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Web Content Manager



Title: Web Content Manager

Department: Marketing

Location: This position is located on campus.

Number of Positions: 1

Position #: 100480

Type of Appointment: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Required Documents Needed to Upload at Time of Application:

· Resume

· Unofficial Transcripts

· Three Professional References (See below)

Reference check requirements:

· Non-supervisory roles: three (3) current or former supervisors

· Personal references (friends, co-workers, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references

About Pellissippi State Community College

Pellissippi State Community College is one of 40 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents system. TBR is the governing board of the College System of Tennessee, offering more than 400 programs of study at the state’s 13 community colleges, 27 colleges of applied technology and the online TN eCampus. The college serves an average of 10,000 students, making it the largest community college in Tennessee by enrollment. Pellissippi State Community College offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement programs, time off including annual and sick leave, and much more.

In 2018, Pellissippi State became a member of an Achieve the Dream (ATD) three-year cohort adopting a theme of Start Strong, Stay Strong, Finish Strong for our work. Achieve the Dream has partnered with the program Integrated Student Experience at Pellissippi State (Insteps) to improve the fall-to-fall retention rates for full-time and part-time students by 13% in the next five years. Our vision is to ensure every student who attends Pellissippi State will develop a sense of belonging and confidence in their ability to succeed academically, grow intellectually, and make timely progress towards achieving their educational and vocational goals. If this is something that aligns with your values, we encourage you to apply.

Culture and Diversity

Knoxville claims a wide range of forward thinking national and international talents. The scholarly influence on the Knoxville metropolitan area bred literary greats including James Agee, Cormac McCarthy, and Nikki Giovanni. Knoxville is home to one of the largest sculptures dedicated to an African American in the country. Located in Haley Heritage Square is a 13-foot high bronze statue of author and Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley who chose to spend the last several years of his life in Knoxville. Renowned artists Beauford Delaney and Joseph Delaney hailed from Knoxville. Musicians Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, the Everly Brothers, and RB Morris called Knoxville home during their careers. Women’s suffragist Lizzie Crozier French was active in the ratification of the 19th amendment and was born and raised in Knoxville.

The lasting influence of these artists and activists leaves the Knoxville area as a welcoming area to live and work. More about the area and support groups can be found at Visit Knoxville https://www.visitknoxville.com , the Beck Cultural Exchange Center https://www.beckcenter.net , the Knoxville Urban League https://thekaul.org , Knoxville City https://knoxvilletn.gov , Knox County https://knoxcounty.org , My Knox Village http://myknoxvillage.com/business-directory/wpbdp_category/special-needsdisability-services/ , Knox Pride https://knoxpride.com/equality , Centro Hispano de East TN https://www.centrohispanotn.org , and Knoxville chamber https://www.knoxvillechamber.com

Position Summary: The purpose of this position is to lead the development, creation and maintenance of the college’s online content to support the user experience for prospective and current students, college employees and other site users. This initially involves user research to develop the information architecture and the overall strategy for the website and subpages. The position tracks, compiles and analyzes website usage data and performance metrics. The position is also responsible for ensuring compliance with college, state and federal policies, guidelines and laws.

Essential Functions:

30% Create, manage and maintain the college’s website, including the development of copy and coding in the content management system. Ensure content supports the college’s web strategy and branding guidelines. Develop and update content in the college’s portal system.

30% Design, build and maintain website architecture, pages and content, using HTML and CSS, content creation tools, management tools and digital media to support the needs of the college. Ensure web content is accurate, functional and consistent with college standards.

20% Collaborate with others in Marketing & Communications to develop marketing strategies and to integrate them on the college website. Collaborate with college departments and offices to promote initiatives, values, programs, events and services to specific audiences in an accurate and timely manner.

10% Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, meets ADA compliance standards (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 & WCAG guidelines) and is compatible with browsers, mobile devices and operating systems.

5% Conduct research and testing to obtain customer feedback. Make corrections as needed and continually improve the user experience.

5% Track, compile and analyze website usage data and performance metrics.

Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

Key Results Areas: The college’s web content is accurate, functional, accessible and consistent with college standards.

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, graphic design, digital media, or related field.

· 3-5 years of experience in a web management, strategic communications or a related field.

Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience

Special Skills/Application of Knowledge:

· Ability to communicate well in writing and orally with internal and external audiences.

· Demonstrated ability to be innovative and improve processes.

· Able to analyze and prioritize tasks and be responsive to user and content owner needs.

· Ability to keep errors to a minimum.

Complexity & Creativity:

This position requires a combination of strategic communications, critical thinking and technical skills. The employee will collaborate with others to assess needs, provide guidance and establish goals. The position also requires knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript and ADA compliance. Knowledge of Jquery, SQL, Bootstrap and other programming languages are preferred but not required. The position will manage the creation and architecture of a new website that is audience driven and supports the college’s goals. The position is responsible for developing engaging copy that meets the college’s editorial standards and shares a common voice as well as maximizes search engine optimization. This position works with the office’s graphic designers to develop eye-catching graphics and create layouts that are easy to navigate and work on all devices. To provide technical support and updates to the website, an understanding of cross-platform compatibility and testing is essential.

Budgetary: This employee is over the Webmaster account and has authority to sign and approve spending. The Marketing and Communications executive director has the final approval on budgetary responsibilities.

Judgement and Decisions: This employee makes daily decisions based on the strategic plan and initiatives of the college and in the best interest of the students concerning web-related issues. They don’t need to refer to the supervisor unless additional support is needed. Decisions are reviewed by those who request assistance. All parties will communicate and collaborate before making decisions so that the objectives are clear, the process is efficient, and the outcome is accurate.

Nature of Contacts: This position works closely with all faculty and staff to update web content. This position interacts with current students and prospective students to encourage feedback to improve the user experience. This position also responds to questions and comments through the email account, which can come from anyone internal or external.

Physical Demands: There is a lot of sitting associated with this position as well as typing and extensive use of a computer.

This employee must be able to give and receive communication as a majority of the college does. Being able to hear is important with videos in that one has to listen for content in order to promote it accurately through the website as well as caption it for ADA compliance.

Working with a computer requires that you have clear vision so that you can accurately communicate with audiences via the web. This is also necessary with coding a website.

This employee must be able to see the college’s official colors and complementary colors to be aesthetically pleasing. This is also true with photographs being added to the website in order to provide accurate descriptions for ADA compliance.

Pay Rate: $50,300 - $62,520.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application.

Full-time Employment Benefits:

• Insurance Options Health, dental, vision, life, short/long-term disability, FSA/HSA Wellness Incentive Program, if enrolled in health plan

• Educational Assistance Fee Waiver Spouse/Dependent discounts Audit/Non-Credit Reimbursement Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retirement options Tennessee traditional pension plan option (TCRS) 401k with $50 company match/457/403b

• Employee Discount program with over 900+companies

• 13 Paid Holidays/Year Includes paid days off the last week of December

• Sick Leave Bank

• Longevity Pay

• Many opportunities for professional development

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Work experience that is not listed on the application will not be considered towards compensation. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.

Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer

If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College’s Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu .

If you are interested in this position, click on the link to the left to apply.

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