Content Manager

About the company

A well established global B2B events, media and digital content business, producing market leading conferences and online communities for senior decision makers across several specialist sectors, including defence and security. Content sits at the heart of its growth plans, and the content team works closely with marketing, production and sales colleagues in London and overseas. The business is known for a structured three month induction, extensive ongoing training and genuine career progression, with hybrid working from a London office.

Role responsibilities

• Research and write long form, high impact content from reports, whitepapers and market snapshots to infographics and expert interviews, turning conference agendas into content a senior audience wants to download.
• Deliver around three to four new pieces of content per event, repurposing existing material where it adds value.
• Review how each audience engages with past content and use those insights to decide what to produce next.
• Bring your own ideas to the table and test fresh formats, rather than only working to briefs from the event team.
• Partner with event producers, marketing managers and sales colleagues so every piece supports both audience needs and commercial goals.
• Write articles for the online community portals and manage the content calendar, applying SEO and AI search best practice.
• Build relationships with speakers, sponsors and industry thought leaders to add authority to the brand.

Candidate background

• 3+ years of professional writing or content experience, with strong editorial skills and published examples you can share.
• A talent for explaining complex or technical subjects clearly and engagingly to an informed audience, beyond website articles or social posts.
• Commercial awareness: you understand that content is there to generate leads and revenue, and can talk about what it delivered.
• Defence experience is not essential. Writers from aerospace, manufacturing, pharma, technology, vendor analyst or editorial backgrounds are all welcome, with a real interest in defence and geopolitics and comfort working in the sector.
• Good understanding of SEO and ideally AI search, plus confidence on LinkedIn.
• Curious, organised and collaborative, comfortable managing several projects to tight deadlines.

Closing note

If you are an excellent writer with a commercial mindset who wants to build a long term career in B2B content and editorial, then click apply or email to start a confidential conversation.