Website Content Manager

Castleton, VT (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $68K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize the university’s web content ecosystem, driving consistent, accessible, SEO-aligned updates and cross-team collaboration to deliver a high-impact digital experience for prospective students.

  • Own content strategy and WordPress administration, ensuring accurate, brand-aligned pages with strong information architecture.
  • Coordinate ticket-driven updates across Wrike and Airtable to balance stakeholder needs and delivery timelines.
  • Collaborate on SEO-driven content optimization to boost site visibility and engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write, manage, maintain, and continuously update content across VTSU’s website ensuring information remains accurate, current, and aligned with brand standards, accessibility standards, SEO best practices, and overall digital content strategy.
  • Independently manage and prioritize assigned weekly web update tickets, ensuring timely and accurate execution of content requests from internal stakeholders via the Wrike request system.
  • Assist in implementing the university's SEO strategy by optimizing structure and updating content to improve search visibility and drive engagement, particularly among prospective students.
  • Partner with marketing and admissions teams and internal stakeholders to identify and support web content needs while ensuring alignment with university digital content standards, branding, and accessibility guidelines.
  • Collaborate with the web team to evaluate website performance, using analytics to make data-driven decisions on content optimization.
  • Collaborate with web team to design, develop, and implement new website features and functionality in compliance with accessibility standards.
  • Partner with marketing and admissions teams and internal stakeholders to develop, edit, and maintain website pages, content sections, and graphical elements to ensure a consistent and user-centered digital experience.
  • Demonstrate expertise in WordPress administration, including content development management, information architecture, plugins integration, and content strategy development.
  • Support creative content generation for VTSU website and other internal communications and external marketing channels as needed, including but not limited to: Photo and video assets; Graphic design; Media stories
  • Provide project management support to the web team, ensuring that new web tickets and projects are tracked in Airtable, and act as a dotted line between internal, external, and enrollment stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, English, or other related field, plus three to four years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.
  • Experience in website management and use of a standard CMS
  • Proficiency with HTML/CSS, Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Photoshop), content management systems such as WordPress and Google Analytics
  • Must be able to travel between campuses as needed
  • Excellent writing, spelling, and grammar skills

Preferred

  • Experience with keyword research for improving SEO at the page level

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Waiver to Vermont State Colleges
  • Tuition Waiver to UVM* for dependent children
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Long Term Disability
  • 14 Paid Holidays
  • Medical, Personal, and Vacation Leave
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Traffic Source Mix
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48.9%
Referral
7.7%
Social
0.9%
Paid
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.8M
Last Raise
$6M
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Funding History

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