Sponsored Content Manager

Sponsored Content Manager

The FT Specialist US sponsored content team brings our partners' ideas to life. We are looking for a Content Manager to join our team, help us expand our capabilities, and collaborate with our partners to produce impactful content that grabs the attention of prospective clients to generate awareness, interest, and leads.

Content created for FT Specialist's audiences is distinctive in its specificity. Sponsors bring a particular perspective. Our job is to take their ideas, infuse them with our understanding of our niche audiences, and develop content that informs our readers and is worthy of our pages.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the development of sponsored content campaigns across written and video formats, ensuring smooth workflows and timely execution.
• Be responsible for key stages of the sponsored content production process to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal teams (sales, design, editorial) and external partners.
• Write and / or edit a range of content assets, including summary proposals, client-facing materials, and partner articles.
• Edit written content to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with FT quality standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to support the end-to-end content lifecycle.
• Occasionally take the lead on projects from start to finish; other times, provide support across campaigns.

Required Skills / Experience

What's in it for You? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, health coverage, 401k and company match, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidized gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We've embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or personalization as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further Information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $68,000$75,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including, but not limited to : skills, experience and training, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.

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