Content Manager

Description

Compelling content plays a critical role in how Leidos shows up clearly, credibly, and with purpose. We are seeking a Content Manager who can connect strategy to execution and ensure our storytelling is timely, consistent, and effective.

This role leads the planning, production, and performance of content across our digital footprint. The Content Manager will own and execute our content strategy and its timing by managing a central editorial calendar composed of paid, earned, social and owned content that spans corporate and sector campaigns, recruitment, corporate responsibility, investor relations, and strategic projects. The Content Manager will perform editorial review of content, ensuring our brand voice comes through, our style guide is followed, GEO/SEO is maximized, and when needed, will facilitate the creation of rich multimedia content to bolster output. He or she will monitor content performance to report out to leadership and to determine extended content promotion in mediums such as opt-in newsletters and third-party content syndication.

The candidate must have the ability to rapidly synthesize content requests, determine strategic fit, align to impactful themes, and push the team to produce higher-performing content as part of truly integrated campaigns. Success in this role comes from strong judgment, the ability to simplify complex inputs, and a collaborative mindset.

As a member of the Center of Excellence for Marketing and Brand Experience, your leadership of a collaborative editorial process, deep understanding of the nuances of producing high-quality content, and passionate advocacy for content marketing will enable the success of the broader communications team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain an integrated content strategy aligned to business priorities
• Lead content planning calls with newsroom-like efficiency
• Perform editorial reviews in a fast-paced environment
• Produce impactful content, leveraging creative resources when required
• Collaborate with digital resources to validate GEO/SEO across outputs
• Grow opt-in newsletter subscriber base and content syndication performance
• Educate stakeholders how to use content by buyer's journey stage
• Monitor content performance metrics and generate reports / recommendations
• Stay current on best practices and competitor approaches
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency and consistency of content production

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field and 8+ years track record in content marketing and storytelling within the federal government and/or information technology marketplace. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• Strong skills in strategic planning, project management, creative ideation, sales enablement
• Fluency in content trends as well as hands-on CMS, AI, social, and analytics tool fluency to include Drupal, Sprinklr, SiteImprove and core Google products.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, understanding the critical role each plays in the success of our organization.
• Ability to execute and monitor simultaneous projects with high visibility and competing deadlines.
• Strong drive for results and experimentation, driven to test new tactics, channels, and formats to drive results.
• Driven by getting things done to the absolute highest of standards, leveraging collaboration tools and repeatable processes effectively.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.