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Audience & Content Growth Lead, SMB Ads

OpenAI - San Francisco, CA, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-09-11

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OpenAI is building the next generation of advertising for an AI-powered world. The SMB Ads Marketing team is creating advertising solutions specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses to connect with customers in new ways. You will lead the global content and education programs that inspire, inform, and engage SMB advertisers. This is a zero-to-one opportunity to shape how small businesses discover and understand advertising on OpenAI's platform. Key Responsibilities: - Set the global SMB content strategy and editorial roadmap, grounded in customer needs, industry priorities, and advertiser maturity - Create compelling customer stories, case studies, vertical playbooks, guides, videos, and thought leadership that make advertising accessible and actionable - Launch repeatable education programs through webinars, expert sessions, workshops, and on-demand learning - Grow audiences through owned, shared, and partner channels, building distribution plans with web, social, growth, lifecycle, and regional teams - Develop creator-, expert-, and customer-led programs combining credible education, authentic storytelling, and relevant audience reach - Scale programs across markets with regional teams, adapting formats, languages, customer stories, and distribution to local needs - Lead editorial planning, production, agencies, and creative contributors, maintaining quality, accessibility, and accuracy - Measure audience quality, engagement, learning, and advertiser action; use experiments and feedback to improve content and distribution - Work cross-functionally with Product, Ads Engineering, Data Science, and Sales teams Requirements: - 10+ years of experience in content marketing, audience development, or customer education, including programs for SMBs or advertisers - Demonstrated ownership of content creation and distribution that grows relevant audiences and drives customer action - Ability to translate complex products into clear, engaging content through strong editorial judgment and storytelling - Experience building repeatable programs across formats such as webinars, video, customer stories, vertical playbooks, and creator-led content - Ability to lead cross-functional and partner-led distribution, aligning teams around shared priorities and measurable outcomes - Capability to measure learning, intent, and business impact alongside content consumption - Experience adapting global programs to different markets and audiences in partnership with regional teams - Combination of strategic thinking and hands-on execution in writing, editing, creative briefing, and program execution Preferred Experience: - Experience with advertising platforms, marketplaces, or technology businesses serving SMBs - Background in advertiser education, customer advocacy, creator partnerships, or partner-distributed learning - Experience in both established technology organizations and startup or zero-to-one environments

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