Content Manager

Merrick & Company • Greenwood Village, CO

22h

About The Position

The Content Manager leads Merrick’s content team and oversees the development, execution, and optimization of content supporting company-wide marketing, communications, brand, recruiting, and thought leadership initiatives. In partnership with marketing leadership, business unit leaders, and subject matter experts, the manager aligns content strategies with business objectives, brand standards, and evolving digital marketing practices. The role manages writers, a social media coordinator, and a marketing coordinator, and translates complex technical information into compelling content for target audiences.

The Content Manager contributes to company-wide and business unit marketing strategies, manages content team plans and budgets, and oversees content projects, standards, workflows, and delivery across websites, social media, email, thought leadership, recruiting, video, and other marketing channels. The role monitors content performance, supports governance of marketing systems and CRM content, and leads team workload planning, performance management, mentoring, and professional development. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Requirements

• Strong marketing acumen and ability to align content strategies with business, brand, recruiting, and growth objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of marketing strategy, content marketing, brand communications, and audience engagement.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, including SEO, social media, email marketing, analytics, website content, and content performance measurement.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled content tools and evolving LLM best practices.
• Ability to learn complex technical subject matter quickly and translate it into clear, compelling content.
• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and project management skills.
• Excellent writing, editing, communication, and organizational abilities.
• Experience collaborating with technical professionals, executives, and marketing teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and content production tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in content marketing, communications, journalism, corporate communications, content strategy, or a related field.
• Experience leading content, communications, or marketing teams.
• Experience supporting technical, professional services, engineering, scientific, industrial, healthcare, government, technology, or similar industries, with the ability to learn complex subject matter and translate it into compelling marketing and thought leadership content.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

• A/E/C industry experience is preferred but not required.
• CPSM certification is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and implement company-wide and business unit marketing strategies in partnership with marketing leadership.
• Translate marketing strategies into content, messaging, campaigns, and audience engagement initiatives.
• Incorporate digital marketing, SEO, social media, content performance, and emerging AI/LLM practices into content strategy and execution.
• Help identify metrics and KPIs to measure marketing effectiveness.
• Participate in creating departmental marketing plans and budgets; manage execution of content team business plans and budgets.
• Ensure department goals, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.
• Manage projects involving content, creative, and proposal team members as appropriate.
• Manage development and implementation of Merrick’s voice, messaging, and content standards.
• Oversee content development and quality across websites, social media, email marketing, thought leadership, recruiting, video, and other marketing channels.
• Develop and refine messaging for business units, campaigns, corporate initiatives, and strategic priorities.
• Monitor content performance and recommend improvements based on audience engagement and business objectives.
• Oversee content governance, marketing systems, and CRM content to ensure marketing information remains accurate, accessible, and aligned with company standards.
• Establish content management processes, standards, and workflows that support consistency, quality, and efficiency.
• Manage, mentor, and develop writers, a social media coordinator, a marketing coordinator, and other potential content-focused staff; handle staff-related tasks including timesheets, expense reports, performance reviews, and goal setting.
• Oversee workload planning, assignments, performance management, and professional development.
• Direct and oversee content development, content operations, conference support, visibility initiatives, award submissions, social media support, and related marketing functions performed by the team.
• Ensure staff effectively use marketing technologies, CRM platforms, content management systems, and AI-enabled tools.
• Foster a positive, collaborative culture focused on continuous learning, innovation, and content excellence.
• Maintain awareness of content, marketing, digital communications, AI, and industry trends.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and encourage knowledge sharing across the team.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation for eligible U.S. employees.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Health insurance.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Referral incentives through the referral program.
• Annual performance reviews.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Peer mentor program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior