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On-Page Optimisation Sprint
Manager · SEO Specialist
Beverage company in plant-based food · 5,000+ employees
€49–€59 / hour
About €430–€860 a month
- 8–16 h a month
- Remote · anywhere in the EU
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Content Managers · Updated November 3, 2026
Side work for Content Managers
Content Manager is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
3roles that fit a content manager
1,046open tasks in those roles
$150/hrtypical US rate, Content Lead
5 ha week is enough
By Lukas Brenner, Director, Marketing & Content · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as a content manager: what to know
Content managers are asked to run the system rather than write every piece: an editorial calendar, a brief template, a review process, and the analytics that show which content earns traffic and leads. Part-time engagements of four to six hours a week are common for small marketing teams.
Show a calendar or a content programme you have run, with the numbers that changed. Companies appreciate a manager who can work with freelance writers asynchronously and keep quality consistent. Make clear how fast you can review drafts; a calendar stalls when reviews wait a week.
In our data: 1,046 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit a content manager, 59% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Content Lead is $150 in the US, £45 in the UK, CA$95 in Canada and €70 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are B2B Content Writer, SEO Specialist. Most of these tasks are sized for 4 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where a content manager's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
390 open tasksContent Lead
Runs the editorial plan and the writers; keeps quality and the publishing calendar steady.
284 open tasksB2B Content WriterLong-form articles, guides and web copy for business buyers, written from interviews and research.
372 open tasksSEO SpecialistAudits, keyword plans and on-page fixes that move organic traffic.
Open now for a content manager
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
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Sales Enablement One-Pagers · Retail
Senior · B2B Content Writer
Retail chain · 201–500 employees
$87–$113 / hour
About $800–$1,400 a month
- 8–14 h a month
- On-site · Escondido
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Freelance Writer Onboarding
Manager · Content Lead
Seed HR software company for law firms · 11–50 employees
€61–€75 / hour
About €200–€410 in total
- about 4 h in total
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Keyword Research and Topic Map · Agritech
Specialist · SEO Specialist
Agritech company in greenhouse growing · 51–200 employees
$83–$103 / hour
About $560–$1,300 in total
- about 10 h in total
- Hybrid · New York City
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
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Content Brief Writing for SEO
Specialist · SEO Specialist
Lending platform for small businesses · 1,001–5,000 employees
€35–€41 / hour
About €300–€460 a month
- 8–12 h a month
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
- English and German
One-off
Interview-Based Thought Piece (Zoom)
Senior · B2B Content Writer
Series C analytics software company for field-service companies · 201–500 employees
CA$68–CA$83 / hour
About CA$300–CA$600 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Hybrid · Calgary
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Before you take side work
Three checks that take ten minutes.
- Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
- Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer.
- Use your own equipment and your own time. Read the guide
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.