Come join a company who is a key leader in the industry scaling the next core commerce infrastructure and on the path from $100M to $500M! Founded in 2012, Salsify helps brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in over 80 countries collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As the market leader globally, our products are shopper-centric, frictionless, and create memorable commerce experiences. Our products provide a competitive edge through experiences that improve brand trust, amplify product differentiation and assortments, increase conversion rate, improve profit margins, and speed time to market.
Learn how the world’s largest brands, including Mars, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Bosch, and GSK, as well as retailers and distributors such as E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Metro, and Intermarché use Salsify everyday to stand out on the digital shelf.
At Salsify, we strive to embody an equitable, diverse, and inclusive company culture. We are united across countries, levels, tenures, and a host of other dimensions of diversity. We understand that while work is just one aspect of who we are, a truly inclusive culture accounts for the full authenticity of every single human being that works here.
About the OpportunityAbout the Opportunity
Are you a recognized thought leader and authority in the business-to-business (B2B) industrial ecommerce space — the world of manufacturers and distributors selling through dealer or distributor portals, websites, and channel networks? Do you understand the unique challenges B2B leaders face? Are you a passionate storyteller with experience bringing a content calendar to life in a world where AI search and LLMs are changing how online audiences engage with content?
Our team is seeking someone with recognised authority in the B2B ecommerce space, specifically within industrial and commercial sectors, who can help us expand our B2B thought leadership program. From definitive industry reports and technical deep-dives to blogs, executive video scripts, interactive content, and more, you'll help us create high-value, high-quality content for our audience of B2B ecommerce leaders.This role will own the content strategy, editorial direction, and authoritative road map for our B2B topic category, ensuring content offers a unique industry perspective while being search engine optimization (SEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) optimized and collaborating closely with executive leadership to support high-impact marketing campaigns.
Please submit your resume, a short cover letter that touches on your unique expertise within the B2B ecommerce space, and two published B2B thought-leadership pieces.
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive B2B content calendar and strategy, designed to solidify our brand as the definitive authority in the space.
- Support the advanced stages of the content marketing process — from predictive trend research and ideation to publication, promotion, measurement, and revenue-impact optimization.
- Create elite, deeply researched thought-leadership content, including comprehensive whitepapers, trend reports, and strategic blogs that capture enterprise executive attention and drive high-quality pipeline.
- Copy edit and refine core content assets to ensure flawless delivery that adheres to an advanced brand voice, tone, and rigorous editorial guidelines.
- Write authoritative, high-conversion video scripts and multimedia narratives that translate complex enterprise ecommerce concepts into engaging, digestible content.
- Structure and optimize all digital assets to ensure maximum visibility across traditional search engines (SEO) and emerging AI-driven answer engines and LLMs (AEO).
- Conduct high-level interviews with internal and external C-suite executives and industry subject matter experts (SMEs) to extract proprietary insights, data, and market trends.
- Track and report on content performance and attribution metrics, collaborating with marketing leadership to assess effectiveness, identify optimization opportunities, and ensure content initiatives meet strict key performance indicators (KPIs).
You'll Enjoy This Role If You Have:
- Seven or more years of experience working as an industry journalist, senior content strategist, or a recognized thought leader specifically within the B2B ecommerce, distribution, or manufacturing domain.
- Deep domain expertise in the mechanics of enterprise manufacturers and/or distributors with predominantly B2B selling models — how they go to market, and the role product data and ecommerce/digital transformation play in their growth.
- Exceptinal writing abilities across premium long-form and short-form content types, demonstrating a proven track record of publishing content that shapes industry opinions and moves enterprise buyers.
- Advanced, up-to-date knowledge of technical SEO and AEO frameworks, with a practical understanding of how to structure content to be cited by AI search models.
- Strong research, fact-checking, executive interviewing, and data-analysis abilities, allowing you to build content based on proprietary market data.
- Exceptional project management skills and strategic autonomy, with a proven ability to build a content road map from scratch and deliver premium assets on schedule with minimal oversight.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working alongside executive stakeholders, as well as web, creative, marketing, and product teams.
- Familiarity with the buying dynamics of dealer-, distributor-, and channel-led commerce and the industrial sectors we serve, such as:
- Industrial supplies
- Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)
- Electrical
- Building materials and construction supplies
- Janitorial and sanitation
- Safety
- Chemical pharmaceuticals
- Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR)
- Plumbing/pipe, valve, and fitting (PVF)
You’ll get bonus points for bringing:
- An existing personal brand, following, or frequent publication record within the enterprise technology or industrial distribution, B2B manufacturing, or MRO ecosystem.
- Familiarity with the supporting technology — product information management (PIM) systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, ecommerce platforms.
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- We pay market rates, which are competitive and equitable
- We pay based on performance and proficiency, not tenure
- We adjust proactively; when the market moves, we do too
Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee on-the-job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!
A member of Talent '[email protected]' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.
Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.
Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.
We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal) and Sydney (Australia). If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!
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An Inclusive Place To WorkSalsify does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Studies have found that people of color and women do not apply to jobs if they do not meet all the requirements. At Salsify we are committed to empowering a diverse workforce. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Accommodations
Salsify is committed to an inclusive hiring process, and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact [email protected].
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