SEO Content writer

USA (Hybrid)

$23/hr – $26/hrEntry Level2+ years expPart time

Posted 7 weeks ago

Job Summary

Owner of website content strategy and execution across pages, emails, and campaigns; leads content optimization, SEO, and audience-focused messaging while collaborating in strategy meetings and supporting digital initiatives.

  • Own and optimize webpage content for clarity and accessibility.
  • Drive SEO and content best practices to improve visibility.
  • Support marketing campaigns and content-driven projects across the College.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Review, update, and optimize webpage content as assigned to improve clarity, usability, accessibility, and alignment with brand voice.
  • Apply and recommend SEO and content best practices (including evolving search and AI trends) to enhance visibility and audience reach.
  • Assist with crafting audience-focused email content that drives engagement and action.
  • Participate periodically in Content Strategy meetings to contribute ideas, surface opportunities, and align on priorities.
  • Provide support for priority digital initiatives, marketing campaigns, and content-driven projects across the College.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, English, or related field.
  • At least two years of professional writing experience.
  • Experience creating and optimizing digital content for both audiences and search performance.
  • Familiarity with SEO practices, web content management systems, and digital accessibility standards.
  • Knowledge of AP Style preferred.
  • Experience in higher education or nonprofit settings preferred.
  • Ability to adapt writing style and tone for different audiences, from prospective students to alumni.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  • Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills; comfortable working with diverse stakeholders.
  • Curiosity about how people find and engage with content, and a willingness to test, learn, and iterate.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of AP Style preferred.
  • Experience in higher education or nonprofit settings preferred.

Benefits

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Hamilton is one of the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded liberal arts colleges. Named for its first trustee, American statesman Alexander Hamilton, it is distinguished by a rigorous open curriculum, a need-blind admission policy that ensures access to talented students with limited financial means, a deeply committed faculty, and a focus on preparing students for lives of meaning and purpose. Hamilton graduates can be found making important contributions in every professional field, and because of the College’s contribution to their success, alumni remain enthusiastically loyal.

Clinton, New York, USA
1.8K employees (212 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$23/hr – $26/hr

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SEO Content writer

Hamilton College · USA · Hybrid