Web Content Assistant

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.   

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.   

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy. 

Background

The Web Content team supports the Website Manager and Web Content Officers in maintaining and developing City’s external websites. Responsibilities include handling daily web content requests, updating course webpages, preparing news images for the press team, and managing the team’s email inbox. This role is essential for ensuring best practices in content creation and governance across all sites.

Responsibilities

• Respond to web content requests, implementing basic changes for internal stakeholders.
• Make decisions on content improvements and alternatives for individual requests.
• Manage web content changes outside of project work, providing updates to requesters upon completion.
• Prepare and assess images for news articles, ensuring quality and legality before uploading to the CMS.
• Share administration of the Web Content inbox, ensuring timely management of emails.
• Implement batch changes to course webpages during recruitment cycles based on approved fees and entry requirements.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Essential: Thorough knowledge of web content best practices and publishing.
• Desirable: Basic understanding of HTML.
• Essential: GCSE English Language grade A*-C (or equivalent), demonstrating strong writing and editing skills.

Experience:

• Essential: Experience in the Higher Education sector.
• Essential: Collaborative experience as part of a team.

Skills and Abilities:

• Essential: Strong writing, editing skills, and attention to detail.
• Essential: Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Essential: Ability to exercise judgment and demonstrate initiative.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 22nd January 2025 at 11:59pm

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. 

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

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