Freelance Content Migration Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Telford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital marketing agency is seeking a Freelance Content Migration Specialist for a high-volume migration project from Sitecore to Contentful. The role requires hands-on scripting and a strong understanding of SEO principles to ensure a successful transition. Candidates should have prior experience with headless CMS platforms and demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with scripted content migrations, ideally into headless CMS platforms.
• Experience with Contentful or a similar headless CMS.
• Comfortable working with REST APIs, JSON, and structured content.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run migration scripts to extract, transform, and import content into Contentful.
• Work closely with internal SEO and content teams to preserve key SEO elements.
• Create and implement a repeatable, testable migration process.

Skills

Contentful

REST APIs

SEO best practices

Attention to detail

Fluency in English

Job description

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Client:

Webcertain

Location:

telford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Webcertain (part of the TransPerfect group of companies) is a digital marketing agency that specialises in helping brands to succeed in international markets. We offer services such as SEO, PPC, social media, translation, copywriting, website development, keyword research and optimisation. We offer these services in multiple languages and on multiple global search engines and social media platforms.

We’re looking for a skilled freelance developer to support a high-volume website content migration project for a global brand. The project involves migrating content from Sitecore to Contentful, using automated scripting and API-driven methods to streamline the process and ensure content accuracy and SEO integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and run migration scripts to extract, transform, and import content into Contentful using its API.
• Work closely with our internal SEO and content teams to ensure key SEO elements (metadata, URL structure, redirects) are preserved.
• Create and implement a repeatable, testable migration process across multiple domains.
• Troubleshoot issues related to content formatting, model mismatches, and data validation within Contentful.
• Provide technical documentation for the migration process.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with scripted content migrations, ideally into headless CMS platforms.
• Experience with Contentful or a similar headless CMS, including content modelling and environment management.
• Comfortable working with REST APIs, JSON, and structured content.
• Familiarity with SEO best practices for content migration is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate technical requirements clearly. Must be fluent in written and spoken English to professional level.

TransPerfect provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

We celebrate diversity as one of our core values and we have a clear goal: to be an inclusive workplace where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work. Together with passionate, creative and collaborative colleagues, we are working to ensure accessibility is for everyone.

To apply, answer the required questions and give us an overview of how your experience matches what we are looking for in a covering letter as well as attaching your CV. Thank you, we can’t wait to find out more.

To all recruitment agencies: Webcertain does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruitment in-box or our employees. Webcertain is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.