Lead Content Strategist (Contract)

Bounteous is a premier end-to-end digital transformation consultancy dedicated to partnering with ambitious brands to create digital solutions for today’s complex challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. With uncompromising standards for technical and domain expertise, we deliver innovative and strategic solutions in Strategy, Analytics, Digital Engineering, Cloud, Data & AI, Experience Design, and Marketing.

Our Co-Innovation methodology is a unique engagement model designed to align interests and accelerate value creation. Our clients worldwide benefit from the skills and expertise of over 4,000+ expert team members across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. By partnering with leading technology providers, we craft transformative digital experiences that enhance customer engagement and drive business success.

Bounteous is looking for a Lead Content Strategist with a passion for creative problem solving. This is an opportunity to expand our overall content strategy practice by delivering user-centered information architectures and content plans for a variety of clients, contributing to the growth of our practice, and mentoring team members. The ideal person in this role knows how IA and content strategy can impact everything from user experience to content marketing to brand and business goals. The Lead Content Strategist is an inclusive collaborator and leader on a project team.

Information Security Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
• Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead creation of detailed content strategy deliverables with limited oversight, including voice and tone guidelines, governance models and workflows, content models, taxonomies, information architecture and relationship documents, content audits & inventories, and research findings.
• Produce cohesive strategy, research, and design documents that contextually address business needs, user needs, and best practices.
• Facilitate discovery activities with limited oversight such as content workshops, stakeholder interviews, audits, expert reviews, competitive reviews, etc.
• Critique discovery research findings and apply findings as appropriate to the solution.
• Conduct research activities such as content testing, card sorting, taxonomy testing, persona development, and user journeys.
• Collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams to create innovative, best-in-class, customer-centric solutions.
• Contribute to the establishment of experience design standards, deliverables and methodologies within the organization.
• Mentor staff to create polished deliverables, improve presentation skills, and guide personal growth.
• Stay informed and share insights on digital best practices, trends, tools; participate in content strategy communities locally and nationally.
• Participate in the planning and tracking of content strategy activities and deliverables across projects and accounts.
• Substantially contribute to our culture and atmosphere, quality of work, and growth into the next generation of content strategists.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience as a content strategy professional
• Demonstrable experience presenting work to clients, facilitating and leading workshops, and moderating stakeholder interviews
• Experience connecting content strategy activities to demonstrable user, business, and brand value
• Strong background in taxonomy, information architecture, human factors
• Ability to create and lead content audits, content inventories, information structures, governance plans, copy, sitemaps, taxonomies, content models, user journeys, and process flows
• Ability to manage several high-profile projects simultaneously 
• Consulting/agency experience is a plus
• Experience in user experience design and research activities (such as persona development, journey mapping, user flows, and wireframing) is a plus

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Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria of a job posting. If you have passion and intelligence, and possess a technical knack (even if you’re missing some of the above), we encourage you to apply.

Bounteous is focused on promoting an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the different viewpoints and experiences our diverse group of team members bring to Bounteous. Bounteous does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

In addition, you have the opportunity to participate in several Team Member Networks, sometimes referred to as employee resource groups (ERGs), that host space with individuals with shared identities, interests, and passions. Our Team Member Networks celebrate communities of color, life as a working parent or caregiver, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, wellbeing, and more. Regardless of your respective identity, there are various avenues we involve team members in the Bounteous community.

Bounteous is willing to sponsor eligible candidates for employment visas.

For employment opportunities based in Canada:

Bounteous is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the hiring process, provided the candidate makes their accommodation needs known to Bounteous. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. 

**Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. 

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