Content Team Lead

An ideal position for a calm, organised and commercially aware individual who thrives at the centre of a fast-moving agency environment, with experience leading content delivery and developing people.

As Content Team Lead, you will be responsible for the overall direction, delivery and performance of the Content Team within the Organic department, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard across an exciting array of clients.

You will have a strong and clear understanding of content, SEO and how high-quality content contributes to organic performance. You will be comfortable combining hands-on content expertise with people management, resourcing, workflow management and client communication.

You will be responsible for:

• Line managing the content team
• Supporting the team’s development
• Maintaining delivery standards
• Managing content pipelines
• Improving workflows and documentation
• Ensuring the team operates efficiently, sustainably and profitably
• Supporting strong client relationships and content strategy across accounts
• Delivering a content service to clients

Experience & skills required

• Minimum 4 years of experience working in a content role, ideally within a digital marketing agency
• Demonstrable experience managing, mentoring or developing content writers, executives or specialists
• Experience creating, managing and overseeing content plans and schedules across multiple clients
• Experience producing and reviewing a range of content formats, including:
  • Landing pages
  • Blogs
  • Ecommerce copy
  • Social copy
  • Long-form guides
  • Campaign content
• Confident line-managing team members, including:
  • Performance
  • Development
  • Progression planning
  • Structured feedback
• Able to manage delivery issues, resourcing challenges and shifting priorities in a clear and constructive way
• Comfortable working closely with SEO, Digital PR, Social, Paid and Creative teams to ensure joined-up content output
• Very comfortable managing day-to-day client relationships through meetings, calls and presentations
• Able to use trend, consumer, keyword and performance data to shape content recommendations
• Experience leading content-specific onboarding, including tone of voice, messaging and scope alignment
• Knowledge or experience of working with CMS systems
• An understanding of site analytics and research tools, such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush and similar
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to multi-task effectively in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong organisational and presentation skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to give and receive feedback in a constructive, kind manner
• A keen and interested disposition and attitude

Strong understanding of

• Search-optimised content
  How content supports organic visibility, audience intent, on-page SEO and wider search performance.
• Content strategy
  How to turn client objectives, performance data, audience research and keyword insight into clear content direction.
• Content quality
  How to maintain standards across tone of voice, brand messaging, clarity, editorial quality and commercial purpose.
• Team delivery
  How resourcing, capacity, workflows and profitability affect the success of content work.
• AI and content workflows
  Where AI can support smarter working without compromising quality, originality or brand standards.

Benefits & Culture

• 28 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working model
• Central Brighton location
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting health and wellbeing
• Scottish Widows pension
• Personal Development Plan with biannual reviews and objective setting
• Annual pay review
• Office Closed between Christmas and New Year
• Eye test voucher
• Regular employee training sessions and team-building activities
• Referral Bonus for introducing new employees
• Regular company socials
• Christmas and Summer company parties
• Amazon voucher on your birthday
• Local artisan tea & coffee, weekly fruit delivery, cakes and treats
• Spacious modern offices with break-out areas to relax
• Organic promotions (we promote from within)