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£40k-£60k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Strategic content thinking
Ask how they map content to the buyer journey and measure its impact.
SEO and distribution
Great content unseen is wasted. Probe how they get it found and shared.
Commercial link
Look for someone who ties content to leads and pipeline.
How to run the hire
1. Define the goals
Be clear on the demand and pipeline the content must support.
2. Score for strategy and results
Weight the link between content and commercial outcomes.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with demonstrable content-to-pipeline results.
4. Review real results
Ask for examples where content drove measurable demand.
5. Reference impact
Confirm their content moved the numbers.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 4-8 weeks.
The variable is how much you weight SEO, strategy or pure production.
A Content Marketing Manager plans and delivers content that drives demand - mapping it to the buyer journey, optimising for search, and tying it to leads and pipeline.
It's content used strategically, not just produced.
A Content Manager focuses on producing quality content; a Content Marketing Manager focuses on using it to generate demand.
We scope which your role really needs, since the emphasis differs.
Try: Tell me about content that drove real pipeline.
How do you map content to the buyer journey?
How do you approach SEO? and How do you prove content's commercial value?
Yes - B2B and SaaS are common briefs, where content marketing is central to demand.
We match sector and the strategy-versus-production balance to your needs.
Tell us about your role and a specialist marketing recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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