American Chemical Society · 16 hours ago
Assistant Director, Digital Content Strategy
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
5+ years expAmerican Chemical Society is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Assistant Director for Digital Content Strategy to lead the planning, creation, and production of content across their website and digital channels. This role involves ensuring a unified brand voice and engaging content while managing internal and external content needs.
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Responsibilities
Translate brand voice and messaging into compelling web content, ensuring consistency across all digital channels
Continuously assess and refine content to better meet audience needs and support business outcomes
Write and edit high-quality web content, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with brand standards
Guide internal teams, contributors and subject matter experts in producing content that resonates with target audiences
Maintain editorial standards, style guides, and workflows
Manage the production process for a large website, including timelines, approvals, and publishing
Collaborate with designers, developers, and other teams to ensure smooth and efficient workflows
Prioritize and balance competing content requests from internal stakeholders with a customer-service mindset
Monitor website analytics and performance to inform content decisions
Implement SEO, AEO/GEO and metadata best practices to maximize discoverability and impact
Recommend improvements to site structure, navigation, and content presentation
Conduct periodic content audits to identify outdated or underperforming content, and make recommendations for updates, consolidation, or removal
Lead the development and maintenance of automated ACS taxonomy structures to ensure consistent content classification and tagging
Apply taxonomy best practices to improve site navigation, search functionality, and semantic relevance for SEO/AEO
Establish and enforce content governance processes, ensuring content accuracy, consistency, and compliance with legal, regulatory, and accessibility standards
Serve as a steward of content quality, ensuring updates are properly tracked and maintained across the website
Act as a partner to internal teams, helping them communicate value through web content
Train and mentor colleagues on best practices in content creation and digital publishing
Serve as the key point of contact for content-related requests and initiatives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in content strategy, digital editorial, or web content management
Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt content to a brand voice
Experience managing content operations for a large, complex website
Background in managing distributed content contributors or subject matter experts
Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and publishing workflows
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities and manage stakeholder expectations
Service-oriented mindset and excellent interpersonal communication skills
Analytical skills to interpret website performance data and inform strategy
Preferred
Experience in SEO, AEO/GEO, accessibility, and UX best practices
Knowledge of AI-driven content optimization tools
Understanding of semantic search and voice search trends
Benefits
Paid vacation leave
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
Health insurance
Flexible spending account or health care savings account
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Short- and long-term disability
4-week work from anywhere
Company
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a non-profit scientific society that supports scientific research and inquiry in the field of chemistry.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
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Albert Horvath
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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