Content Engineer (Education)

Are you a Content Engineer who is skilled in content models, template work and CMS (preferably Drupal)? Our client, a non-profit educational organization, is currently seeking a Content Engineer to join the Content Operations & Engineering team remotely! As the Content Engineer, you’ll help to define the content strategy and delivery framework for digital solutions. A key member of a digital product team, you'll work alongside software engineers, UX and UI designers, researchers, creative strategists, and fellow content engineers, among others. Your work will accelerate the efforts to be the top destination for students and their families who look to the organization for guidance in setting a vision for their future, and help these students, and the organization, make those goals more attainable. This is an ongoing contract role, working 40 hours per week (EST time zone).

Portfolio Note: In order to be considered, candidates must have 3+ years' proven experience, especially in strong content structure, content models and implementation guides, and content process and workflow experience.

You Will

Develop and refine structured content and metadata models in the form of authoring templates, implementation specs, or other documentation to enable delivery of new student-facing features Map the components of structured content and metadata throughout the delivery pipeline, ensuring alignment and data integrity from content creation to feature development to end user interaction Work directly with engineers to integrate content into their work, assisting with API calls and debugging, and developing content structures that allow efficient retrieval while supporting maintainability and reusability in the CMS Contribute to the development of workflows and processes for creating and maintaining the content of the product over time Be the voice of the content creator, ensuring that content workflows, lifecycles, and supporting tools are sustainable over the life of the product Synthesize user needs and business requirements to contribute to a clear, scalable strategy for deploying information about colleges and careers in all forms—text, media, and data—across the client's digital products Design, test, and implement effective and innovative content-driven digital experiences in our products, in collaboration with UX/UI design and research Determine when and how to leverage the use of structured content and implement content management solutions to support delivery of key information to the client's users

You Have

3+ years’ experience designing content or data models and workflows for digital products Experience using an enterprise content management system like Drupal (preferred) Excellent problem-solving skills, including using data to inform recommendations Strong verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to break down complex concepts for a non-technical audience using data, words, and visualizations Strong negotiation skills and a willingness to collaborate and find middle ground A self-starter mentality—you enjoy getting into the weeds, untangling complex ecosystems and learning new technologies Proven ability to build relationships and influence others to action Passion for supporting educational and career opportunities for millions of students Familiarity with structured data (JSON and XML) is a plus

Logistics

Projected Start Date: Immediate Duration: Ongoing, long-term contract Hours/Week: 40 hours per week Reporting to: Senior Director, Content Engineering & Operations Team: Content Operations & Engineering team Background Check needed? Yes, plus reference checks Pay Rate: $60-65 per hour DOE

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