Content Team Lead / Coordinator (Remote)

Positions available: 1
Location: Fully remote — work from anywhere, any time zone
Type: Full-time (8 hours/day)
Reports to: Co-founder
Salary: Negotiable based on experience — discussed during the interview
Application deadline: 31 October 2026

We're looking for an experienced, motivating Content Team Lead / Coordinator to guide our content development team and raise the quality of everything we publish. You'll lead a team of 5–10 writers, set the standard for professional, student-focused content, and help shape where Scholarship Union goes next. Join the passionate team behind Scholarship Union and help students around the world discover life-changing opportunities.

📌 About the Role

As our Content Team Lead, you'll own the quality and direction of our content. You'll lead a team of 5–10 writers — guiding, mentoring, and coordinating their work — while staying hands-on with the content yourself. You'll set editorial standards, read the numbers to understand what's working, anticipate what students will need next, and report directly to the co-founder. In short: you make the content sharper, the team stronger, and the strategy smarter.

🔧 What You'll Do

Lead and coordinate a content development team of 5–10 writers
Oversee the full workflow — researching, verifying, and publishing scholarship content from official, trusted sources
Raise the bar on quality, making our content more professional, clear, and engaging
Set editorial standards and guide the team's writing and tone
Mentor, support, and motivate team members so they do their best work
Plan and assign work, and keep the team on track and on deadline
Read analytics and performance stats, and turn them into smart decisions
Spot trends and anticipate what students will be looking for next
Coordinate with the social media team to amplify content
Report to the co-founder on the team's progress, performance, and plans

✅ What We're Looking For

✍️ Skills & Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree (any department)
Excellent writing and editing skills in English, with strong editorial judgment
Proven content writing experience, plus experience leading, coordinating, or mentoring a team
Comfortable reading analytics and stats, and using them to guide strategy
A forward-thinking mindset — able to spot trends and plan ahead
Organized and dependable, with a knack for coordinating people and deadlines
Reliable internet access and a suitable device

🙋 Personal Traits

A natural leader who brings out the best in others
A great sense of humor — keeps the team positive and motivated
Takes ownership
Strong attention to detail
A proactive communicator
Self-motivated and responsible

🌟 Nice to Have (a plus, not required)

SEO and keyword-optimization knowledge
Comfort using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT)
WordPress experience
Familiarity with a design tool (Canva, Photoshop, or Illustrator)
Experience with analytics or social media tools
A track record of building or scaling a content team

🏡 How We Work

100% remote — work from any time zone, anywhere in the world
Full-time, 8 hours a day — you set your own schedule within that frame; we only ask that you join scheduled team meetings
Trust-based culture — we value integrity, accountability, and good communication over rigid hours

🎁 What You'll Get

Flexible remote work — work from anywhere
Negotiable salary — based on your experience and skills, discussed during the interview
Paid time off — two weeks of paid vacation every year
Room to grow — develop your leadership, editorial, and strategy skills with a growing team
Purpose-driven work — be part of a passionate team doing work that genuinely helps students

🚀 How to Apply

Tell us why you're excited about this role, what you'd bring to the team, and a little about how you've led or improved content before. We're more interested in your leadership, judgment, and fit than a perfectly polished resume.

Apply before 31 October 2026 through the Scholarship Union careers platform.

Help us keep students informed about everything happening in the scholarship world — and help our team do it better than ever. We're the team behind Scholarship Union, and we'd love for you to lead the way. 🌍

Scholarship Union is an equal-opportunity team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, departments, and locations.