Marketing Content Lead

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Overview An experienced Marketing Content Lead to shape and deliver our content strategy, strengthening how Chambers creates, distributes and amplifies thought leadership and insight across the legal market. This is a hands‑on strategic role, combining excellent editorial and long‑form writing skills with the ability to develop content strategy, identify new opportunities and bring ideas to life across multiple platforms and formats. Working closely with senior stakeholders and teams across the business, the role will turn Chambers’ research, data and expertise into compelling content that builds brand, engages audiences and supports wider business objectives.

Content Strategy

• Develop and deliver a clear content strategy aligned to Chambers’ brand, audiences and business priorities.




• Own the forward content plan, identifying the themes, topics, opportunities and channels that will have the greatest impact.




• Identify opportunities to expand Chambers’ content into new formats, platforms and audiences, ensuring content is effectively distributed and amplified.




• Use audience insight and content performance to continually improve content effectiveness.

Content Creation & Thought Leadership

• Lead the creation of high‑quality, insight‑led content, with a particular focus on long‑form thought leadership, articles, reports, opinion pieces and executive content.




• Write and edit compelling content that establishes Chambers as an authoritative voice and thought leader in the legal market.




• Translate Chambers’ research, rankings, data and expertise into clear, engaging and audience‑relevant narratives.




• Commission and manage content with internal experts, senior spokespeople, journalists, freelancers and agency partners where appropriate.




• Develop shorter‑form and multimedia content, including social, video, podcasts, webinars and event content, ensuring these formats extend and amplify Chambers’ core ideas and thought leadership.

Content Marketing & Distribution

• Develop content that works effectively across Chambers.com, social, email and wider digital and media channels.




• Ensure content is adapted and optimised for different platforms and audience needs, rather than simply replicated across channels.




• Work with marketing, PR/comms, commercial, product and other teams to integrate content into wider campaigns, launches and audience journeys.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Working

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts, drawing out compelling insights, expertise and points of view.




• Work collaboratively across the business to turn strategic priorities, research and expertise into effective content programmes.




• Balance editorial quality and audience value with commercial and brand objectives.

Why you should apply

• Senior experience in content, editorial, journalism or content marketing, ideally in a B2B, professional services, publishing or research‑led organisation.




• Exceptional writing and editorial skills, with proven experience creating long‑form thought leadership and content for senior audiences.




• Proven ability to develop content strategy and deliver compelling content across multiple channels and formats.




• Experience translating complex subject matter and expert insight into clear, authoritative content, working with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts.




• Strong understanding of how content supports brand, audience and commercial objectives, using insight and performance data to improve effectiveness.




• Experience managing, developing and motivating content or marketing teams, with the ability to provide clear direction and foster high performance.

Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes

Desirable Experience

• Experience developing multimedia content including podcasts, video, webinars or events.




• Experience using CMS, CRM and marketing automation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing, Business or a related discipline.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker who is equally comfortable developing the strategy and rolling up their sleeves to write and edit.




• Excellent editorial judgement, with a high bar for quality, originality and relevance.




• Curious, creative and proactive, with a willingness to experiment with new formats and ways of engaging audiences.




• Confident working with senior stakeholders and influencing across teams.




• Commercially aware and able to connect content activity to wider business goals.




• Highly organised, collaborative and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑moving environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.