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Instrumentl

Subscription platform for grant discovery

Senior Content Marketing Manager

Full-Time
$125k - $150k+ Equity
Senior
Remote in USA
Remote
Growth & MarketingBrand & Creative Marketing

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 6 years of experience in content marketing, performance marketing, or content strategy.
  • Recent business-to-business experience.
  • Experience owning content across the full funnel, from top-of-funnel editorial to bottom-of-funnel conversion assets such as landing pages and ad copy.
  • Strong command of search engine marketing and search engine optimization fundamentals, plus working knowledge of answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, and agentic search.
  • A performance mindset, comfort with data, and ability to turn results into sharper work.
  • Strong writing ability, sharp editorial judgment, and an instinct for the emotional and practical reasons an audience acts.
  • Ability to quickly build subject matter expertise in a complex domain through research and subject matter expert interviews.
Responsibilities
  • Write content across formats, including long-form thought leadership, benchmark reports, one-pagers, ads, social posts, and website content.
  • Determine which messaging works best and adjust it for each channel, including social, digital, search engine marketing, and answer engine optimization.
  • Tell the strategic category story of Instrumentl becoming the operating system for grant-funded organizations and explain why it matters to users.
  • Map content to awareness, consideration, and decision funnel stages and build sequences that move nonprofits from first touch to customer.
  • Build and manage a content calendar, coordinating campaigns in partnership with the broader marketing team.
  • Help executives and other internal thought leaders establish a consistent voice and posting cadence on social by developing themes, calendars, and content reflecting each person's point of view.
  • Understand the audience, including who they are, what they do, and how to meet their needs.
  • Track performance, identify what is and is not working, and use learnings to optimize content.
  • Stay ahead of changes in generative and agentic search and create search engine optimization and answer engine optimization content that improves outcomes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with nonprofit, social impact, or mission-driven organizations.
  • Background in grants, fundraising, or nonprofit operations.
  • Hands-on experience running or optimizing paid digital advertising.
  • Experience managing freelancers and agency relationships.

About the company

Instrumentl helps nonprofits, universities, and grant writers find and manage grant opportunities through a subscription platform. Users sign up for a pricing tier, and the system automatically matches relevant grants to their profiles using foundation data and IRS Form 990 filings, while also sending automatic deadline reminders and enabling custom reports. The platform combines data-driven grant matching, deadline tracking, and reporting in one integrated workflow for a wide range of clients. The goal is to save time and increase efficiency in grant work, helping clients maximize funding and reduce administrative burdens.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$55.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Instrumentl raised $55 million from Summit Partners on April 23, 2025.
  • The company reported 5,500+ active customers and over $1 billion won by customers.
  • Instrumentl’s June 2026 hiring spurt shows expansion across sales, engineering, and customer success.

What critics are saying

  • Candid and cheaper tools pressure Instrumentl’s $179-$899 pricing, especially for small nonprofits.
  • Instrumentl status logged downtime on July 23, 2026 and performance issues in May.
  • Public grant data and AI search commoditize discovery, shrinking Instrumentl’s moat by 2027.

What makes Instrumentl unique

  • Instrumentl’s 450,000+ funder profiles and daily expert updates beat keyword-only grant search.
  • The 2026 Discover launch adds Claude integration and conversational prospecting for grant seekers.
  • Instrumentl now bundles discovery, drafting, tracking, and spenddown into one grant operating system.

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Benefits

  • Competitive salary + equity
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Parental leave
  • Company laptop + $500 to set up your home workstation

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%
Summit Partners
Jun 24th, 2025
Instrumentl Raises $55M from Summit Partners

Summit Partners invests $55M in Instrumentl to fuel growth of its AI-driven grant platform, supporting innovation in nonprofit fundraising and scaling.

VCNewsDaily
Apr 23rd, 2025
Instrumentl Secures $55M Growth Funding

Instrumentl, based in Oakland, CA, has secured a $55 million growth investment.

TechNews180
Apr 23rd, 2025
Summit Partners Invests $55M in Nonprofit Grant Startup

Instrumentl has raised $55 million in growth funding led by Summit Partners to support its mission of simplifying and scaling nonprofit grant fundraising.

FinSMEs
Apr 23rd, 2025
Instrumentl Raises $55M in Funding

Instrumentl raises $55M in funding.

FinancialContent
Apr 23rd, 2025
Instrumentl Secures $55M to Boost AI Platform

Instrumentl, a grant solution platform for nonprofits and universities, secured a $55 million investment from Summit Partners to enhance its AI capabilities and expand U.S. customer acquisition. The platform helps users streamline grant processes, leading to significant time savings and increased funding. Instrumentl's 4,500+ customers have won over $1 billion in grants. Summit Partners' Daniel Kim joins the board to support Instrumentl's growth.