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Wondering who to connect with if you’re looking to send a cold email to a content or marketing professional?
When I search for leaders in my freelance niche that I can start nurturing a relationship with and eventually send a pitch to, these are the roles and job titles I tend to reach out to.
Search these titles on LinkedIn to find your next client, collaborate, or keep them in mind if you’re exploring a full-time role:
Head of Content
Content Lead / Content Director
Director of Content Strategy
VP of Content
Head of Marketing
Head of Content Marketing
Content Specialist
Chief Marketing Officer
Senior Content Manager
Editorial Director
Senior Brand Storyteller
Storytelling Lead
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Many professionals in these roles tend to make hiring decisions in the marketing (content) departments and sign off on freelance budgets or manage freelance teams.
If you’re thinking about who to send the cold email pitch to—like one of the ones in my LinkedIn Messaging guide that led to over $10,000 worth of work—here are the job titles to explore and start learning more about the professionals who fill these roles.
If you’re looking for a full-time role in a content, publishing, or marketing space, keep these titles on hand to aid your job search and see if your skills are a match.
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Freelance Jobs I Found
Here’s a roundup of creative, full-time, part-time, freelance, remote, and hybrid jobs in the editorial, copywriting, content writing, and creative fields. Good luck.
UX Writer for User Research International, remote up to $70/hour
Content editor and creator for Aday, fashion/retail remote, rate NA,
American Board of Emergency Medicine editor FT, remote, $79k/year
Lead UX writer for Xapo bank, remote, rate NA
City of Raleigh is looking for a PT remote web content editor for a 6-month role
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