Web Content Strategist (Temporary)

San Jose, CA (On-site)

$7K/mo – $8K/moMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own the web content strategy and governance for San Jose State University, coordinating brand voice, content optimization, and governance across marketing, IT, and stakeholders. Lead content audits, reviews, migrations, and cross-functional collaboration to build pillar pages and scalable content practices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify core audiences for content and re-organize content to ensure a positive user experience.
  • Partner with the Director of Integrated Marketing to weave the SJSU brand voice throughout the website and digital ecosystem.
  • Track website content changes and log all content-related work for measurement.
  • Establish a content governance strategy for SJSU, in partnership with UMC and IT leadership.
  • Work closely with the agency of record to support recommendations around web governance and content strategy for the website redesign.
  • Leverage SEMRush or other tools to ensure website copy is optimized and search-friendly.
  • Utilize web crawlers (e.g., Screaming Frog), analytics (Google Analytics/Adobe/GSC) and SEO/AEO tools (SEMrush/Ahrefs) to audit content at scale and keep the project organized.
  • Work closely with the Content Migration Specialist to assess all website content for the redesign: archive, condense, or keep.
  • Draft new content or refresh existing content across all sjsu.edu web pages.
  • Refresh stories, develop new content that illustrates the brand and fact-check content, as needed.

Requirements

  • Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
  • Four (4) years of relevant experience.

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Digital Media, or related field.
  • A minimum of four years of professional web content/content strategy experience
  • Experience with large or complex websites
  • Demonstrated SEO/AEO, content governance, accessibility, CMS, analytics, and web writing experience

Benefits

  • San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary.

Salaries

Posted range

$7K/mo – $8K/mo

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Web Content Strategist (Temporary)

California State University · San Jose, CA · On-site