About Oakton Community College :

For 50 years, Oakton Community College has been the setting where thousands begin or continue their college or career studies. Educating people of all ages, from all walks of life and from more than 40 nations, Oakton focuses on improving the quality of life for everyone who enters its doors.

We offer:

Continuing education
Great benefits
Paid winter break
FRIDAYS OFF during the summer

Job Description:

Basic Function and Responsibility:

Under direction from the Senior Manager of Web and Digital Strategy, the Web Content Specialist helps promote the College's work through the institution's digital presence. This position is responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the content of the College's website and digital signs. The Specialist also ensures content is in compliance with Oakton's web policies, accessibility, and other standards with an emphasis on the college's content management system, branding, and marketing goals. Works collaboratively with administrative and academic departments and partners with IT web staff to administer web content policy.

• Organizes, monitors, and updates information on the College's website. This includes supporting users and modifying content as requested by stakeholders as well as taking the initiative to propose suggestions for improvements.
  
• Develops content that can be deployed to enhance the awareness of institutional programs and services. Supports project implementations using established communication strategies.
  
• Assists with website development projects to support the College's marketing and communication initiatives, in collaboration with the web and college relations teams.
  
• Actively monitors College websites for broken links, misspellings, policy violations, accessibility, etc., and work with content contributors to make corrections and improvements.
  
• Responds to all requests in a timely fashion, offering solutions that effectively address our users' needs.
  
• Maintains the college's event calendar to ensure events adhere to brand guidelines and appear in appropriate places.
  
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to maintain, and monitor College information posted on the web to ensure the website is accurate and web content that aligns with institutional goals and objectives.
  
• Ensures that website content has a look and feel consistent with the college's brand guidelines.
  
• Provides routine content maintenance including creating new web pages, updating text, images and video. Implements processes and guidelines to ensure web content is current and accurate. Analyzes site effectiveness to continuously drive usage.
  
• Participates in the development of end-user feedback strategies including customer satisfaction surveys and focus groups.
  
• Works with Content, design and creative, and communications teams to ensure web content is accurate.
  
• Handles updates to the college's digital monitors.
  
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  
• 2 years equivalent experience in editing, including proofreading and copy-editing, and writing publications. Previous experience with marketing strategies, in particular, online strategies. Demonstrated ability to write copy for multiple mediums.
  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivated, adaptable, and possessing a positive attitude. Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work under pressure; ability to prioritize competing demands and complete action items efficiently to meet deadlines.
  
• Ability to communicate/interact professionally and tactfully with people of different levels of education, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences, and to exhibit an adequate level of respect to fellow employees and the College community at large.
  
• Demonstrated ability to write copy for multiple mediums.
  
• Proficient with content management systems.
  
• Strong proofreading and copy-editing skills.
  

Preferred

• Higher education experience.
  
• Experience with content management system Cascade.
  
• Experience with digital assets management and/or project management systems.
  
• Familiar with basic design, photo and video best practices.
  
• Familiar with project management software.
  
• Proficiency in SEO
  
• Familiarity with section 508 standards for accessibility.

Physical Demands:

Mobility to move from building to building on-Campus. Work is performed in a general office environment and is sedentary in nature. Little or no exposure to adverse working conditions.

HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:15 am - 5:00 pm

SALARY: $48,870 Salary may change due to the completion of staff negotiations

Additional Information:

Supervision Received:

Functional supervision is received by the Senior Manager of Web and Digital Strategy. Administrative supervision is received by the Director of Marketing.

Supervision Exercised:

None

HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:15 am - 5:00 pm

SALARY: $51,338

Based on the needs of the college and with Administrator approval, some positions at the college may have remote or hybrid schedule options available. Please note, that during the 65 working day probationary period, employees are required to report to campus.

Application Instructions:

For further details, visit our website at www.oakton.edu and select the Employment link to view Employment Opportunities.

Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application. One (1) of the references must be your most recent, direct supervisor.

Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to employing competent, qualified individuals. Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, socioeconomic status, sex or gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in admission to and participation in its educational programs, college activities and services, or in its employment practices.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

Oakton Community College requires all employees to adhere to a Vaccination /Testing Mandate and Mask Requirement.

URL: www.oakton.edu