Content Strategist

Role: Content Strategist

Priority Location: South Africa Philippines or Latin America

Working Hours: 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri) flexible with overlap to U.S. Eastern Time (EST) for meetings and collaboration

Salary Range: $2000 - $3000 USD ($) per month (The final offer is at the clients discretion and depends on the candidates interview result skills and experience.)

Type of contract: Independent Contractor

Type of job: Remote

About the Role:

The Content Strategist will lead the development and execution of an integrated thought leadership and content marketing strategy designed to position the firm as a leading voice within higher education consulting.

This is not a content coordinator role. The successful candidate will proactively identify opportunities develop strategic initiatives and create a cohesive content roadmap across multiple channels. The ideal person is someone who brings ideas to the table anticipates opportunities and requires minimal handholding.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and own the companys content strategy across digital channels
• Create integrated campaigns that align thought leadership PR social media and sales initiatives
• Identify trending topics industry developments and market opportunities within higher education
• Build and maintain a content calendar aligned to company objectives
• Collaborate with leadership to extract insights and transform them into valuable content
• Coordinate content production across writers editors and external contributors
• Develop strategies for webinars whitepapers articles case studies and executive thought leadership
• Measure content performance and recommend optimization strategies
• Ensure all content supports business development and brand positioning objectives

Required Qualification & Skills:

• 5 years of content strategy or content marketing experience
• Proven experience developing thought leadership programs
• Strong understanding of B2B professional services marketing
• Experience working with executive-level stakeholders
• Ability to independently develop and execute strategic initiatives
• Exceptional communication and project management skills
• Experience within higher education consulting education technology or professional services is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of SEO content distribution and audience engagement strategies

Preferred Qualification & Skills:

• Higher education industry exposure
• Consulting or professional services environment
• Thought leadership and executive branding initiatives
• PR and media collaboration