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The Content Migration Specialist engineers a seamless transition from Drupal to WordPress by intentionally migrating page content and digital assets.  By accurately reconstructing departmental content, the Content Migration Specialist ensures the continuity of user experience and search visibility through a transitional period.  The Content Migration specialist bridges the technical gap between legacy systems and our future web strategy, ensuring that all published materials meet our updated brand and accessibility standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Execute the migration of text, images, and media from a legacy Drupal CMS to a WordPress environment to ensure 100% content parity.
• Reconstruct page layouts using the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), adjusting theming to meet new design and brand specifications.
• Audit migrated pages for functional accuracy, including the verification of all hyperlinks, header hierarchies, and structural markup.
• Optimize media assets during the migration process by adding descriptive alt-text and ensuring images are properly scaled for web performance
• Maintain a tracking log of completed migrations, reporting progress in weekly one-on-one meetings to ensure the project remains on schedule for the site launch.
   

QUALIFICATIONS – Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform job.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Content Development, Web Design, Marketing Communications, or a related field required
• 1-3 years of previous website content management experience required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES – May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with the job. 

• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in building complex layouts using standard and custom blocks
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required
• Ability to distinguish between HTML tags and CSS classes when troubleshooting formatting breaks during content pasting.
• Proven ability to identify and correct minute inconsistencies in typography, spacing, and image alignment across hundreds of pages.
• Prior experience working with accessibility standards preferred
• Prior experience viewing or editing content within a Drupal 9 or 10 environment preferred
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
   

PHYSICAL ABILITIES – Activities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• This position is generally sedentary; movement throughout the area is required from time to time.
   

WORK ENVIRONMENT – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• General office conditions.
• Exposed to moderate noise levels

This position will pay $30/hr, working up to 36.25 hours per week.
 

IN-OFFICE EXPECTATIONS

This position is primarily a hybrid role with expected days in the office each week.

The hybrid arrangement will be made upon hire. Candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the Boston campus to ensure operational effectiveness. This arrangement must be approved as outlined in the Remote Work Policy.

Grade of Position: T01N

Employment Category: Temporary (Fixed Term)

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Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.25

In addition to a competitive salary, Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20+ hours per week. 

Emerson Employment Categories influence work schedules, benefits eligibility, and time off policies. Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses, dental plans, generous time-off programs, and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible. Additional benefits, such as life and disability coverage as well as commuter offerings, are available.

Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.