Senior Content Marketing Specialist Job at Siege Media in Chicago

Senior Content Marketing Specialist – Siege Media

Join our remote‑first organic growth agency. Siege Media is nationally recognized on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list and Inc. 5000 list. We’re looking for a talented Senior Content Marketing Specialist to help deliver great content for our world‑class clients.

Perks for United States residents include 100% health, vision and dental benefits; 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary; donation matching; career development training; unlimited PTO; work‑from‑home equipment; and free pens.

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Siege Media values diversity. We encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, veterans, parents, and those with disabilities to apply. We are committed to helping all people succeed through a “health, then work” philosophy. Contact us for reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Generate creative content ideas and pitch them to journalists/bloggers to secure visibility through SEO and high‑quality backlinks.
• Create custom prospect lists and templates that align with clients’ industries.
• Adapt tone and complexity to the target audience, ensuring alignment with relevant style guides.
• Develop engaging content (ideas + copy) for client social media accounts.
• Assist with project management tasks, including client communication and reporting.
• Write compelling titles to improve CTR for the press.
• Build and nurture relationships with writers, reporters, and web editors.
• Craft effective web copy for marketing websites across diverse verticals.
• Deliver a reliable, solutions‑oriented approach to growing clients’ online presence.

Required Skills

• Passion for public relations, data‑driven content, email outreach, and media relations.
• 3+ years of experience as a content marketer (ideally with published work on reputable news sites or industry blogs).
• Intermediate SEO knowledge with a working knowledge of SEO tools to improve client websites.
• Experience running surveys and crafting stories from data to pitch to national news.
• Strong project‑management skills, able to handle multiple projects effectively.
• Attention to detail and a focus on high‑quality content.
• Proven ability to generate creative ideas that attract online attention.

Suggested Skills

• 4‑year degree in English, marketing, or a related field.
• 2–4 years experience working with the press, reporters, or national/international news outlets.
• Experience using Google Workspace, Smartsheet, Zoom, and/or Basecamp.
• Experience creating client reports with SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and Ahrefs.
• Understanding of HTML/CSS and comfort uploading content to WordPress and similar CMS.
• Experience collaborating with design teams and guiding design & UX best practices.

The salary range for this position is $58,000.00–$71,000.00 DOE. This position is 100% remote and based in the US.

Application Requirements

Please upload the following information during the application process:

• Your resume
• A short introduction/cover letter
• Two relevant blog posts (ideally over 500 words)
• An example pitch email to a relevant media outlet for the post: https://www.top10.com/tv-services/streaming-viewer-habits-survey

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