Communications Specialist-Graduate Student Services

Boston, MA (Remote)

$61K/yr – $92K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 10 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the graduate programs content strategy and execution across web, SEO/ASE, social, and multimedia channels, driving recruitment and prospective-student engagement.

  • SEO/ASE driven content development and editorial planning
  • Social media content management and campaigns
  • Visual and multimedia production and storytelling

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Website, search engine optimization, and answer engine optimization Content Development
  • Create, write, edit, and maintain content across Graduate Programs websites.
  • Develop a consistent pipeline of search engine optimization/answer engine optimization-focused blogs, FAQs, and evergreen content that addresses prospective-student questions.
  • Interview students, alumni, faculty, and staff to develop stories.
  • Maintain an editorial calendar for web content aligned with recruitment and enrollment priorities.
  • Conduct keyword, search intent, and topic research to identify content opportunities.
  • Apply search engine optimization/answer engine optimization best practices to web content, including page structure, metadata, internal linking, and FAQs.
  • Use website analytics and search data to evaluate content performance and inform future development.
  • Social Media
  • Manage the social media calendar and day-to-day publishing for Graduate Programs’ primary accounts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in communications, marketing or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience in areas such as communications/journalism, marketing/public relations, digital content, and/or social media.
  • Demonstrated experience writing and editing content for digital audiences.
  • Experience managing social media content and editorial calendars.
  • Exceptional writing skills in a variety of media.
  • Experience with website content management systems and digital publishing.
  • Photography and videography skills.
  • Strong visual storytelling and design skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in social media and contemporary media platforms.
  • Experience creating visual content using graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or similar platforms.

Preferred

  • Degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or similar discipline.
  • Experience developing content for higher education, healthcare, science, or other related subject areas.
  • Experience with SEO, AEO, keyword research, and/or search-focused content strategy.
  • Experience using web analytics and social media analytics to evaluate content performance.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices for digital content.
  • Understanding of higher education recruitment and the prospective-student journey.
  • Ability to interview sources and develop stories from conversations and research.
  • Familiarity with WordPress or another CMS, Google Analytics, and social media management platforms.
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Communications Specialist-Graduate Student Services

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