Content Production Lead

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Nov 2026

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# A Day in the Life
The Content Production team develops and delivers short-form content that supports enterprise storytelling, campaign execution, audience engagement, and digital communications priorities. This function partners closely with Brand Storytelling, Channel, Campaign, Creative, Communications, Paid Media, and Digital teams to plan, produce, optimize, and scale content across enterprise platforms.

This role is based onsite at Medtronic Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The position leads content production operations, manages a team of content producers, and helps establish scalable processes, governance, and responsible AI-enabled workflows that improve content quality, efficiency, and reuse

The Content Production Lead manages the planning, prioritization, development, and delivery of short-form content across enterprise channels. This people leadership role oversees content production operations, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, and establishes scalable workflows that support high-volume content creation, optimization, and asset reuse while aligning with audience, channel, and campaign priorities.

Primary Responsibilities

- Lead a team of content producers responsible for the creation and delivery of short-form content across enterprise channels.
- Translate approved content priorities, campaign needs, and channel requirements into production plans, schedules, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with Brand Storytelling, Creative, Communications, Digital, Paid Media, Campaign, and Channel teams to manage intake, workflows, reviews, approvals, and asset delivery.
- Develop and implement scalable production processes, templates, governance models, and content operations standards that improve speed, consistency, and collaboration.
- Identify, pilot, and operationalize responsible AI-enabled workflows that support content planning, ideation, drafting, optimization, metadata management, asset reuse, and performance reporting.
- Apply audience insights, content performance data, search trends, and social listening findings to inform content development and optimization decisions.
- Manage competing priorities, resources, dependencies, and production timelines across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Monitor content production performance and drive continuous improvements that increase content quality, efficiency, discoverability, and reuse.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience leading content production, editorial operations, social content production, digital storytelling, communications programs, or content operations OR Advanced Degree with 3+ years of experience.
- Experience leading content production workflows and coordinating cross-functional stakeholder groups.
- Experience developing scalable processes, governance models, workflow improvements, and content production standards.
- Experience using project management, workflow management, or content operations platforms to manage work and production schedules.
- Experience using analytics, audience insights, performance reporting, and AI-enabled tools to support content production and optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience managing content producers or creative production teams.
- Experience supporting enterprise social media, digital marketing, content marketing, or integrated communications programs.
- Experience producing social-first content, short-form video, and platform-specific digital content.
- Experience implementing AI-enabled content operations, content reuse strategies, or editorial workflow automation.
- Experience working with content management systems, digital asset management platforms, and enterprise publishing tools.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.   We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$107,200.00 - $160,800.00

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance ,   Health Savings Account ,   Healthcare Flexible Spending Account ,   Life insurance, Long-term disability leave ,   Dependent daycare spending account ,   Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and   Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:   Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match ,   Short-term disability ,   Paid time off ,   Paid holidays ,   Employee Stock Purchase Plan ,   Employee Assistance Program ,   Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and   Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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