Content Manager

Title: Content Manager

Department: Marketing and Communications

Report to: Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications

Compensation: $64,350 - $75,500

FLSA: Exempt

Location/Hours: Hybrid – 3 days/week in office

All candidates must be within commutable distance of SEO’s offices at 55 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005, upon hire.  

ABOUT SEO

Founded in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement, SEO closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.

POSITION OVERVIEW

SEO is seeking a purpose-driven, multimedia-savvy Content Manager to join our Marketing & Communications team. This highly collaborative role blends creative design, storytelling, and strategic content management to advance our mission, amplify community voices, and engage key stakeholders—including participants, partners, and supporters.

As part of SEO’s shared services team, the Content Manager will conceptualize and produce engaging visual and digital assets across platforms. This role will manage the lifecycle of content campaigns from ideation through execution, ensuring all deliverables align with our brand, reflect our values, and inspire action.

Content Strategy & Creation

• Develop and deliver dynamic digital content including graphics, videos, audio, social media assets, and web applications.
• Produce branded content that is mission-aligned, engaging, and optimized for SEO and user experience.
• Ideate and execute content for campaigns across platforms: website, email, social media, and paid media.
• Manage all stages of content development, ensuring consistent tone, style, and visual identity.

Design Thinking & UX Focus

• Apply a user-centered design approach to digital experiences.
• Ensure all assets reflect both brand integrity and audience needs.
• Continuously improve content effectiveness through UX insights.

Collaboration & Campaigns

• Partner closely with internal teams to understand goals and create tailored campaign strategies.
• Troubleshoot creative challenges and ensure seamless content delivery.
• Work with external contractors and freelancers to expand production capacity.

Leadership & Optimization

• Oversee quality, timeliness, and consistency of content deliverables provided by external contractors.
• Monitor digital analytics, extract insights, and adapt strategies for short- and long-term impact.
• Stay current on emerging trends, tools, and industry best practices.
• Manage digital content budgets as needed.
• Provide tactical event planning and execution as needed.
• Maintain an all-hands mentality in the execution of other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in marketing, communications and graphic design.
• Experience in brand development and management, including establishing brand hierarchies required.
• Experience developing creative campaigns, crafting project plans, and utilizing project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Basecamp) desired.
• Experience with multicultural marketing and imagery is strongly preferred but not required.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Must have a strong understanding of brand and marketing best practices.
• Must possess a deep curiosity and interest in culture and a pulse on trends, events, platforms, and thought leaders within the space.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office, Google applications, Figma, and appropriate other platforms. Familiarity with HTML and CSS is a plus.
• Ability to think strategically, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Highly collaborative with the ability to work on a team and independently to deliver results.
• Customer service orientation with client relationship management skills.
• A passion for the mission of SEO and a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS 

SEO offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plan including low-cost health, vision, and dental options, a generous holiday schedule and PTO policies, disability coverage, fully paid time off for new parents, and employer contributions to health reimbursement and retirement accounts. We are constantly working to improve our benefits each year based on the needs of our employees. We value wellness and strive to put people first and foremost.

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

EEOC Policy

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities – are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.

If you need accommodation while applying for a role with SEO, due to a disability, please email SEO Talent.

THE ORGANIZATION

Established in 1963 by Michael Osheowitz, SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) is an educational non-profit founded on the belief that talent is everywhere; but opportunity is not. Our programs are designed to educate, train, mentor, and amplify the voices of our participants to give them a seat at the table – every table. We propel human potential.

SEO is an innovator in education, mentorship, and creating educational career opportunities that maximize the full potential of our participants. Each year SEO serves 7,000+ participants nationally, and the organization is widely recognized for developing best-in-class programs with exceptional results.

Not every SEO participant is on the same journey, but all are hungry for opportunity and SEO creates an ecosystem of excellence. Learn more about SEO's programs here: https://www.seo-usa.org/our-programs/.