Senior Editorial Strategist (WordPress Trainer)

Summary

This role combines website requirements documentation, WordPress
demonstrations during sales and discovery phases of work, and training in
WordPress’ visual block editor, Gutenberg.

Description

Websites have two broad user groups — those who consume content and those
who produce it. We are looking for a Senior Editorial Strategist to champion
and support hardworking content producers—our clients.

The Senior Editorial Strategist helps us to better understand how our clients
manage and publish their content. They identify ways to make editorial
workflows more efficient and intuitive for writers and editors and then work
with our developers to customize aspects of the WordPress CMS.

Prior to and after the launch of a website, the Senior Editorial Strategist
conducts WordPress trainings, so our clients can become confident users of
their new CMS.

In addition to these project responsibilities, the Editorial Projects
Specialist supports internal initiatives such as ongoing staff training in
WordPress’ new capabilities. They also support our sales process by demoing
WordPress’ capabilities.

Alley is an equal opportunity employer and we seek to increase diversity in
the tech industry. We encourage applications from women, Black people,
indigenous people, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and
other communities traditionally underrepresented in this field. Read our DEI
pledge to learn more about how Alley values diversity, equity and inclusion.

For information on our hiring process and what it’s like to work at Alley,
please check out our FAQ. If you have any questions about our hiring process,
please contact us at hiring@alley.co.

Responsibilities
* Lead editorial workflow discovery sessions
* Consult with Alley’s designers, developers, and product managers to
represent the content workflow needs of Alley’s clients
* Conduct WordPress trainings for Alley clients and team members
* Create training materials and detailed CMS documentation
* Work with Alley’s leadership to develop new processes and refine services
in this area of our work

Qualifications
* You are an expert user of WordPress
* You have planned and led trainings, workshops, or other similar meetings
for groups
* You effectively balance multiple, simultaneous client projects
* You work collaboratively and cross-functionally with software engineers,
designers, and other team members
* You are a skilled written and verbal communicator
* You are an engaging presenter, who can translate technical information to
non-technical users

Bonus Points if
* You have experience working with editorial or publishing teams, such as
newsrooms or other high-volume content publishers
* You have experience working with a digital services agency

Benefits
* Competitive salaries – We recognize several levels of career progression
for Editorial Project Specialists and tie compensation to those levels
corresponding to seniority and experience. We are currently searching for a
mid-level specialist with a salary band starting at $85k. If you consider
yourself to be at a higher level, we still encourage you to apply and can
discuss additional opportunities with you!
* Medical, dental, and vision benefits
* 401(k) with company matching
* Profit sharing
* Monthly lunch allowance
* Flexible time off policy
* Remote-first – We are a fully distributed company, meaning we don’t
have a set work location. Team members can choose to work from home or from a
coworking space. We’ll furnish your home office or rent you a coworking
space.

Attention recruiters: Please do NOT contact us about this job. All hiring
duties at Alley are carried out by our staff.