Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented marketer to head branded content and education for Phone Pe. As the Head you will be the brand champion of Phone Pe’s content channels across social media platforms (Youtube, Instagram, X, Linked In, and emerging platforms), responsible for shaping and executing strategies that drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, and overall business growth.

This is a high-impact role that requires a blend of strategic thinking, P&L; understanding, creative flair, and analytical prowess to build and scale Phone Pe’s content playbook. You will work cross-functionally, collaborating with teams across Product, Business, Finance, Analytics, and Marketing to achieve shared goals.

Core Competencies

Craft & Taste Supremacy: You possess an uncompromising eye for design, copy, storytelling, and brand nuance. You know the difference between a high-converting, humanly crafted campaign and generic noise. You have the experience of running long form content strategy and channels on Youtube.

Thoughtful Tool Integration: You embrace modern creative technology and AI, but you evaluate tools through the lens of human enablement. You champion productivity and efficiency through automation, without compromising the creative soul of the content.

High Execution Rigour & Governance: You establish rigorous editorial and operational standards, brand content guardrails, and human-in-the loop review processes to ensure every piece of work meets the highest standards of brand safety and quality.

Executive Influence: You confidently articulate content strategy to senior leadership. You frame creative and content choices around business impact, brand equity, and emotional connection rather than vanity metrics or technological trends.

Culture & Mentorship: You mentor brand marketers, social media teams and creative talent both inhouse and external, to elevate the story-telling craft. You build a collaborative culture where human curiosity and creative experimentation thrive alongside operational speed and business impact.

Cultural Relevance & Trend intelligence: You have a deep connection to Indian consumer behavior. You spot subtle cultural shifts and turn them into brand campaigns that genuinely connect with our diverse user base. You have solid experience in enabling rapid-response and real-time content workflows that keep the brand embedded in daily national and regional conversations.

Content Distribution: You have a deep understanding and experience of partnering with or working on media planning and distribution from your past experience.

What You Will Own

Story-telling on Social Media Platforms:





You will define and maintain the overarching content and narrative standards across Phone Pe’s social media platforms. Establish clear guidelines for human editorial oversight, brand safety, and content quality, ensuring that the content and its distribution is able to meet business objectives.

You will translate complex financial and consumer tech products into clear, emotionally compelling brand campaigns. Present creative strategies, campaign concepts, and brand performance updates to executive leadership.

Business Impact through Content:

You will define the impact of our content on the business P&L; and long term brand building. You will build and deliver on annual operating plans working closely with Business and finance teams.

Team Leadership & Craft Mentorship:

You will lead, mentor, and grow a team of social media, content and brand marketers. You will foster a culture of craft excellence, encouraging the team and agencies to push creative boundaries on content creation and distribution while maintaining strategic discipline.

Campaign Execution & Performance Balance

You will oversee key brand launches and high-stakes campaigns to ensure speed does not compromise quality.

You will collaborate seamlessly with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Brand teams to protect brand integrity while meeting aggressive timeline demands.

Qualifications

Creative Mastery & Craft

Deep experience in brand storytelling, content strategy or creation, high stakes execution at scale. across multi-channel environments (digital, visual, social, video).

A strong, proven portfolio that reflects deep attention to detail, diversity, narratives and formats. Clear editorial judgment with a track record of upholding brand integrity against low-quality, generic asset production.

Understanding of You Tube as the growth engine

Deep experience and understanding of building You Tube playbook: formats, series, packaging (titles, thumbnails, hooks), retention, search and discovery, and the long-form and Shorts mix.

Understand how to grow subscribers, watch time and return viewership through programming, not one-off campaigns, that leads to business growth.

Build You Tube capability across your team and agencies.

Marketing Domain & Leadership Depth

10 to 12 or more years of experience in creative leadership, brand strategy, or advertising agencies / high-growth consumer brands.

Proven track record of managing and mentoring teams of marketers,



or creative strategists.

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to articulate creative decisions clearly to business leaders and technical teams.

Experience in fintech, e-commerce, or high-growth consumer tech is highly preferred.

Mindset to Succeed

You believe that Brand marketing leads to revenue growth and enjoy it!

Craft Ownership: You take personal pride in the visual and narrative quality of everything Phone Pe puts into the market. You reject mediocrity and generic content.

Human-First Technology Approach: You view new tools and automation as a way to elevate human talent, save time on repetitive tasks, and unlock deeper creative potential.

Systems Thinking: You build repeatable frameworks, review mechanisms, and workflows that help large teams scale quality output consistently.

Adaptability & Judgment: You make sound creative choices in fast-moving environments, knowing when to move fast and when to pause for craft refinement.

Ideal Candidate Profile

- 10 to 12 or more years in creative direction, brand marketing, or digital advertising, with at least 2 to 3 years leading brand or creative teams.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft alongside business impact.
- Demonstrated experience establishing brand content guardrails and quality review systems across large teams (50+ to 100+ marketers).
- A strong builder’s mindset with experience in high-growth consumer technology or fintech.

Why This Role Matters

In an era where digital noise and automated content are everywhere, genuine creative craft and human strategy stand out more than ever. Phone Pe believes that blending human creative vision, authentic story-telling with modern tools and platforms provides a true competitive advantage. The Head of Branded Content and Education will ensure our brand remains distinct, emotionally resonant, always present and visually exceptional while empowering our marketing team to work with unmatched speed and focus.

Additional Information

Phone Pe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

- Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
- Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
- Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
- Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
- Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment
- Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

📌 Head Branded Content and Education (India)
🏢 Phonepe
📍 India