Web Content Manager

Middlesex University; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the UK is seeking an experienced Web Content Manager to lead its web team. The role involves transforming website areas and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance the digital presence and support student recruitment. The ideal candidate will bridge operations with digital transformation projects, ensuring all content is audience-focused and compliant.

Responsibilities

• Transform key website areas and support teams with updates.
• Guide colleagues to produce high‑quality, user‑focused content.
• Apply an evidence‑based approach to content management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on cross‑departmental projects.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and creative Web Content Manager to lead our web team and play a central role in shaping the University's digital presence. Working closely with colleagues across the digital marketing team, you will bridge day‑to‑day website operations with wider digital transformation projects, ensuring all online content is audience‑focused, compliant, and on brand.

Responsibilities

• Transform key website areas such as course pages and recruitment materials, while supporting teams across the University with updates and developments, all while adhering to web best practice.
• Guide and support colleagues to produce high‑quality, user‑focused content and provide leadership, line management, and clear direction for the web team, ensuring delivery of agreed priorities and work plans.
• Apply an evidence‑based approach to content management, drawing on insights from various colleagues and platforms to recommend improvements that enhance user engagement and support student recruitment, including SEO.
• Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, representing the web team on cross‑departmental projects and helping to ensure that the University's digital presence continues to evolve and meet the needs of its audiences.

Benefits and EEO

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students. We offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. Middlesex is a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader.

We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader.