Content Creator
Be apart of the movement.
Do you find that you love a good challenge? Better yet, do you love to have fun while you embrace those challenges? Are you adventurous, creative, and continuously improving?
If we haven’t lost you yet, it sounds like you should consider coming to work with us at Bazooka Farmstar. We are always ready to try something new that will save our customers money, time, and headaches. Our culture is one that believes that work/life is one, and there should be a balance.
We work hard, we play hard. How about you?
AS BAZOOKA FARMSTAR’S NEWEST CONTENT CREATOR
The content creator will own the creation and direction of all content marketing initiatives across multiple platforms and formats. The goal of these efforts is to increase website traffic and drive engagement, qualified lead generation, customer retention, and other positive client-related outcomes. The content creator will help define our brand story, in addition to developing consistency for our brand’s storytelling. They will also have an obsession for content performance, reporting, and analytics. Our content creator will lead the development of our content initiatives with a publisher/journalist mindset, in all forms, to drive new business and cultivate new opportunities with our current client base through their work. The right candidate will have the heart of a teacher, with a love of learning, writing, and communicating in all forms. They will see the value of every person on our team and put them at ease, empowering them to tell their stories to our audience.
Now, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty.
Typical Weekly Duties
- Publication of three or more new pieces of content, be it text (blog articles), video, or audio (podcasts).
- Interviewing internal subject matter experts for content.
- Company email marketing efforts, including newsletters, automated workflows, and so on.
- Ownership of all analytics and reporting for content marketing efforts.
- Search engine optimization (SEO) efforts for website and content.
- Social media for community engagement and long-term content promotion.
- Premium content production, including eBooks, white papers, webinars, etc.
- Creating landing pages and conversion opportunities for lead generation.
- General website updates and enhancements, e.g. new pages and calls-to-action placement.
- Other related assigned duties such as event marketing or promotions.
- Professional development and continued education in relevant areas (e.g., HubSpot certifications).
- Maintains professionalism, diplomacy, sensitivity, and tact to represent the company in a positive manner.
- Follows company safety policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Success Criteria
The content creator will be measured on the continual improvement of customer nurturing and retention through storytelling, as well as the increase in new prospects, through the consistent development and deployment of content. The primary criteria for success are customer and employee affinity. Success is measured around lifetime customer value, customer satisfaction, and employee advocacy. Specific measurements of these criteria include:
- An increase in defined customer engagement metrics (i.e. conversions, submissions, purchases, etc.)
- Growth in website traffic; specifically, organic reach and other inbound traffic sources.
- Conversion metrics definition and growth.
- Social media positive sentiment metrics.
- Customer feedback and survey data.
- Increases in key search engine keyword rankings.
- Clearly defining content distribution during stages of the buying cycle (lead nurturing).
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Public Relations, or related communications field.
Skills Required
The content creator role requires a combination of marketing and publishing mindsets, leading always with a “customer first” mentality. The content creator is the company storyteller and must be empathetic toward the pain points of the customer. Specific skills required include:
- Impeccable writing and editorial skills, with an outstanding command of the English language.
- An understanding of common editorial style guides, while writing at our demographic level.
- Training as a print or broadcast journalist is a bonus. Great at telling a story using words, images, or audio, and an understanding of how to create content that draws an audience.
- The ability to think like an educator, intuitively understanding what the audience needs to know and how they want to consume it.
- A passion for new technology tools and usage of those tools within your own blogs and social media outreach.
- Clear articulation of the business goal behind the creation of a piece (or series) of content.
- Project management skills to manage editorial schedules and deadlines within corporate and ongoing campaigns.
- Familiarity with principles of marketing.
- Incredible people skills.
- Needs to be continually learning the latest platforms, technology tools, and marketing solutions through partnerships.
- Able to screen out sales pitches and look for the relevant brand and customer story.
Benefits
- Bonus [performance based].
- Health Benefits.
- Wellness Incentives.
- Vacation Time.
- Holidays Paid.
- Continuous Improvement Opportunities.
- Flexible Schedules.
- Offsite Work Sessions.
- Lots of Manure Puns.