Website Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Grant Thornton; Oxford; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Website Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role involves overseeing daily operations of the corporate website, contributing to strategic direction, and ensuring user accessibility compliance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in managing corporate websites, preferably in a B2B context, and demonstrates strong analytical and communication skills. Flexible working arrangements are supported.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with enterprise CMS platforms.
• Experience managing large website projects.
• Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the corporate website.
• Conduct reviews of the website and user experience.
• Own the website development roadmap.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Influencing

User experience

Information architecture

Education

University degree

Relevant qualification

Tools

Optimizely (EPiServer)

Google Analytics

Power BI

FIGMA

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Website Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

Location flexible

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

Our website is our key digital asset. It allows our clients to know how we can help them, it lets industry leaders read our latest thinking, and it lets great people find out about our careers.

It sits alongside social, content, and ecomms as one of the key channels in our digital estate. This role is to lead on its ongoing development.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares; we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

Role Overview

• Manage the day-to-day operations of grantthorton.co.uk to meet business objectives and lead generation goals.
• Conduct regular reviews of the website and user experience across digital channels.
• Contribute to the strategic UX direction for the UK corporate website.
• Own the website development roadmap, collaborating with GTIL and development partners for incremental improvements.
• Ensure web accessibility compliance.
• Manage third-party relationships and tools.
• Develop and deliver training on web platform and templates.
• Provide strategic recommendations and advisory services across teams.
• Use technology to address business challenges and opportunities, driving commercial value.
• Monitor and report on search term performance and website analytics.
• Present website performance reports to stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

The minimum criteria include a university degree, relevant qualification, or substantial experience managing a corporate website, preferably B2B.

• Extensive experience with enterprise CMS platforms, ideally Optimizely (EPiServer).
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing large website projects.
• Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision making.
• Knowledge of website personalisation, user experience, and information architecture.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and contracts.
• Line management experience.

Additional skills that are a plus include basic HTML/CSS, experience with analytics tools like Google Analytics and Power BI, UX visualization tools such as FIGMA, and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Our Culture and Values

We value diversity and inclusion, fostering an open culture where all contributions are appreciated. We support flexible working to help balance work and personal life.

Beyond the Job

We encourage our employees to engage in community and societal contributions, supporting initiatives like fundraising and entrepreneurship. Our values—purposeful, curious, candid, and kind—guide us in doing what’s right for our firm, clients, and communities.

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