Content Assistant

Sunderland, UK

£28K/yr – £30K/yrEntry LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own content lifecycle for a relaunch-era university site, collaborating across marketing and student recruitment to edit diverse content, manage the CMS, and improve user journeys for prospective students.

  • Content ownership: daily CMS edits, research and course content, and multimedia assets.
  • User experience: optimize journeys for applicants and maintain quality web content across formats.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Join us in the Content and Web team as we enter an exciting new phase following the recent relaunch of the University website. This is a key student recruitment tool used to promote the University and the city and you'll get to be part of its evolution.
  • Working in a tight-knit team, you'll assist with the day-to-day running of the website as well as on project collaborations with marketing and student recruitment colleagues.
  • You'll use our Content Management System daily to edit a variety of content.
  • Our website's diverse content means every day will be different; you could get involved with research content one day, and course content the next.
  • You'll work with a range of content formats, from short copy to long-form written articles, to multimedia outputs such as videos and imagery.
  • This is an opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of the website and give our users positive digital experiences that support them as they navigate their journey to university.
  • You're an effective team player who can also work independently across a range of projects.
  • You'll enjoy writing and editing and can adapt your excellent writing skills to suit different audiences and formats.
  • You can communicate well and are confident approaching colleagues across a range of different levels to assist them with their web content requests.
  • You'll have a keen eye for detail and are enthusiastic about improving web content and processes that will help our users discover more about studying at the University of Sunderland.

Benefits

  • Up to 44days’ holiday - that’s31days’annual leave, 5 festive closure days and 8 Bank Holidays!
  • Award-winning staff networks that celebrate who you are.
  • Lifestyle benefits, with savings on shopping, tech, bikes, and even cars.
  • Health and well-being support, from private medical cover to gym discounts.
  • Learning and development that helps you achieve your goals.
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University of Sunderland

The life-changing University of Sunderland is recognised as one of the great, modern, civic universities. We are respected for the transformative impact we have on our students, the relevance of our programme and for our ambition. We have close to 20,000 students based in campuses on the North East coast, in London and Hong Kong and at our global partnerships with learning institutions in 14 countries. We are: - student focussed; offering transformative experiences to students from all backgrounds.- professions-facing; developing highly-skilled, ready-for-work graduates, through career-focused teaching and learning.- society shaping; making a positive difference to industry and society, through our research, innovation and practice.At Sunderland we measure our success by the contribution we make to society. We also support employers and recruiters who want to engage with our students and graduates who are the tomorrow-makers of our societies and economies. Use this page to network with Alumni and staff at the University of SunderlandVisit https://www.wearunited.org to join our Alumni Association.

Founded in 1901
Sunderland, England, GBR
3.3K employees (66 in marketing)