Content Marketing Specialist

About the Company:

Join a mission-driven company that is also a BuiltIn Best Place to Work (BPTW)! In 2024 alone Mentor Collective won: the #5 Best Startup to Work for in Boston, #13 Best Remote Startup to Work for in the Nation, the #33 Best Startup to Work for in the Nation, the #45 Best Remote Company to Work for in Boston (of any size), and the #71 Best Remote Company to Work for in the Nation (of any size).

We have also been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list since 2020 with a 253% 3-Year Growth as well as winning the Inc. Regionals in 2022 & 2023. Check out why we are a BPTW and learn more about our culture here.

Mentor Collective has delivered 700+ unique mentorship programs, established 180+ institutional partnerships, and formed 160,000+ mentoring relationships through expert-led research, services, and technology. As an impact-first investment of the Lumina Foundation, Mentor Collective partners with forward-thinking institutions that are committed to equity, inclusion, and relationship-centered education.

About the role:

The Content Marketing Specialist champions the Mentor Collective brand and develops a deep affinity for our customers, their institutions, and the students they uplift. You know our product and brand so well that you can create top-of-the-funnel content that attracts, motivates, and educates.

In this role, you will collaborate with marketing team members, sales, Mentor Collective’s leadership team, and a team of contractors to further develop our content strategy and create impressive assets that establish the company as a leader in mentorship and peer-to-peer led student success solutions. The ideal candidate can both strategize and create impactful content. This role requires creativity, attention to detail, and project management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Create compelling, goal-oriented content to support marketing campaigns, including (but not limited to) blogs, events, website content, press releases, case studies, white papers, social media, video, and other media.
• Manage content and design contractors, including guiding content development, budget management, and content review.
• Contribute to SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategy by optimizing web and blog content.
• Work across our organization to ensure content is aligned with business goals and supports key marketing metrics.
• Working with our Product Marketer, develop sales enablement materials to help reach our revenue goals.
• Maintain and improve Mentor Collective’s content repository, ensuring its relevance and effectiveness for our key stakeholders.
• Create and maintain templated tools and mechanisms to support consistent messaging and strategically reinforce critical messages.
• Manage Mentor Collective’s social channels and create content to grow and engage followers.
• Manage and optimize content distribution channels to maximize reach and impact.
• Measure and report on the performance of content initiatives.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of content marketing experience in a B2B business.
• Excellent storytelling, communication, and writing skills with a keen eye for detail
• Exceptional project management skills and experience providing creative direction to designers and copywriters.
• Expertise in nurture, multi-channel demand generation campaigns, and email marketing best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment and effectively ensure our content is on point to enhance organic SEO, orchestrate impactful events, and support PR.
• At least 75% of your workday overlaps with the Eastern Time Zone.
• U.S. work authorization is required.

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• Graphics, GIF, and Video editing skills are a plus
• Working in a start-up environment for a fast-growing company
• Prior experience working in a remote working environment
• Higher education experience or in the EdTech industry
• Experience using HubSpot for email marketing and as a CMS
• You’ve experimented with the industry’s newest tools and resources, including Jasper, ChatGPT, and Gemini, to conduct research and create and promote content. You are eager to embrace these tools for Mentor Collective.
• Experience using HubSpot and Salesforce

Benefits:

• 100% remote company
• 5 Medical plans - all PPO plans
• 1 Medical plan option is 100% employer-covered (employee-only tier)
• 5 Dental/Vision plans
• HSA, FSA, Dependent FSA options
• Annual travel benefits to seek out-of-state care from specialists for reproductive and gender-affirming care
• One year covered for Talkspace mental health therapy
• One Medical membership covered 100%
• Flexible PTO with a minimum requirement for employees
• 12 Company holidays
• Company-wide 'winter break' between Christmas & New Year each year
• 401k benefits
• Stipend for WFH office setup
• Flexible work schedule, ability to work remotely while traveling

$75,000 - $85,000 a year

Compensation: $75,000 - $85,000 per year (total compensation inclusive of base & variable) based on experience. This is a Full-Time, Exempt position.

You are welcome at Mentor Collective

Mentor Collective welcomes any and all people, embracing their age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation and expression, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, nationality, culture, religion, and perspective. We want to create an inclusive and equitable work environment that reflects the very students and universities we serve.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.