Senior Content Manager

The Planet Group; New York (NY); Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting emotional health as a Senior Content Manager. In this dynamic role, you will lead content strategy, ensuring high-quality, engaging materials that resonate with youth and caring adults. Collaborate with a passionate editorial team to create and optimize diverse content types, from articles to social media posts, all while adhering to best practices in SEO and accessibility. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people while working in a largely remote setting. If you're a detail-oriented content expert with a commitment to mental health advocacy, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in content development and management, with strong editing skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in youth mental health is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage content creation across various types and channels.
• Ensure content meets high standards for accuracy and accessibility.
• Review analytics to improve content performance.

Skills

Content Development

Editing

SEO Best Practices

Project Management

Writing Skills

Digital Content Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Tools

Wordpress

Contentful

Canva

Asana

Office Suite

Google Tools

Job description

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Planet Interactive is seeking a Senior Content Manager to join one of our clients, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults.

• Salary: $85,000-$115,000 depending on experience
• Location: Please note that this position is largely remote and based out of the NYC Tri-State Area Only.
• Content Creation, Optimization, and Updating
• Serve as a core member of the editorial team, working with the Senior Editorial Director and other teammates to ensure that all of JED’s content meets high standards for accuracy, readability, clarity, and accessibility, and reflects best practices and brand guidelines.
• Manage implementation of content strategy for youth and caring adults, including developing briefs for writers, issuing assignments to freelance writers, editing submissions, working with the writers on revisions, and preparing content for publication.
• Manage content creation across content types and channels (directly or via freelance content creators), including audio, video, UX copy, long-form articles, blog posts, social media, and more.
• Manage regular updates to existing content to boost SEO, reflect current best practices, and improve related links and other elements.
• Ensure our digital properties, including the website and microsites, are updated and inclusive of the latest and/or most relevant content, and that pathways to content and links between content are up-to-date.
• Review traffic and engagement analytics and enact recommended actions.
• Ensure JED’s content reflects up-to-date SEO best practices.
• Shepherd content through the review process, including consultation with subject-matter experts, and continually work with teammates to refine the review process.
• Write blog posts about organizational initiatives and accomplishments, video descriptions, landing page copy, and occasional articles.
• Create cross-channel content that highlights JED’s impact.
• Copy Editing
• Review content created by colleagues throughout the organization, including emails, landing pages, social media posts, newsletters, press releases, and web copy, to ensure it accurately reflects JED’s brand, employs safe messaging, is free of typos and grammatical problems, meets accessibility standards, and reads well.
• Maintain JED’s editorial style guide, ensuring it is consistently refreshed to reflect shifting needs and new situations.
• Content Management and Production
• Participate in content production, including building content in a CMS, fixing and updating existing content, and collaborating with the Digital Product team or other partners on content creation needs.
• Source images for new content. Curate resources and related content and link to accompany new content.
• Assist with QA and other tasks relating to digital project development.
• With the senior editorial director, maintain the content calendar for new and updated content.
• Admin and Miscellaneous Tasks
• Manage contracts and contract renewals for contractors and freelancers.
• Manage invoices from contractors and freelancers.
• Manage the content-request queue.
• Track and manage intellectual property for JED content, including permissions, renewals, and usage rights.
• Analyze and optimize team processes and tools, with the goal of improving the ways we collaborate across teams, including development of templates, forms, and other resources to improve the quality of content and the efficiency of the content-creation process.
• Utilize available AI tools to improve efficiency and productivity, and with the Senior Editorial Director and other teammates, develop and iterate on guidelines for ethical AI use in editorial for the organization.

Senior Content Manager Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in content development and management.
• Strong editing and writing skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to write in various styles for different audiences and channels, as well as detail-oriented proofreading and copy-editing skills.
• Strong project and process management skills.
• Experience or background in youth mental health is a plus.
• Familiarity with mental health messaging best practices and trauma-informed communication is a plus.
• Clear, vivid writing skills across audiences, formats, and channels.
• Deep knowledge of digital content best practices, including SEO.
• Basic proficiency with Canva and/or other design/presentation applications.
• Experience with Wordpress, Contentful, and/or other CMSs.
• Understanding of channel and format best practices for websites, email, and social.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Psychology, or a related field is a plus.
• Thorough command of Office Suite, Google tools, and comfort with project management software such as Asana.
• Commitment to the vision of the organization and the high quality of the content at all levels.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Advertising, and Project Management

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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