Cisco

Content Marketing Manager

Cisco$121K — $153K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years or Master's degree with 3 years in journalism, content marketing, or related fields
  • Background in B2B SaaS/cloud services aimed at technical audiences
  • Ability to simplify complex subjects for specific personas
  • Experience in dynamic environments with strong multitasking and detail orientation
  • Proven collaboration and communication skills across diverse teams
  • Familiarity with AI tools to enhance content creation processes

Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize and pitch topics to effectively narrate Splunk's story
  • Plan and deliver quarterly content assets, primarily long-form e-books
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing to align audience needs with product benefits
  • Work with Global Integrated Campaigns to ensure project continuity
  • Utilize AI tools for workflow efficiencies in content production
  • Track and report on performance metrics of created assets
  • Copyedit content to maintain brand tone and enhance narrative quality

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment
  • Cross-functional engagement with various teams
  • Exposure to advanced content strategies using AI tools
  • Access to a professional development pathway in a reputable tech company
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/17/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact

As a Content Marketing Manager, you will be an essential component of bringing Splunk's story to life for our core IT, engineering, and cybersecurity audiences. You will work cross-functionally and collaboratively with partners to learn about our products and value propositions, translate internal messaging into compelling stories, and develop business-critical assets to strengthen our demand generation campaigns.
  • Conceptualize, research, and pitch topics that will help tell the Splunk story across security, observability, and platform at different stages of the buyer journey, answering key buyer questions and engaging customers and prospects
  • Plan, prioritize, and deliver a slate of assets (primarily long-form e-books) each quarter, owning the project from pitching to outlining and writing, to design, publication, and activation
  • Partner closely with stakeholders in Product Marketing to understand the intersection of our audience's needs and product benefits for different personas
  • Work collaboratively with Global Integrated Campaigns to keep projects on track and overcome blockers
  • Smartly leverage AI tools to build workflow efficiencies and optimize steps in the content production process
  • Track the performance of assets you create, reporting on trends and insights
  • Copyedit others' work, ensuring alignment with the Splunk tone and style guide and offering suggestions to strengthen the narrative


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience in journalism, content marketing or similar writing-forward roles
  • Experience in B2B SaaS/cloud services for technical audiences with knowledge and curiosity about business and technology trends
  • Ability to turn complex topics into easy-to-understand stories written for specific personas and objectives with demonstrated strength in storytelling across a variety of topics
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with proven ability to meet deadlines , multitask, and be detail-oriented on a variety of projects
  • Proven experience collaborating and communicating effectively across different teams and internal stakeholders/SMEs
  • Experience leveraging AI tools as a complement to the content creation process

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience writing about cybersecurity, observability/monitoring and data preferred
  • Experience creating demand-generating, gated campaign content (e-books, for example), is a plus
  • Experience creating conversion copy for campaign landing pages
  • Experience working with creative teams to bring the written word to life
  • History of and passion for improving cross-team processes

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Founded
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