Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job DescriptionThe Content Development Specialist is responsible for executing all operations related to website management, social media engagement, and internal and external communications for the Center for Centers. This position transacts requests from faculty, staff, and administrators regarding website changes, announcements, and advertising campaigns and anticipates various routine, ongoing needs regarding website maintenance, academic cycle-related communications, and community building virtual engagements. The position works under Creative Services to support events (both in person and virtual), by coordinating media capture, conceptualizing and implementing registration systems, advertising/marketing, creating and disseminating all digital representations of the event, and other tasks, as needed.
Assists the Associate Director, Creative Services and University partners with executing all operations related to website management, social media engagement, and creating email communications for the Center for Center's constituents.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $57,800 to $72,250; salary commensurate with relevant experience.Requirements•Bachelor's degree and some related work experience, preferably in an academic setting. Experience working with web-related technologies.
•Computer literacy with PC and Mac environments
•Experience in web writing, editing, content and communications
•Proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Experience and knowledge of HTML, CSS, Adobe CS applications (including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver) a plus.
•Motivated to learn new skills: interest in learning new programs and concepts in Internet technology and best practices. Research new web tools, training, assessment and process adoption.
•Strong organizational, communication and proofreading skills required.
•Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work independently/as team member.
Closing StatementBoston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.
