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Senior Content Marketing Manager
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Job Location:
Durban - South Africa
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Posted:
23 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 October 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor
Work Model: Remote
Work Hours:(40 hrs/week) US Eastern Time overlap
Work Model: Remote
Work Hours:(40 hrs/week) US Eastern Time overlap
Role Summary
We are seeking an exceptional top-tier Senior Content Marketing Manager to lead high-level content strategy editorial copywriting and community growth initiatives for high-growth venture-backed startups. This is not a traditional copywriting position; it is a highly strategic editorial role combining equal parts content strategy AI prompt engineering heavy rewriting and forum-based community marketing.
Our organization helps consumer brands earn audience attention by creating thoughtful discussion-worthy content that drives genuine engagement builds trust and fosters long-term brand credibility. Working directly alongside key executive leadership you will oversee the content pipeline transform AI-generated drafts into indistinguishable human writing and craft narrative-driven community posts that spark meaningful online conversations.
Our organization helps consumer brands earn audience attention by creating thoughtful discussion-worthy content that drives genuine engagement builds trust and fosters long-term brand credibility. Working directly alongside key executive leadership you will oversee the content pipeline transform AI-generated drafts into indistinguishable human writing and craft narrative-driven community posts that spark meaningful online conversations.
Key Responsibilities
- Editorial Copywriting & AI Refinement: Heavily rewrite and edit AI-generated initial drafts to eliminate robotic phrasing awkward structures and generic AI tells producing polished natural American English content.
- Content Strategy & Topic Research: Develop research and execute high-impact content ideas and discussion prompts designed to educate audiences spark meaningful conversations and strengthen brand credibility.
- Community Growth & Channel Publishing: Manage publish and promote engaging posts within brand-owned online communities and relevant forum channels (such as Reddit) to drive organic upvotes comments and long-term engagement.
- Performance Optimization & Analytics: Continuously study historical post performance community feedback and engagement metrics to iterate on content calendars and elevate overall editorial strategy.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Professional Experience: 4 years of professional copywriting editing or content marketing experience within marketing agencies or high-growth consumer startups.
- English Language Mastery: Exceptional command of written English with flawless flow rhythm and natural American phrasing. Native or near-native writing quality is strictly required.
- Advanced AI Prompting & Editing: Proven expertise utilizing modern AI tools (ChatGPT Claude etc.) professionally with the distinct ability to edit AI output until it is completely indistinguishable from human writing.
- Community & Forum Familiarity: Direct experience with Reddit marketing online community management forum-based content strategies or creating highly engaging conversational content across organic channels.
- Editorial Eye & Quality Mindset: Highly detail-oriented operator who naturally detects weak hooks unnatural pacing and corporate jargon holding all work to strict publication-ready standards.
Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Publication-Ready Quality Rate: Consistently delivering finalized content that requires zero editorial corrections for grammar tone or sentence flow.
- Community Engagement Velocity: Driving consistent high-quality organic engagement (upvotes comments and meaningful discussions) across active community channels.
- Editorial Turnaround Efficiency: Effectively leveraging AI drafting tools to scale content output without compromising brand voice or writing quality.
- Strategic Independence: Demonstrating increasing autonomy over content calendars research and channel execution while maintaining meticulous alignment with overarching brand goals.
Required Experience:
Manager
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