Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and control content for Internet-based applications to meet the needs of the School’s web brand to communicate internally and externally.
• Write content for the School’s website, including feature stories, blog posts, and other content for the homepage and interior pages.
• Work with School faculty on the creation and maintenance of faculty profile websites and department, center, and program pages.
• Maintain the information architecture of the website.
• Develop a review schedule to ensure departments, programs, centers, and faculty profile content on the School’s website is current.
• Identify and implement web content strategies to improve internal and external communications. Create and implement templates for new websites and pages for School events, programs, and initiatives.
• Acts as an editor in gathering, writing, and organizing information for the web, including current and future informational materials. This may include: individual meetings with members of the School community, monitoring communications within the School, acting as a central point of contact for web content and special projects.
• Manage web-based initiatives requiring technical assistance, including special website design initiatives, development of specialized graphics/images for use on the web and special event web sites and RSVP forms.
• Coordinate with the School’s administration, instructional technology staff, web development staff, and campus communications staff on design implementation and accessibility of the School’s websites.
• Maintain compliance with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1 or higher) .

Requirements

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in public relations, computer science, communications, marketing, journalism, business administration, or closely related field. Bachelor’s in English preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of experience in communications, journalism, technical writing, marketing, or web development. Experience in writing for an educational institution or on scientific topics for broad audiences is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of best practices for web writing and editing, knowledge of writing content specifically for the web.
• Expertise in using the web for brand management and development.
• Demonstrated proficiency using content management systems to edit and develop new content, experience using Terminal 4 preferred.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 web accessibility standards and implementation experience. Experience supporting WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance preferred.
• Strong grammar and editing skills, with ability to write in a variety of styles for multiple audiences, and evaluate copy for clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
• Knowledge of position requirements.
• Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s in English preferred.

Benefits

• UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development.
• This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire.
• Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at participating University System of Maryland schools; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).
• Employees whose job duties require them to work in a clinical setting or at clinical or field sites are required to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine requirements of those specific sites.
• For additional information on protocols and exemptions, please visit the COVID-19 website.
• For information regarding UMB Employee Perks, please visit https://www.umaryland.edu/hr/benefits/
• For information regarding UMB Employee Perks, please visit https://www.umaryland.edu/hr/benefits-and-well-being/benefits-programs-and-perks/