Digital Content Editor

$60,000 - $65,000/Yr

Bard College - New York, NY

Full-time

New York, NY

Educational Services

About the position

Bard College seeks a strategic, creative, and forward-thinking Digital Content Editor to join the Office of Public Relations. The Digital Content Editor reports to the Assistant Director of Digital Communications, assisting with content strategy and development to drive enrollment, raise awareness of the College, and engage a range of constituents. The editor is responsible for creating website content, managing the digital newsroom, running the College's main social media channels, writing feature articles, and creating e-newsletters.

Responsibilities

• Act as a web content strategist, writer, and editor
• Support public relations initiatives, promoting press releases and media coverage of the College
• Write feature articles about campus events, academic research, and student and faculty activities
• Assume responsibility for copy editing, fact checking, and proofreading web content
• Coordinate with communications staff in Bard programs on and off campus to generate story ideas
• Engage in a variety of social listening, monitoring campus newsletters, social media, and other internal and external communications to keep abreast of news and events
• Monitor and co-manage campus calendars
• Supervise student writers and photographers, acting as content editor
• Analyze performance and stay informed on social media technology and trends
• Support, advise, and teach campus communications staff about social media and web content best practices
• Work closely with the Office of Web Services on creation of new websites and redesign of existing websites

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in journalism, English, communications, or related field
• Experience in feature writing, copywriting, copy editing, and public relations
• Expert writer accustomed to writing for a variety of media and audiences—especially the web—in a deadline-driven environment
• Expertise in social media, web-based content strategies, the mobile landscape, SEO, digital marketing, and content management systems
• Ability to edit the writing of others
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Lightroom and Photoshop
• Experience in higher education a plus

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options
• TIAA retirement plans
• Generous vacation, sick, and personal time