Web Content Specialist

Our client, a higher education institution, is looking for a freelance Web Content Specialist to join their marketing team. This is a 40 hour per week role, fully remote, through February 2027.

The Web Content Specialist will:

• Coordinate the execution of the website redesign content plan across the strategy agency, creative/brand teams, copywriters, and web development teams.

• Build, edit, and publish website pages within a component-based or modular CMS using established content blocks, templates, and governance standards.

• Serve as the primary point of coordination to keep content moving efficiently between stakeholders and prevent workflow bottlenecks.

• Apply agency-defined content models, taxonomy, metadata, tagging structures, and publishing standards accurately and consistently.

• Perform content quality assurance, copyediting, and proofreading to ensure brand consistency, accuracy, and editorial quality.

• Manage content workflows, approvals, version control, publishing schedules, and content calendars.

• Track deadlines, monitor content production progress, and proactively follow up with stakeholders to keep deliverables on schedule.

• Implement SEO and accessibility requirements, including metadata, alt text, internal linking, and other content optimization elements.

• Utilize AI-powered content creation and editing tools to support drafting, editing, content reviews, and quality assurance processes.

• Identify content gaps, workflow issues, and publishing risks, escalating concerns and recommendations as needed.

The Web Content Specialist has:

• Ideally 3+ years of experience in web content management, content operations, digital content coordination, or a related role.

• Hands-on experience publishing and managing content within a CMS, preferably a component-based or modular platform.

• Proven ability to coordinate projects and stakeholders across agencies, creative teams, content teams, and web development teams.

• Strong understanding of content governance, content modeling, metadata, taxonomy, tagging, and publishing workflows.

Excellent copyediting, proofreading, and quality control skills with a strong attention to detail.

• Experience managing multiple content requests, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously.

• Familiarity with SEO best practices, including metadata, internal linking, and on-page optimization techniques.

• Working knowledge of web accessibility standards, including alt text and WCAG fundamentals.

• Experience managing content calendars, approval processes, version control, and publishing schedules.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with exceptional organization and follow-through.

• Experience using AI content tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Grammarly, or similar platforms to support content creation and editing workflows.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 08/16/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

This job was posted on 08/16/2026 and is open for 60 days

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