Lead Associate, Digital Content & Search Engine Optimization (SEO) (P2)

Fairfield, CT (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive web content and SEO work across the organization's site, coordinating with content, media, and SEO teams to support thought leadership and campaigns.

  • Own web content revisions, publishing, and alignment with editorial calendar.
  • Must-have: Drupal CMS experience and basic SEO know-how.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to publish timely thought leadership assets and align messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work with Sr. Advisor, Website Content Strategy and SEO to research and perform revisions, updates and rewrites to content as needed according to specific project instructions and brand guidelines
  • Work with internal stakeholders to understand their business and communications objectives and create supporting web content in collaboration with the content team (as needed)
  • Ensure the content is aligned with the overall website experiences and known marketing, fundraising, and communications best practices and strategies
  • Execute publishing and content updates in alignment with the organization’s editorial calendar and messaging priorities, in coordination with the Media & Comms team
  • Support the execution of the organization's thought leadership strategy on digital platforms by publishing and optimizing executive visibility content, such as blogs, op-eds, and LinkedIn posts.
  • Collaborate with the Media & Communications team to ensure consistent messaging and timely publishing of thought leadership assets, including event pages, speaker profiles, and run-of-show materials.
  • Coordinate digital content needs for speaking engagements, conferences, and other visibility opportunities, ensuring alignment with SEO best practices and audience targeting goals.
  • Collaborate with SEO and analytics teams to identify content opportunities based on keyword trends, search performance, and audience behavior, integrating insights into editorial planning and content creation
  • Contribute to the development and execution of scalable SEO content strategies by supporting landing page builds, content pillar structures, and production workflows that improve search visibility and user experience
  • Perform regular audits of meta information, URLs, internal linking and other impactful SEO best practices

Requirements

  • Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
  • Demonstrated experience writing, editing, or optimizing digital content for web, with working knowledge of digital editorial workflows
  • Hands-on experience using a Content Management System (preferably Drupal) to publish and maintain website content
  • Familiarity with SEO best practices and optimization techniques, including metadata, internal linking, and content structuring
  • Ability to interpret and act on website performance data using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, or SEMrush
  • Proven ability to manage multiple content projects with competing deadlines across cross-functional teams
  • Experience supporting digital publishing for organizational thought leadership or executive communications
  • Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field
  • Experience in the nonprofit, humanitarian, or international development sector
  • Familiarity with Luminate Online or similar digital fundraising/e-commerce platforms
  • Knowledge of HTML and comfort editing content in code view when necessary
  • Experience writing development requirement documents and coordinating with developers via ticketing systems (e.g., JIRA)
  • Demonstrated ability to align digital content with brand voice, accessibility standards, and organizational messaging frameworks
  • Working knowledge of SEO strategy development, including content pillar/cluster architecture or topic modeling

Benefits

  • We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:
  • Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
  • Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
  • Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
  • Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
  • Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
  • Employee Assistance Program : free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
  • Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships
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Save the Children US

3.6 Glassdoor

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation.When disaster strikes around the world, Save the Children is there to save lives with food, medical care and education and remains to help communities rebuild through long-term recovery programs. As quickly and as effectively as Save the Children responds to tsunamis and civil conflict, it works to resolve the ongoing struggles children face every day — poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease — and replaces them with hope for the future.

Founded in 1932
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
2.1K employees (88 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
63% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
384.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$178.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.7%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
7.9%
Social
3.4%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
73 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Grant

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