Content Strategist

Compass • Chicago, IL

2d • $110,000 - $121,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. We’re looking for a proactive, resourceful, and collaborative Content Strategist with a passion for creating content that connects with a diverse audience and drives results. In this role, you’ll oversee content creation across multiple channels—combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll spot opportunities, identify white space, and deliver high-quality work that’s on time, on brand, and aligned with business goals. Please note: this role is 100% in-office in Chicago . At Compass, You Will: Drive the full content lifecycle for a diverse audience set – from editorial planning and campaign ideation to copywriting and performance measurement. Lead brainstorms and translate abstract ideas into consumer-focused messaging for print, digital, web, and video, all while maintaining a consistent brand voice. Analyze competitor campaigns to identify trends and best practices that can inform our positioning for the agent and consumer audience. Present and defend creative choices, clearly explaining the “why” behind decisions. Collaborate cross-functionally with regional marketers, operations, and communications teams to create marketing collateral, customer success stories, and internal/external communications that engage and retain agents and their clients. Collect and incorporate customer feedback to refine strategies, sharpen messaging, and optimize content performance. Establish and enforce content guidelines to ensure consistency and protect messaging integrity. Share performance insights and recommend actionable steps to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• Please include a portfolio in your resume
• 5+ years of integrated content creation experience
• Proven experience writing on-brand copy for campaigns spanning print and digital advertising, social, email, video, web, and internal communications.
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience mentoring partners/vendors by anticipating roadblocks and providing feedback on creative and production issues.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full content lifecycle for a diverse audience set – from editorial planning and campaign ideation to copywriting and performance measurement.
• Lead brainstorms and translate abstract ideas into consumer-focused messaging for print, digital, web, and video, all while maintaining a consistent brand voice.
• Analyze competitor campaigns to identify trends and best practices that can inform our positioning for the agent and consumer audience.
• Present and defend creative choices, clearly explaining the “why” behind decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with regional marketers, operations, and communications teams to create marketing collateral, customer success stories, and internal/external communications that engage and retain agents and their clients.
• Collect and incorporate customer feedback to refine strategies, sharpen messaging, and optimize content performance.
• Establish and enforce content guidelines to ensure consistency and protect messaging integrity.
• Share performance insights and recommend actionable steps to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
• Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees