Director, Content Marketing

Starburst, the Open Hybrid Lakehouse, is the leading end-to-end data platform to securely access, analyze, and share data for analytics and Al across hybrid, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments. As the leaders in Trino, a modern open-source SQL engine, Starburst empowers over 250+ of the most data-driven companies to democratize data access, enhance analytics performance, and improve architecture optionality.

Starburst has raised over $400M in venture funding from top investors, with a unique start as a bootstrapped business with revenue-driving demand from the start. We are a remote-friendly company with employees all across the globe and are proud to be named a Best Place to Work. Come join our team of All-Stars and be a part of this incredible journey!

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a strategic function at one of the fastest-growing companies in the data industry! In this position, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our content strategy to support our overall marketing and business goals. You will oversee the creation of high-quality, engaging, and relevant content that resonates with our target audience, nurtures leads, and accelerates the customer journey. Additionally, you’ll collaborate across different teams to ensure that the content aligns with business needs and drives measurable results.

As a Content Marketing Director At Starburst You Will

• Develop, plan, and execute content strategies that align with company objectives, with a focus on demand generation, lead nurturing, and customer retention.
• Identify target personas, ensuring content is tailored to address their pain points, interests, and needs.
• Manage the hiring, development, and retention of a high-performing content marketing team.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and sales teams to ensure that content supports their objectives and drives business results.
• Oversee the creation of a variety of content and facilitate its distribution across multiple channels.
• Advocate for content-driven campaigns that enhance brand awareness, engagement, and customer advocacy.
• Set and achieve performance metrics for content engagement and growth.

Some Of The Things We Look For

• 8+ years of experience in B2B software environment with 5+ years of experience leading content marketing, Data and AI experience a plus.
• Passion for technology and ability to articulate complex technical concepts in ways that make sense to a range of personas with varying levels of technical expertise (experience with open-source technologies is a plus).
• You deeply understand (and use) data to make better decisions and improve performance
• Track record of developing and executing successful content strategies and campaigns that drive business growth.
• You equally embrace being an individual contributor as well as a people manager
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working for start-ups and scale-ups
• Experience in the data management space

Where could this role be based?

• Anywhere in US

Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.

Pay Range

$176,000 – $220,000 USD

Build your career at Starburst

All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.

Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.

We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state

or local laws.

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