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The relationship between employers and workers has never been more consequential — or more contested. At Indeed, we operate at the centre of that tension, and the Director of Thought Leadership role exists to help the market make sense of it. We’re seeking a seasoned, entrepreneurial Director with newsroom instincts and brand journalism experience to shape the future of Indeed’s editorial content. This is a true editorial leadership role: setting strategy, leading and developing a team of five, and operating at the frontier of thought leadership in a landscape where AI-generated content is increasingly prevalent and trusted human insight is a key differentiator.
The Director will operate within Indeed’s Content Centre of Excellence (CCoE), reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate Marketing, and will manage a team of five. The CCoE operates on a “Fewer, Bigger, Better” philosophy, prioritizing high-impact, proprietary content grounded in data and structured around Category Entry Points (CEPs) that connect Indeed’s corporate narrative to real gaps in the market conversation. A critical part of the role is close partnership with Indeed’s Hiring Lab, our in-house economic research team, translating proprietary economic insights into compelling editorial content that employers find genuinely essential.
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Own and evolve the strategy for Indeed’s thought leadership content, spanning LinkedIn, Substack, newsletters, and emerging channels
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Partner with Hiring Lab, GTM, Country Marketing, Product Marketing, and Enterprise Marketing to expand reach, deepen engagement, and drive commercial impact
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Apply the CEP (Category Entry Point) framework as the organising editorial lens — identifying narrative gaps and building content that fills them with genuine authority
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Build content “flywheels” across channels that create compounding platform leverage and drive lower-funnel employer conversion
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Spearhead production of expert-led, data-driven editorial content that reflects CCoE editorial values, while embedding AI capability (including LLM optimisation and GEO/AEO strategy) as a core part of the function
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Manage and develop a team of five direct reports, setting a high bar and creating conditions for the team to do their best work
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Own the team’s OKRs, KPIs, and delivery cadence, with clear accountability for LLM visibility, direct traffic growth, and MVC performance, while managing cross-functional relationships and dependencies proactively
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Requires a minimum of 17 years of related experience; or a minimum of 15 years with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience.
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Demonstrated track record of building consumer and B2B thought leadership strategy at scale with measurable impact; LinkedIn and Substack experience required
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Experience leading and developing editorial teams of 4+ direct reports
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Proven writing and editing background with a demonstrated track record of attention-grabbing, well-substantiated reporting (portfolio of clips required)
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Innate sense of brand voice and tone, balancing editorial integrity with brand reputation and commercial relevance, and pushing the boundaries of traditional journalism to meet audiences where meaningful conversations are happening
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Combines solid news judgement with an audience-centric, data-based approach to content strategy; fluent in LLM content optimisation, GEO/AEO, and AI workflow integration as strategic content disciplines
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Visionary leader who leads by example, setting a high quality bar built on journalism best practices, with experience partnering with internal research, economics, or data teams and managing cross-functional relationships through proactive ownership and communication of progress
At this time, we are not considering candidates for this role who are based in the following locations: State of California, Seattle, WA, New York City Metro (Tri-State), Washington DC Metro Area.
Tier 1 - United States of America 128,000 - 192,000 USD per year
Tier 2 - United States of America 142,000 - 214,000 USD per year
The salary range for this role reflects the minimum and maximum compensation for the role. Offers are typically made between the range minimum and the range midpoint. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process. The range(s) listed is just one component of Indeed's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include quarterly bonuses, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), a Paid Time Off policy, and many region-specific benefits. Compensation may also vary based on where a role is performed, as work locations are grouped into geographic pay tiers to reflect cost of labor differences in different geographic markets. Candidates can view geographic pay tiers by location on our career site (https://www.indeed.com/careers/paytiers), and recruiters can confirm how location is considered for a specific role.
We care about what you care about. We have a multitude of benefits to support Indeedians, as well as their pets, kids, and partners including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. Indeedians are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, as well as an equity-based incentive program. Indeedians will also receive open paid time off, 11 paid holidays a year and up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave. For more information, select your country and learn more about our employee benefits, program, & perks at https://www.indeed.com/careers/benefits!
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The deadline to apply to this position is July 16th. Job postings may be extended at the hiring team’s discretion based on applicant volume.
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