Global Social Media & Content Director (Remote) - Patient‑First Storytelling

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 155,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Lilly in Indianapolis seeks a Senior Director, Social Media & Content to shape corporate storytelling across owned channels with a human, patient-centric voice. You will lead a team of managers and strategists, aligning content with brand and business impact through data-driven decision making.

You will oversee editorial cadence, paid and organic strategies, and cross‑functional partnerships, champion AI-enabled workflows, and ensure governance with legal and regulatory guardrails.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
• 10+ years of dynamic experience in digital and social media strategy and content creation, with a significant portion in a global, corporate, or agency setting.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis; sponsorship not provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead the corporate social and digital strategy across current and emerging platforms.
• Oversee editorial and content strategy and manage an agile content team.
• Govern editorial strategy for Lilly’s corporate digital channels and maintain publishing cadence.
• Ensure Lilly's voice reflects the brand's human, caring, and patient-centric attributes.
• Oversee organic and paid digital advertising to amplify priority content.
• Integrate with enterprise editorial pipeline and partner with relevant teams.
• Identify, test, and scale emerging platforms and formats.
• Partner with Global Communications to build social media campaigns across markets.
• Build a measurement framework connecting content to resonance and brand impact.

Skills

Leadership

Corporate Communications

Social Media Strategy

Content Production

Editorial Judgment

Data & Analytics

AI Tools for Content

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Marketing/Public Relations/Journalism

Job description

Lilly in Indianapolis seeks a Senior Director, Social Media & Content to shape corporate storytelling across owned channels with a human, patient-centric voice. You will lead a team of managers and strategists, aligning content with brand and business impact through data-driven decision making.

You will oversee editorial cadence, paid and organic strategies, and cross‑functional partnerships, champion AI-enabled workflows, and ensure governance with legal and regulatory guardrails.