Source: https://deftridge.com/job/writer-brief-creation-cambridge-dt-6629540/ Title: Writer Brief Creation, on site in Cambridge | Deftridge Summary: Writer Brief Creation for a manager Content Lead, on site in Cambridge. £32-£40 an hour, 3 to 6 hours a week. Posted by a publishing house. Regular Posted Oct 26 · DT-6629540 # Writer Brief Creation · Media Manager · Content Lead · On-site · Cambridge **£32–£40** / hour About £700 a month at 5 h a week. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Publishing house · 51–200 employeesCL-33928 · based in Cambridge - **Where** On-site · Cambridge - **Format** Regular role - **Time needed** 3–6 h a week - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Two set slots a week1 h a week overlap with UK time **540** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This publishing house (51–200 employees) is looking for a manager Content Lead for an ongoing part-time engagement of 3–6 h a week. Briefs that writers can follow without a call. Workload peaks and dips, so a few fixed hours a week fit better than a full-time seat. It publishes content on a schedule, so editorial deadlines are fixed. The company prefers a person who can come to Cambridge for kickoff and the final review; the rest is remote. The work runs in two set slots a week, agreed with the team at the start. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (UK time). ## What you deliver - Produce eight article briefs a week with outline, sources, search intent and internal links. - Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call - Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day - A written update every Monday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked ## What a week looks like - Daily: one hour at a time that suits you, inside the agreed window - Tuesday: ten-minute sync if anything is blocked - Monday: weekly summary posted to the shared thread **Duration:** 6 months, then month by month. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Google Docs Ahrefs ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Content Lead, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Google Docs and Ahrefs - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Manager Content Lead - **Experience** 7-12 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Google Docs, Ahrefs - **Offers** 4 hours a week, weekday evenings - **Rate** £36 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £36 an hour, is **above** the median manager Content Lead rate in East of England (£35). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £35 This task £36 £28 £53 [All Content Lead jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/content-lead/united-kingdom/) · [Content Lead rates in East of England](https://deftridge.com/rates/content-lead/east-of-england/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-33928 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Writer Brief Creation · Media is noted. 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