"Web Content Editor: Academic Affairs"

Web Content Editor: Academic Affairs

Requisition Number: S02175P

Position Category: Staff

Hours Per Week: 40

Months Per Year: 12

Pay Grade: E32

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function:

WSU Marketing & Communications is seeking a motivated, well-organized individual to plan, research, gather, write, edit, organize and post web content (text, photos, video) to engage current and prospective students for the Academic Affairs division.

Position will include:

• Working independently or with web developers to build or update websites or pages
• Performing regular content updates
• Creating new features to engage prospective and current students
• Assisting and advising users of the university web content management system
• Staying on top of web trends and best practices while upholding university branding and website standards
• Using web analytics to understand and help improve user experience
• Other writing/editing duties within Marketing & Communications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in communication, English, journalism, electronic media or related field of study.
• Two (2) years experience in web content, online journalism or professional social media roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

Seeking applicants with:

• Experience using a content management system (CMS) or other web development tools
• Strong copy writing and editing skills with an excellent understanding of grammar, punctuation and information organization
• News reporting and/or information-gathering skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to contribute to a team effort
• Knowledge of The Associated Press Stylebook

A successful candidate is willing to learn:

• Web analytics to understand and improve user experience
• The basics of web coding languages like HTML
• Social media account management
• Basic Photoshop skills

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary:

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Open Date: 09/18/2025

Review Date: 10/02/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Notes to Applicant:

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $50,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, three writing samples saved together as one file, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin October 2, 2025. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Physical Activity of this position: Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Physical Requirements of this position: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to move objects, including the human body. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing only occasionally if ever.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).