Web Producer

Prowess Consulting

11d•$50,000 - $55,000•Remote

About The Position

Prowess Consulting is looking for a temporary Web Producer with publishing experience to support our top-tier client’s high-profile work. The ideal candidate must also be well-versed in WordPress. To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Washington. This is a temporary full-time role that can be worked remotely, however, hours are 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Pacific time zone due to collaboration with teammates centered in India. No third-party agencies, please. In this full-time vendor role, you will join a high-performing group of digital storytellers on the company’s brand journalism team, which uses its multimedia platform to tell the stories of people and organizations developing and using its technology in imaginative, innovative and life changing ways.

Requirements

Experience as a web producer in a publishing environment.
WordPress experience.
Experience working effectively in a fast-paced environment and meeting deadlines.
Experience working with HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript – having the ability read it and understand how it will affect things on a website.
Experience ensuring security and accessibility best practices.
Ability to work under deadline; self-directed in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with quality assurance and user acceptance testing of new features.
Ability to work occasional off hours to support event publishing that may occur.
Perform the security updates on server and enhance the website security.
Understanding of Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and W3C principles.

Nice To Haves

Agency, journalism, or corporate experience desirable.

Responsibilities

Prepare communications of regular site feature updates between development and editorial teams.
Assist in WordPress microsite creation and help support a team of journalists, editors, and producers with WordPress production questions.
Work with hosting and application teams to triage, troubleshoot, escalate, and/or resolve issues as they arise.
Perform quality assurance and usability testing of feature updates.
Communicate platform best practices and training documentation to stakeholders, as needed.
Produce site content in WordPress, as needed, including light image optimization in Photoshop.