Crossing Hurdles is hiring: Content Marketing Lead in San Francisco

Content Marketing Lead (On-site – San Francisco)

$120k–$160k + Competitive Equity | High-Growth AI Talent Marketplace

Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment consultancy partnering with a hyper-growth AI-driven recruiting marketplace transforming how companies hire specialized talent — turning months of hiring into days. Operating at 8‑figure ARR, backed by top‑tier investors, and powering hiring for leading AI and technology organizations, the company is scaling rapidly with a culture built on speed, ownership, and craftsmanship.

Type: Full‑time

Experience: 2–4+ years (Startup/Growth‑Stage)

About the Role

The company is looking for a Content Marketing Lead who can turn product wins, customer stories, and rapid growth into content that demands attention. This role blends storytelling, execution, distribution, design sense, and brand building — perfect for someone who treats writing as a craft and thrives in a fast‑paced, highly creative environment.

You will own content end‑to‑end across blog, social, video, email, and multi‑media while developing the brand’s voice, narrative, and distribution engine from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the content roadmap across channels.
• Turn product updates, founder POV, and customer wins into compelling stories.
• Maintain a consistent, recognizable brand voice.
• Produce high‑quality content: blogs, case studies, social content, scripts, emails, and multi‑media assets.
• Manage the content calendar and ensure consistent publishing.
• Push distribution to ensure content is consumed, not just created.
• Collaborate with product, sales, and marketing teams on announcements and launches.
• Build scalable content systems and processes as the team grows.
• Track performance, run experiments, and iterate based on data.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of content marketing experience at a startup or growth‑stage company.
• Exceptional writing skills with strong aesthetic/design instincts.
• Ability to create multi‑format content across written, visual, and social.
• Proficiency with Figma, Canva, Notion, Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Comfort with a fast‑paced, in‑office environment and high ownership.
• Strong execution muscle, end‑to‑end content creator, not just strategist.

Why Join

• High ownership over brand voice, content engine, and narrative direction.
• Direct visibility with leadership and GTM teams.
• Creative freedom; culture that rewards experimentation and craftsmanship.
• Competitive salary, equity, in‑office perks, and team‑centric environment.
• Opportunity to build content systems from 0→1 inside a rocket‑ship company.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Marketing, Writing/Editing, and Art/Creative

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting

Location: San Francisco, CA