Head of Content

St. James’s Place; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a strategic content leader to manage a high-performing team. The role focuses on creating engaging content for diverse audiences while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should possess strong editorial skills and experience in managing content strategy and production. The position offers a hybrid working environment and competitive benefits, including a discretionary bonus scheme and extensive parental leave.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive parental leave

Private medical insurance

10% non-contributory pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading content teams within financial services.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills in investment topics.
• Strong ability to translate complex financial information.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production of audience-specific content across channels.
• Design and implement a cross-company content strategy.
• Ensure all content meets compliance and regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Writing

Editing

Stakeholder Management

Content Strategy

Job description

Are you ready to chart your own career path? At SJP we need talented individuals like yourself to support our evolving culture. If you’re seeking an employer that is passionate about excellence, innovation and autonomy, SJP could be the place for you.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

The role:

This role is to lead the execution and delivery of engaging content, from thought leadership and topical articles to marketing and report content. The team you will manage will create content and editorial positioned as experience, brand, or proposition-led for consumer audiences to service brand, and client satisfaction and retention objectives. This requires the team to write for multiple audiences and levels, making technical information more accessible or enabling multiple purposes. The thought leadership roles in your team will feed off insight and requirements provided by the business to be the ideation engine for owned media thought leadership, educational materials, and topical news articles. Finally, the report writing roles in your team will research, edit and write key regulatory reports, including consumer duty and sustainability responsibilities.

What you'll be doing:

• Oversee the production of insightful, audience specific content across multiple channels, including digital, newsletters, and long form reports.
• Design, develop and implement a cross company content strategy aligned with brand, advice, investment, and wealth management objectives.
• Increase the quality and range of content produced at SJP within a brand cohesive voice and one which conforms to consumer understanding requirements.
• Ensure all content meets compliance and regulatory standards while remaining engaging and accessible.
• Manage and mentor a team of content creators, promoting creativity and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with leadership teams to craft messaging for key events, media, and stakeholder communications across all medium types.
• Lead initiatives to enhance content distribution, leveraging new platforms and technologies with the aim of enhancing SJP’s brand and voice.
• Maintain content governance, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and effective archiving.
• Track and report key content performance metrics.
  
  

Who we're looking for:

The ideal candidate is a strategic content leader with experience managing high performing teams. You will have a strong editorial background, such as previous experience on National or trade titles in financial services with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts in a compelling and accessible way. A deep and broad understanding of financial services and investment markets, alongside excellent stakeholder management skills, will be key to your success. You thrive in a fast paced environment, balancing creativity with regulatory requirements.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience leading content teams within financial services or a related field.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with expertise in investment and wealth management topics.
• Strong ability to translate complex financial information into clear, engaging content for multiple audiences and formats.
• Experience managing content strategy, production, and compliance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate across departments.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Experience producing content in various formats, including video, podcasts, and infographics.
• Knowledge and ability to repurpose content while maintaining consistency across different channels.
• Familiarity with regulatory reporting, such as Consumer Duty and sustainability disclosures.
• Strong understanding of digital content management and analytics tools.
  
  

Special Requirements:

The role will require at least 2 days in either the Cirencester or London office locations and may require occasional visits to other locations – to attend meetings, conferences, and events.

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (28 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)
  
  

Reasonable Adjustments We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [e-mail]

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.