Senior Content Specialist – Maternity leave cover

Description:

We're looking for a Senior Content Specialist who can create scroll-stopping content, transform subject matter expertise into storytelling, and support big brand moments and business narrative to drive market awareness and engagement. 

Our marketing team leads with creativity, storytelling, and a clear mission to make compliance impossible to ignore. 

This is a maternity leave cover position, with an expected duration of one year. 

What You’ll Do 

Content Creation & Editorial Leadership 

• Write compelling content across formats: blogs, eBooks, long-form thought leadership, social posts, newsletters, and video scripts. 
• Translate technical input (webinars, SME interviews, panel discussions) into engaging narratives. 
• Collaborate with SME’s to respond in a timely manner to market and regulatory events. 
• Translate business objectives, strategic focus, and product messaging into external-facing thought leadership / value-added content that connects with prospects and supports sales enablement. 
• Maintain our editorial calendar and work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment across all teams. 

Content Repurposing & Distribution 

• Repurpose high-impact content into modular assets: infographics, landing pages, and social series and carousels. 
• Draft and distribute content across Shield’s owned channels, working with Demand Gen and Marketing Ops to ensure performance is tracked. 

Social Media & Voice Development 

• Craft creative social copy that brings Shield’s voice to life on LinkedIn and other emerging channels. 
• Support employee advocacy by preparing content templates and story-driven snippets to amplify Shield’s messages and content. 
• Manage our social calendar across all relevant audience touchpoints and work with stakeholders where needed to ensure alignment. 

PR & Awards Writing 

• Manage external PR agency across press releases and awards submissions. 
• Build media-friendly messaging and human-centered headlines for recognition moments. 

Freelancer Management 

• Manage freelance writers and editors to ensure delivery speed, quality, and tone consistency. 
• Provide briefs, creative direction, and feedback for outsourced projects as needed. 

Experience and Skills: 

• A bold, creative writer with 6-8 years of experience in content marketing or editorial roles from B2B SaaS companies.  
• Strong portfolio across formats (blog, long-form, social, ghostwriting) and in translating complex details into clear, compelling content. 
• Availability for a maternity leave cover position, with an expected duration of one year. 
• You can put yourself in the audience’s shoes and understand what will matter to them – and bring that to life in your writing.  
• You can ghostwrite for execs or SMEs and make it feel real — not robotic. 
• You love bringing structure to chaos and thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership environments. 
• Native English a must.  
• Experience with RegTech, FinTech a plus. 
• Bonus: you're social-media fluent, understand visual storytelling, and know what works on LinkedIn. 

More information about Shield: 

Shield is the industry’s most comprehensive digital communications governance and archiving solution, purpose-built for financial institutions. Named a Visionary by Gartner, Shield’s platform blends AI innovation with deep regulatory expertise to simplify compliance, strengthen security, and unlock efficiency. 

Trusted by leading global financial institutions, Shield works closely with its partners to help compliance teams to see more, know more, and solve more at scale. With operations across key financial hubs worldwide, we support customers wherever they operate, navigating complex regulatory environments with confidence. At our core, we’re focused on building trust: protecting market integrity, safeguarding people’s financial assets, and creating a world where communication is understood and accountable. 

Our work has been recognized by industry leaders and analysts, including Deloitte Fast 500, Dun & Bradstreet’s Top 20 Companies, Regulation Asia Awards, and RegTech Insight Awards Europe—reflecting our impact, growth, and commitment to excellence. 

If you’re ready to make a real impact at a fast-growing, mission-driven company working with the world’s leading banks to redefine communication governance and compliance - this is the place for you.