Director of Content - Full-Time Contract

About the Role We're seeking an experienced Director of Content to own and optimize content strategy for our established data-driven website. Our site covers geographic and demographic data for countries, states, and places globally, serving millions of users seeking reliable population and location metrics.

This is a full-time contract position (40 hours/week) offering significant autonomy and the opportunity to build systematic processes around content operations while working with a small, technical team.

What You'll Own

Develop and implement SOPs for content updates, data refreshes, and editorial workflows
Identify and prioritize user experience improvements for data presentation
Keep analysis and insights current across our content library
Create systematic approaches to content optimization based on performance data
Collaborate with our development team to implement template and presentation improvements
Build sustainable processes for both automated and manual content creation

What We're Looking For

5+ years of editorial or content strategy experience
Experience presenting data, data visualization, or working with data-heavy content
Strong analytical mindset with ability to identify content performance opportunities
Process-oriented thinking - you love creating systems that scale
Comfort working with technical teams (you don't need to code, but should be able to communicate technical needs)
Editorial judgment combined with user experience intuition
Self-directed with strong project management skills

Ideal Background Experience at data journalism outlets, research organizations, or content roles at data-driven companies (think Zillow, Glassdoor, news sites with strong data components, B2B SaaS with analytics focus).

What We Offer

Competitive hourly rate: $50-80/hour (based on experience)
Full-time commitment: 40 hours/week
High autonomy - you'll own content strategy and operations
Remote-friendly
Opportunity to build and scale content operations from the ground up
Work with established, profitable site with steady traffic

About Our Team Small, efficient team focused on providing reliable data and insights. We use modern web technologies (Astro) and believe in giving team members ownership over their domains.

To Apply Please send:

Brief cover letter explaining your relevant experience with data-heavy content
Resume highlighting content strategy and operational experience
1-2 examples of content projects where you improved user experience or built systematic processes

We're looking to fill this role quickly for the right candidate.

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