Content Marketer

About the role

Mercury’s Stories team is hiring a Content Marketer to help create, distribute, and amplify exceptional content for founders and entrepreneurs—people building companies, navigating uncertainty, and trying to make better decisions every day. In this role, you’ll contribute ideas, develop distribution strategies, experiment with new formats, and help us get more value from the work we already produce.

We’re looking for someone with strong creative instincts; a deep understanding of how content moves online; a love for making educational content dynamic, magnetic, and experiential; and a genuine curiosity about founders, startups, and business building.

Responsibilities

• Create content that supports Mercury’s educational content program, strategic campaigns, and brand initiatives
• Work cross-functionally to develop and execute distribution plans that help content reach larger, highly relevant audiences
• Repurpose content across formats and channels, including social, email, video, partnerships, and emerging platforms
• Collaborate on SEO and AEO strategies without ever leaning into slop
• Experiment with new content formats, creative approaches, and distribution strategies
• Use performance data and audience insights to improve content effectiveness and inform future work
• Leverage AI tools and workflows to accelerate research, ideation, production, and content repurposing
• Help build repeatable systems and production processes that increase impact and efficiency

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in content marketing, audience development, creator media, social media, or related fields
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with a strong bias toward execution; bonus points for video and/or audio experience and fluency
• Experience creating and distributing content across channels and formats
• Fluency with modern content and AI tools, and enthusiasm for adopting new technologies
• Strong judgment informed by data, audience insights, and performance signals
• A track record of operating independently, managing projects, and getting high-quality work out the door
• Your finger on the pulse of internet culture, media trends, and the evolving content landscape

Pay

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $128,600—$144,600 USD
• US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $115,700—$130,100 USD
• Canadian employees (any location): $121,500—$136,700 CAD

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.