Experiential Content Manager

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.  Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.Position Summary The principal Experiential Content Manager is a creative leader in the Brand and Experiential Marketing organization who thrives on delivering high-value content across F5 events and programs. This creative leader will work closely with Marketing leaders to define speakers and content plans for our customer briefings and corporate events worldwide. Equally motivated by creative excellence, audience needs, and data-driven content strategy, this leader will work closely with teams to optimize content plans and manage workflows to ensure optimal distribution of the finished assets. This position requires tight collaboration and functional interlocks across executive leadership, Brand and experiential Marketing, Product and Global Integrated Marketing, Theaters, Sales Enablement, Analyst Relations, Communications and Public Relations, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Human Resources, and the Brand Studios teams. Responsibilities You are a dynamic storyteller. A conceptual thinker. A bold champion of creativity. An analytical, data-driven content strategist. You are a human-first leader who uses diverse tactics to elicit the best work from teams and peers. You know how to push without being pushy and thrive in complex environments. You have a passion for creative excellence, with solid experience in project/campaign and agency management.  You will work with Marketing, Product, and Sales leaders to create compelling content for events and customer briefings. To do this, you will: Manage the creation and maintenance process for high-quality content for global events and customer briefings Drive content production for our Flagship, Roadshow, third-party events, and our customer experience center (CEC) collaborating closely with content creators, including agency partners, designers, writers, editors, and content strategists Develop and manage a speaker’s bureau to support events and customer briefings  Manage executive-level relationships and content to support CEC engagements  Required Qualifications BA in marketing or a similar degree 8+ years of marketing experience, with a strong focus on content marketing, integrated marketing, brand awareness, and in-depth knowledge of the Technical Executive audience Ability to effectively give editorial feedback to bring out the best in other writers’ work  Excellent storytelling skills – via writing, presentation, and verbal communication Sensitivity towards non-US cultures and business practices as demonstrated by the ability to collaborate and coordinate globally Adept at working with internal creative teams and external agencies Ability to thrive in fast-paced, complex conditions Comfortable with ambiguity Preferred Qualifications Experience with AI tools for content development Enterprise tech experience and fluency in issues related to digital transformation, cybersecurity, diversity and inclusion, and corporate responsibility Experience working with C-suite executives and technology leads, as well as international clients, customers, and stakeholders Agency, newsroom, or technology experience a plus The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.The annual U.S. base pay range for this position is: $145,144.00 - $217,716.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).Equal Employment OpportunityIt is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.