Content Planner

Title: Content Planner Duration: 18 months Contract Location: Remote These roles support a high-volume publishing program of approximately 30 thought leadership pieces per month. The Content Planner owns the pipeline, schedule, and progression to publication. Position Summary Role purpose The Content Planner prioritizes and sequences content across themes, verticals and publication windows. The role manages the end-to-end pipeline and approval process so the program delivers a consistent flow of timely, relevant and differentiated content aligned with SteerCo objectives. Key responsibilities Own the WSJ editorial calendar, including which articles are published, when they are published and in which verticals. Manage the end-to-end approval process, tracking each piece through (design and copy) edits, SCORE approval, stakeholder approval, follow-up and publishing readiness. Maintain the content pipeline to support approximately 30 publication-ready thought leadership pieces each month. Align the publication schedule with SteerCo themes, audience priorities, content freshness, and major macroeconomic or market events. Stay connected with Global, sector and Service Line teams so major content is considered for publication. Monitor how published and planned content maps to SteerCo themes and maintain visibility into coverage across the portfolio. Identify gaps across themes, sectors and audience needs, then follow up with the people identified by the SteerCo to initiate and track new content. Map content to the appropriate format and channel and coordinate with Creative Services as needed. Recommend calendar adjustments based on emerging opportunities, market developments, performance insights, content availability, and publishing readiness. Own agendas and decks for stakeholder meetings. Education Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience. Project management training, including practical application Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred