Manager, Content & Employer Brand

DraftKings Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Manager, Content & Creative on the Recruitment Marketing Team to shape employer brand storytelling across DraftKings Life channels, including social, careers site, and email. This player-coach role blends editorial instincts with creative leadership and a data-informed approach to content.

You will lead and develop a talented team while setting strategy, directing writing, editing, and campaigns, and ensuring global consistency with local market adaptation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• 7+ years of content marketing, employer brand, or related field, including 3+ years of people leadership.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with a proven storytelling portfolio.
• Player-coach mindset; able to lead and stay close to the work.
• Experience leading content across video, social, campaigns, web, and long-form editorial.
• Data-informed approach linking creative performance to business outcomes.
• Strong AI fluency; using AI tools to enhance content development and discoverability.

Responsibilities

• Own content and editorial strategy, translating employer brand and hiring priorities into a focused roadmap and calendar.
• Set high creative and editorial bar across copy, video, graphics, social, and campaigns, while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Build an integrated content engine across organic social, paid media, careers site, and email with performance insights.
• Develop global content strategies and adapt storytelling to local market needs.
• Define strategy and vision for DraftKings Life and empower the team to execute.
• Lead and develop a high-performing content team through coaching and feedback.
• Oversee content intake and prioritization, coordinating with internal teams to drive high-impact work.
• Use content performance, recruiting outcomes, AI, and trends to inform decisions.

Skills

Content strategy

Editorial leadership

Writing & editing

AI fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

People leadership

Data-driven decision making

Storytelling across channels

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications/related field

Job description

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Manager, Content & Creative on our Recruitment Marketing Team, you’ll shape how our employer brand comes to life through content and storytelling. You’ll set the strategy and creative direction for content across DraftKings Life channels, including organic social, paid media, our careers site, and email. This player-coach role blends editorial instincts, creative leadership, and a data-informed approach to content. You’ll lead and develop a talented team while staying close to the work, raising the bar for storytelling that attracts talent across our global markets and influences candidate decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead our content and editorial strategy, translating employer brand, audience insights, and hiring priorities into a focused roadmap and editorial calendar.
• Set a high creative and editorial bar across copy, video, graphics, social media, long-form storytelling, and campaigns, providing direction while staying hands-on with writing and editing when it matters.
• Build an integrated content engine that turns strong ideas into stories across organic social, paid media, our careers site, email, and other candidate touchpoints, using performance insights to strengthen our approach.
• Develop content strategies that scale globally while adapting storytelling, channels, and candidate experiences to local market needs.
• Define the strategy and creative vision for DraftKings Life, shaping what we talk about and how we show up while empowering the team to bring that vision to life.
• Lead and develop a high-performing content team through coaching and feedback that helps teammates strengthen their craft and take greater ownership.
• Own content intake and prioritization, guiding work from brief through production and approval while partnering with Internal Communications, Public Relations, Legal, Brand, and Talent Acquisition to focus resources and move high-impact work forward.
• Use content performance, recruiting outcomes, AI, and emerging search trends to inform decisions, improve how we create and distribute content, and reach candidates at key moments in their journey.

What You’ll Bring

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in content marketing, employer brand, or a related field, including at least 3 years of people leadership experience developing writers, content marketers, or creative talent.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a portfolio that demonstrates compelling storytelling across audiences and formats.
• A player-coach mindset, with the ability to set direction and empower others while staying close enough to the work to elevate it.
• Experience leading content across video, social media, graphics, digital campaigns, web, email, and long-form editorial for different markets and audiences.
• A data-informed approach to content, with experience connecting creative performance and audience insights to business and recruiting outcomes.
• Strong AI fluency, with experience using AI tools to enhance content development, audience insights, personalization, workflows, or discoverability while applying strong editorial judgment.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally, create efficient workflows, and move compelling ideas forward across teams.

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