The College Board
Web Producer
The College Board, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
Description: Web Producer
College Board - AP&I
Location: This is a fully remote role, but candidates who live near College Board offices can be fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).
Type: This is a full-time temp position expected to last 6 months from the start dateand candidates are expected to work 40 hours per week.
About the Team
With more than 38 courses and exams across multiple subject areas, Advanced Placement is the most widely accepted college-level academic program available to high school students. Each year, students around the world who want to achieve at the highest level become AP students. Through AP's college-level courses and exams, students can earn college credit and advanced placement, stand out in the college admission process, and learn from some of the most talented and inspiring teachers in the world. The AP Web Management team is committed to ensuring critical information about the AP program is available on our web sites, collaborating with both program subject matter experts as well as cross-divisional stakeholders such as Communications, Marketing, and Legal.
About the Opportunity
As a Web Producer, you are the orchestrator that makes experiences come alive on the web. You are the Swiss Army knife that can do it all and then some. You are the technology expert that can recommend solutions on the fly and when you cannot, you know which technology teams to talk to and find out. You are the one they come to answer the question: can we do that? Yes, you will say, and here is how. You will partner with the right stakeholders (UX, Design, Research, PM) to bolster your solutions. You take content from static sources and build rich, engaging experiences with the tools at your disposal, with zero errors. You master those tools, including content management systems, presentation systems, project management systems, document management systems, etc. You are a CMS savant, you know more than WordPress or Drupal, you can learn any interface in one sitting and begin using it that same afternoon. You understand core concepts of web publishing (SEO) and web development and can read and write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You quality control your own work and fix issues before anyone else catches them. When new AP web pages or sites are in the news, you will turn to your loved ones and say, I built tha
In this role, you will:
Produce (70%)
Accept, review, understand, and distill projects to build, produce, or create new web experiences
Work with a cross-functional team (project managers, web editorial specialists, and program stakeholders) to define scope and implement online solutions
Write project briefs to help you stay organized
Oversee and take ownership of implementation requests from concept to finished product
Effectively anticipate problems and proactively generate and analyze solutions
Understand, provide, and evaluate constructive feedback and guidance to fine tune web content requests from program and department staff
Follow established web guidelines and industry standards for web publishing
Process (20%)
Coordinate with product management team to discover and implement enhancements successfully
Coordinate with other producers, developers, designers, and content management staff to establish standards and propose new features
Help to organize a streamlined process for capturing requests, prioritizing open items and tracking time spent
When appropriate, create training documentation for site launches and conduct training sessions with program staff
Proactively collaborate with online marketing and analytics teams to ensure SEO best practices are implemented and preserved over a site's lifetime
Innovate (10%)
Recommend and implement new approaches for producing web experiences
Use experiments and A/B testing technology to try new ideas and gat er data to influence decisions and new approaches
Document and share what you have learned so new standards can be set and adopted by the team
About You
College Board - AP&I
Location: This is a fully remote role, but candidates who live near College Board offices can be fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).
Type: This is a full-time temp position expected to last 6 months from the start dateand candidates are expected to work 40 hours per week.
About the Team
With more than 38 courses and exams across multiple subject areas, Advanced Placement is the most widely accepted college-level academic program available to high school students. Each year, students around the world who want to achieve at the highest level become AP students. Through AP's college-level courses and exams, students can earn college credit and advanced placement, stand out in the college admission process, and learn from some of the most talented and inspiring teachers in the world. The AP Web Management team is committed to ensuring critical information about the AP program is available on our web sites, collaborating with both program subject matter experts as well as cross-divisional stakeholders such as Communications, Marketing, and Legal.
About the Opportunity
As a Web Producer, you are the orchestrator that makes experiences come alive on the web. You are the Swiss Army knife that can do it all and then some. You are the technology expert that can recommend solutions on the fly and when you cannot, you know which technology teams to talk to and find out. You are the one they come to answer the question: can we do that? Yes, you will say, and here is how. You will partner with the right stakeholders (UX, Design, Research, PM) to bolster your solutions. You take content from static sources and build rich, engaging experiences with the tools at your disposal, with zero errors. You master those tools, including content management systems, presentation systems, project management systems, document management systems, etc. You are a CMS savant, you know more than WordPress or Drupal, you can learn any interface in one sitting and begin using it that same afternoon. You understand core concepts of web publishing (SEO) and web development and can read and write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You quality control your own work and fix issues before anyone else catches them. When new AP web pages or sites are in the news, you will turn to your loved ones and say, I built tha
In this role, you will:
Produce (70%)
Accept, review, understand, and distill projects to build, produce, or create new web experiences
Work with a cross-functional team (project managers, web editorial specialists, and program stakeholders) to define scope and implement online solutions
Write project briefs to help you stay organized
Oversee and take ownership of implementation requests from concept to finished product
Effectively anticipate problems and proactively generate and analyze solutions
Understand, provide, and evaluate constructive feedback and guidance to fine tune web content requests from program and department staff
Follow established web guidelines and industry standards for web publishing
Process (20%)
Coordinate with product management team to discover and implement enhancements successfully
Coordinate with other producers, developers, designers, and content management staff to establish standards and propose new features
Help to organize a streamlined process for capturing requests, prioritizing open items and tracking time spent
When appropriate, create training documentation for site launches and conduct training sessions with program staff
Proactively collaborate with online marketing and analytics teams to ensure SEO best practices are implemented and preserved over a site's lifetime
Innovate (10%)
Recommend and implement new approaches for producing web experiences
Use experiments and A/B testing technology to try new ideas and gat er data to influence decisions and new approaches
Document and share what you have learned so new standards can be set and adopted by the team
About You