Head of Content

Posted: April 22, 2026

Salary: $130K - $155K

Location: Wellington

Industry: Marketing / PR / Events

A high-profile Wellington organisation is looking for a Head of Content to lead narrative strategy across their owned channels. This is a newly created role and sits on the Marketing leadership team.

You will

  • Set content pillars, cadence and measurement
  • Lead a team of four writers, a producer, and manage freelance relationships
  • Partner with the Comms and Policy teams on reputation-led storytelling
  • Commission long-form editorial, video, and podcast projects

You bring

  • A track record building content brands, ideally publisher-side or in-house at scale
  • Strong editorial judgement and a considered point of view on SEO and distribution
  • People-leadership experience across a mixed team