Digital, Cyber and IT - Web Content Editor
Digital, Cyber and IT - Web Content Editor
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Web content editors research, write and manage an organisation’s online content, including text, images, video and other media.
- Use test sites with the client to see which ideas best suit their needs
- Build the structure of the site
- Make sure the new site can be smoothly combined with any existing networks
- Work on the site's appearance
- Deal with user access and security
- Test the site under construction to find and fix any problems
- Review and update the website content on a regular basis
As a Web Content Editor, you could work from home, at a client's business or in an office.
Web Content Editors tend to work between 35 to 40 hours a week. You could work occasional evenings.
Starting: £22,000
Experienced: £40,000
You may be able to train on the job in a digital editorial assistant role. You'll find it easier to get a job if you've got examples of your work, like online articles and blog or forum contributions. Some employers may expect you to have experience of the subject or insight about the audiences the website is aimed at. You'll also usually need to show you've experience of:
- writing to content and style guides including using plain English
- web content management systems (CMS)
- search engine optimisation (SEO)
You could take a college course to get some of the skills you'll need when looking for a job.
You could do an advanced apprenticeship as a junior content producer.