Content Strategist - 60959916837

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: $2,000 - $3,000 USD ($) per month (The final offer is at the client’s discretion and depends on the candidate’s 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 company's 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