Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data – from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all. 

The team

The Sr. Manager of Writing Studio leads a team of talented writers, serving as a creative leader and mentor while driving the development of compelling, high-impact content across multiple formats, including web, social, blogs, and video. This role is a cornerstone of our storytelling efforts, working in close partnership with the Content Studio to bring strategic content plans to life. While not a content strategy role, it is a critical support function, ensuring all writing aligns with broader goals and embodies our bold, purposeful brand tone. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with a strong editorial voice, capable of guiding teams and agencies to deliver writing that resonates deeply with IT tech audiences.

The role

Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of creative writers, fostering high-quality content delivery while inspiring innovation and collaboration. Provide regular feedback and coaching, empowering writers to excel in their craft and grow professionally. Act as a player-coach, actively contributing to key writing projects while guiding the team on brand voice, tone, and storytelling techniques. Collaboration & Storytelling Leadership: Partner with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts (SMEs) to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives. Work closely with the Director of Content Studio to align writing projects with broader marketing and content strategy goals. Participate in content planning and strategy meetings. Oversee the production of messaging frameworks, ad copy, and customer-facing narratives to ensure alignment with brand and writing guidelines. Guide the development of thought leadership content, particularly blogs and insights, with a focus on clarity, impact, and originality. Bring a nuanced understanding of video scriptwriting, ensuring content resonates in dialogue and visual storytelling contexts. Content Creation & Oversight: Manage a diverse range of writing projects, including but not limited to social media, Web Copy, Event Messaging, Video Scripts, Blogs & Insights, Customer Advocacy Storytelling, and Internal Support Brand Governance & Performance: Conduct brand reviews to ensure tone of voice and writing style consistency across all content. Maintain and update resources such as the Grammar Guidelines, Tone of Voice Guide, and Naming Guide. Drive innovation in storytelling by exploring new formats and approaches that elevate IT tech marketing. Project Management: Oversee the intake and management of writing requests, ensuring deadlines are met and resources are efficiently allocated. Use project management tools to track progress and streamline workflows.

What you’ll bring

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, English, or a related field. 7+ years of experience in writing or content creation, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. Proven expertise in thought leadership storytelling, video scriptwriting, and marketing copy across multiple channels. Exceptional editing and writing skills with the ability to distill complex concepts into clear, impactful messaging. Strong leadership, mentorship, and collaboration skills. Familiarity with B2B marketing and IT tech audiences, with a knack for crafting narratives that cut through complexity. Preferred creative thinker with a strategic approach to storytelling and brand messaging. Preferred experience with SEO best practices, social media content, and AI writing tools. Preferred strong project management abilities and proficiency with content workflows.

Please make sure you include a Cover Letter & Link to your Portfolio

As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is:

Tier Two Location (including Colorado, Seattle, and the rest of California): $170,000.00 - $220,000

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About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.   

How we look after you  

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.   

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.