-based only. Please do not apply if you are outside the United States. How to Apply - Start your proposal with the title of the last engineering leadership piece you read and one sentence on why it worked (or didn't). - Include live links to at least two published pieces: one long-form B2B article (1,500+ words) and one LinkedIn post you're proud of. Applications without live links to published work will not be reviewed. - Please answer the screening questions thoughtfully — canned or copy-paste responses will be rejected. - Proposals that read as AI-generated will be rejected. Write like a person with a point of view.

  • Hours to be determined
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  • 6+ months
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  • Intermediate
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  • $40.00

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    $65.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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Mandatory skills
Content Writing
Marketing Strategy
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About the client
Member since Apr 3, 2023
  • USA
    Encino4:05 AM
  • $700 total spent
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