Creative Strategy and Content Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of content strategy across campaigns channels and customer segments aligned to brand standards and enterprise priorities.
• Manage and develop an in-house content production team including video producer and designer ensuring high-quality execution aligned to brand standards.
• Translate brand direction campaign briefs and business objectives into effective audience-ready content that supports awarenessengagementand conversion.
• Build and maintain a scalable library of templatestoolkitsand reusable assets to enable faster execution and more consistent brand expression across divisions and channels.
• Establish efficient production workflows intake processes and prioritization frameworks that improve speed to market and resource utilization across the Marketing COE.
• Collaborate with Integrated Marketing to support campaign execution across channels ensuring timely delivery of coordinated high-impact assets.
• Manage external agencies and production partners primarily for overflow capacity specialized capabilities and early-stage concepting when needed.
• Balance quality cost and speed by optimizing in-house vs. outsourced production with a focus on building internal capability over time.
• Continuously improve content production processes asset performance and reuse based on feedbackanalyticsand stakeholder needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Communication Design Journalism Digital Media or related fieldrequired; portfolio or demonstrated body of creative/content work required. Equivalent agency or in-house creative leadership will be considered

• 5 - 8 years of experience in content strategy creative direction and content production within a marketing or agency environment

• Proven experience managing or working within multidisciplinary production teams (design video digital content) with a strong focus on execution quality and delivery.

• Strong understanding of how content supports demand generation customer journeys and commercial outcomes

• Strong working knowledge of content production across formats including video digital social campaign and sales enablement materials.

• Experience building scalable content systems templates and asset libraries that improve efficiency and consistency.

• Demonstrated ability to manage workflows timelines priorities and production pipelines in a fast-paced multi-stakeholder environment.

• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple concurrent initiatives and deadlines.

• Experience working with external agencies and vendors with an understanding of when to leverage external support vs. internal capabilities.

• Ability to translate strategic direction and creative guidance into practical high-quality outputs that meet business needs.

• Understanding of how content supports the customer journey campaign performance and commercial outcomes in a B2B or industrial setting.

Travel:

• Up to 20%

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Standing walking using hands talking hearing

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position. Ziegler Inc. will reasonably accommodate the known disabilities of qualified disabled individuals.

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Founded in 1914 Ziegler is a third-generation family-owned CAT dealer with over 2400 employees across 30 locations in Minnesota Iowa and northern Missouri. Since day one Ziegler has had the same philosophy- if the customer is successful- then Ziegler will be successful. That is why Ziegler is committed to providing employees with the best possible work environment and the right tools for career development. This means great benefits work/life balance and ongoing professional development and training. Fulfill your calling by starting a career with Ziegler today!

The pay range for this position is

Starting wage is dependent on skills experience education and location. Pay range may vary by 10% depending upon the applicants location. Along with competitive pay full time positions are benefits eligible which includes:

• Health Dental Vision and Life Insurance

• 15 days of PTO your first year accrual starts day 1

• 9 paid holidays

• 401(k) plan with company contribution and match

• HSA (Health Savings Account) Ziegler contributes up to $1000 tax-free each year

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance FSA & EAP

• Paid Parental Leave & Funeral Leave

• Fitness membership discount

• Education Assistance

At Ziegler Inc. were committed to equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.