Content Marketing Manager

About this role

The application window is expected to close on: 08/17/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

Meet the Team  

We’re Splunk’s go-to team for all things' content, telling stories that get people excited about our products and ideas. 

Our work fuels global campaigns that generate MCP. Our sparkling email copy prompts customers to take action. We bring customer success stories to life on Splunk.com and help executives voice their points of view on Perspectives by Splunk. We’re also the team behind such legendary research reports as the State of Observability, The CISO Report, and The Hidden Costs of Downtime. (You may have seen our data in the news.) In a nutshell: we give expression to Splunk’s expertise, helping to shape perception of audiences that matter most. 

Your Impact

As a Content Marketing Manager, you will be an essential component of bringing Splunk’s story to life for our core IT, engineering, and cybersecurity audiences. You will work cross-functionally and collaboratively with partners to learn about our products and value propositions, translate internal messaging into compelling stories, and develop business-critical assets to strengthen our demand generation campaigns.   • Conceptualize, research, and pitch topics that will help tell the Splunk story across security, observability, and platform at different stages of the buyer journey, answering key buyer questions and engaging customers and prospects   • Plan, prioritize, and deliver a slate of assets (primarily long-form e-books) each quarter, owning the project from pitching to outlining and writing, to design, publication, and activation   • Partner closely with stakeholders in Product Marketing to understand the intersection of our audience’s needs and product benefits for different personas   • Work collaboratively with Global Integrated Campaigns to keep projects on track and overcome blockers   • Smartly leverage AI tools to build workflow efficiencies and optimize steps in the content production process   • Track the performance of assets you create, reporting on trends and insights   • Copyedit others' work, ensuring alignment with the Splunk tone and style guide and offering suggestions to strengthen the narrative  

Minimum Qualifications   • Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience in journalism, content marketing or similar writing-forward roles   • Experience in B2B SaaS/cloud services for technical audiences with knowledge and curiosity about business and technology trends   • Ability to turn complex topics into easy-to-understand stories written for specific personas and objectives  with  d emonstrated strength in storytelling across a variety of topics   • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with proven ability to meet deadlines , multitask, and be detail-oriented on a variety of projects  • Proven experience collaborating and communicating effectively across different teams and internal stakeholders/SMEs   • Experience leveraging AI tools as a complement to the content creation process  

Preferred Qualifications   • Experience writing about cybersecurity, observability/monitoring and data preferred   • Experience creating demand-generating, gated campaign content (e-books, for example), is a plus   • Experience creating conversion copy for campaign landing pages   • Experience working with creative teams to bring the written word to life   • History of and passion for improving cross-team processes  

Why Cisco?  At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.  We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $121,200.00 to $153,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employ

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