Content Lead

Centre for Effective Altruism is looking for a Content Lead.

Overview:

• Full-time role
• Language: English
• Location: Anywhere (Remote)
• Salary: Depending on location
• Applications closing: until filled

Job Description

We’re looking for a Content Lead to build and drive our content function as we scale EA’s reach and influence. This is both a creative and strategic role, and we expect it will look different from typical content leadership positions in a few key ways:

You’ll be building from scratch. This means you’re not inheriting established systems or managing steady-state operations. You’re creating the playbook: bringing our flagship owned media platform to life, hiring and developing your team (content, production, social media, and design specialists) and establishing the standards and systems that will scale EA’s content.

You’ll need deep EA expertise. This isn’t the type of content marketing role where you can learn your product in a few weeks. You’ll need to understand EA concepts, live debates, and key uncertainties well enough to make strategic decisions about how we communicate ideas that could shape careers and funding decisions. You’ll balance movement-building with brand and marketing, stewarding how people understand and engage with ideas that matter.

You’re excited about building something big. We’re not looking for someone to manage steady-state operations. We need someone hungry to grow EA’s reach, willing to take creative risks, and genuinely excited about the possibility of turning EA into a brand that reaches millions. If you’re energised by the challenge of scaling impact and don’t mind failing fast to find what works, this role is for you!

You’ll balance leadership with hands-on work. You’ll need to balance strategic leadership with hands-on work as you build the team. You’ll collaborate deeply on creative direction and content, not just delegate it. As your team grows and develops, you’ll shift toward enabling their work through vision, systems, and coaching—but getting there requires rolling up your sleeves.

This is a highly collaborative role. You’ll work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications as a strategic thought partner on brand and content decisions. You’ll also coordinate across the MarComms team, CEA programs (Online/Digital Product, Growth, Events, Courses, EA Funds), and EA-aligned organisations. Success requires building trust, aligning priorities, and navigating competing needs across multiple timezones.

Responsibilities

Because we’re a dynamic and growing organisation, responsibilities may evolve based on organizational needs and your unique strengths and interests. You should view the content in this section as directionally correct but subject to change.

Here are some sample projects that you might work on early in your time at CEA:

• We’re investigating launching a new podcast. You could be responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the podcast and hiring the host and producer.
• We expect EA Funds to grow significantly this year, but we don’t have a clear communications strategy. You could collaborate with the experts leading our funds and shape our communications approach to donors, grantees, and the broader community, highlighting key wins, updating the website, creating donor-facing content, and more.
• We’re planning EA’s next breakthrough moment. You could partner with the Head of Marketing and Communications to define what form this takes (book, documentary, press tour?) and build the strategic foundations for launch in 2027-2028.

Beyond these launch projects, you’ll establish the systems and team to make content a sustainable growth engine for EA. Here are some ongoing responsibilities we expect:

Build and lead your content team

• Recruit, onboard, and manage content editors, producers, social media, and potentially videographers and designers
• Set strategic direction and decision frameworks that enable independent execution
• Coordinate with Media and Marketing leads to align content, earned media, and amplification
• Manage performance, resolve conflicts, and make resource allocation decisions

Drive content strategy and execution

• Own content strategy across major campaigns (Giving Season, EA Funds growth, brand launches) and always-on channels (social, website, newsletters)
• Partner with CEA program teams on engagement and community building
• Establish editorial guidelines that maintain intellectual rigor while reaching broader audiences
• Set success metrics and optimise based on audience growth, engagement, impact

Role Requirements

We’re looking for a content leader who can operate at both strategic and creative levels—someone who can envision what EA’s content ecosystem should become while building the team and systems to make it real.

We’re hiring for one role at two possible levels depending on experience:

• Content Lead: Building and executing content strategy with simultaneous opportunities to build leadership experience as you scale your team
• Head of Content: Leading a content function from day one, with proven experience building teams and driving breakthrough growth

Below is a list of characteristics we’re seeking. We expect strong candidates to demonstrate depth in some of these areas while actively developing in others. If you’re genuinely excited about contributing to the team, we encourage you to apply even if you aren’t sure you’re fully qualified.

At a minimum, we want a candidate who meets the following:

• Have strong values alignment with EA principles (which does not necessarily require strong familiarity with the community). You’ll need to have or quickly develop strong opinions on how EA ideas should be communicated to grow the movement’s reach and influence
• Have a track record of developing content strategies that drive measurable brand and audience growth
• Thrive in ambiguity and early-stage environments where you’re building systems from scratch, making tough prioritisation calls, and adapting quickly as you learn

You might also be a good fit if you:

• Have proven experience building and leading teams, including hiring, developing, and managing content and creative talent
• Have experience launching owned media programs like podcasts or video series, ideally taking something from concept to sustainable operation
• Have experience growing brands through content, with a strong point of view on brand strategy, visual identity, and what makes content feel modern and compelling
• Have strong project management and stakeholder management skills, with experience coordinating across multiple teams, timezones, and organisations
• Bring strong editorial instincts and can coach others on writing, messaging, and content strategy
• Are comfortable with modern content tools, analytics platforms, and distribution channels

To be considered at the Head of Content level, you must demonstrate:

• You’ve built and managed high-performing content teams, including hiring, developing talent, managing performance, and making difficult personnel decisions
• You’ve taken a content function from early stage to operational maturity, establishing systems, processes, and team structures that enabled sustainable growth
• You can point to specific metrics showing how your content strategy drove measurable audience, engagement, or revenue growth (e.g., “grew YouTube audience from X to Y,” “generated $X in attributed conversions”)
• Your content work demonstrably influenced organisational goals beyond vanity metrics—fundraising, partnerships, talent acquisition, or community growth

How to apply?

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