Director of Content Creation

CompTIA Human Resources • Downers Grove, IL

2d • $124,000 - $135,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

CompTIA is seeking a creative operator who thinks like a content strategist but works like a producer to lead its content creation function. This role will oversee video, brand creative, and multi-format production, supporting marketing teams and cross-functional partners. The position includes access to two professional studios at HQ, an annual contractor/agency budget, and the goal of building a content engine that creates once and publishes everywhere. Initially, this is a hands-on production role, with the expectation to evolve into building a team and a department that powers content creation across the organization. The candidate must be in the Chicago area and willing to work from the Downers Grove office as needed.

Requirements

• 7+ years in video production, content creation, or in-house creative roles with progressive responsibility.
• Managed a team/person in a creative leadership capacity.
• Hands-on production skills: you can shoot, light, edit, and deliver broadcast-quality video content yourself.
• Demonstrated experience thinking about content holistically across formats (video, written, social, sales enablement), not just one medium.
• Experience developing content across multiple social channels, including YouTube and IG.
• Portfolio showing range across formats and lengths (hero brand pieces AND fast-turn social content).
• Evidence of content atomization in practice: one shoot or source asset yielding 5+ distinct deliverables across channels.
• Comfort with UGC, creator content, and lo-fi formats as strategic tools, not compromises.
• Active use of AI tools in creative workflows (not theoretical openness, actual practice).
• Experience managing freelancer/contractor relationships and production budgets.
• Ambition to build: you want to create a function and eventually lead a team, not just produce individual assets.
• Located in the Chicago metro area or willing to relocate (Lombard, IL; on-site required).
• 7+ years of direct experience in related field.

Nice To Haves

• Degree preferred but not required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Build and Run a Content Creation Engine: Own end-to-end content production across video, creative assets, and multi-format deliverables for B2B and B2C audiences.
• Operate CompTIA's two on-site studios as a high-output content factory for interviews, demos, thought leadership, and product content.
• Develop a repeatable content creation process that scales: intake, production, atomization, distribution.
• Identify gaps in the content calendar and fill them through repurposed content, quick-turn production, and AI-assisted creation.
• Produce Video Content Hands-On: Plan, shoot, light, and edit video content yourself across brand storytelling, product launches, short-form social, and campaign support.
• Produce YouTube and long-form content for brand awareness alongside fast-turn short-form for Reels, TikTok, and Shorts.
• Create recuts and repurposed assets from existing video library through content atomization and multi-format repurposing.
• Champion UGC and creator-generated content as a core part of the content mix, understanding when lo-fi outperforms high production value.
• Drive Brand Creative Direction: Establish and maintain visual and tonal consistency across all content and creative assets.
• Ensure brand storytelling connects CompTIA's mission to audiences across B2B and B2C segments.
• Partner with Product Marketing to translate positioning frameworks into compelling creative executions across formats.
• Provide creative direction to the broader marketing team on how content should look, sound, and feel.
• Manage Budget and Contractor Ecosystem: Allocate and manage an annual budget for freelance editors, animators, writers, specialized production talent, and equipment developing a contractor ecosystem.
• Leverage AI and Emerging Tools: Integrate AI tools into production workflows for script drafting, rough cuts, auto-captioning, thumbnail generation, and b-roll augmentation.
• Continuously evaluate new creative technology that increases content output without increasing cost.
• Use AI to accelerate content atomization: turning one piece of source material into multiple format-native assets.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance & FSA/HSA Plans
• Performance bonus up to 15% of base salary
• Unlimited PTO & 15 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Schedules & Summer Hours
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Sponsored Costco or Sam’s Membership
• 401K Retirement Plan with 6% company match
• Spot Bonuses for going above & beyond
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Home Office Allowance
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Broadband Stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed