Job Title: Digital Content Strategist Location: Oakland, CA - Remote for now, but must in in Oakland when office open @1/1/2022 Pay Rates: DOE/hr W-2 Duration: up to 24 months – contract to hire Overview:
The Senior Content Strategist will be an advocate for usability of our client’s websites from the content perspective, including site architecture, usability, findability, labeling, editorial voice, brand, and user-centered content strategy, & SEO best practices.
This person will work collaboratively with content development partners such as UX, creative services, brand, and IT to connect all aspects of content development with the goal of upholding quality & compliance.
The successful candidate will have the ability to add value to stakeholder requirements with user-centered strategies that drive online business success. The candidate will be able to apply business sense and marketing savvy to construct websites, sections, and pages to satisfy these needs.
This person must also be a strong web writer and editor who can construct compelling UI copy to help users understand and complete tasks; convey complex health insurance product and service information in a way that is easy to understand and act upon; and craft effective, on-brand marketing copy for campaign collateral.
The person in this role must also have expertise in SEO, including the application of best practices, as well as skills in keyword research and strategy. The ability to interpret and apply web analytics data in order to optimize websites and pages is also required.
Also key to this role is fluency in content management systems, with skills in CMS operation and demonstrated experience managing content on large, complex websites.
To be successful in this role, the candidate must be a team player, possess the ability to work independently, and have a passion for learning our business and products.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with product managers, marketing, and business partners to translate requirements into effective content and information architectures that drive user adoption rates for self-service features, retain members, increase revenue from online applications, and precisely communicate product features and benefits.
Implement and evangelize Blue Shield’s online editorial style and standards across all web properties, while clearly defining new product features and reinforcing the Blue Shield brand
Write, edit, and proof content
Contribute to the identification of unmet site-wide needs by suggesting navigation and content improvements, contributing to strategic solutions
Gather project requirements and explore strategic content design and solutions that clearly fit business goals and user goals, while promoting the Blue Shield brand
Effectively and convincingly prepare and present content strategy recommendations to product managers, business unit clients, and executives
Embrace and implement SEO best practices to support findability, usability, and marketing objectives by optimizing on-page content, content structures and metadata
Will take direction from the Manager of Content Strategy, but need to be able to work as a lead to explore and create successful content and navigation solutions
Work closely with the product, engineering, and QA teams to support implementation and QA efforts
Participate in formal and informal content critiques; give effective feedback to peers
Serve in a supporting role in the planning and development of web portal capabilities
