Web Content Editor – Beirut Campus

This position is no longer open.

The School of Business in Beirut Campus has a vacancy for a Web Content Editor to build and improve the school’s online presence and “brand” awareness through continuous update of the school’s website and presence on social media networks, blogs and search engines.

Main Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage the school website, using primarily the Movable Type publishing platform.
• Manage all faculty member websites and internet home pages, and student organization websites of the school.
• Design and manage the school social media network.
• Train faculty members on designing and managing their own presence on social media networks.
• Ensure that content is consistent with the web strategy of the school, in line with accreditation standards and relevant to users.
• Suggest edits to received content to make it suitable for the web (addition of links or pictorial material, sequence changes, use of tables, lists or charts instead of narrative, rephrasing sentences or eliminating unnecessary content for the sake of conciseness, etc.)
• Ensure consistency by copyediting according to LAU’s Editorial Style guide.
• Maintain all web-related school, department, course, student, teaching and research files for restricted access on the website.
• Manage all school electronic bulletin boards.
• Maintain web-related student petitions as well as career and placement services records.
• Maintain web-related documents for the academic accreditation of the school and the strategic plan.
• Study trends in social media and research popular platforms as applicable to job duties.
• Study emerging social media tools and observe how often those platforms and tools are used.
• Work closely with MarCom and IT teams in developing the school’s website.
• Perform other duties pertinent to this job as requested by the dean.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• A holder of bachelor degree in Communication or related field from an accredited university. Master degree is a plus.
• Minimum 3-5 years writing for the web and managing (or working within) an editorial workflow
• Significant knowledge of website management and design principles and practices
• Familiarity with graphic design processes, programs, and design directions
• Command of English; excellent writing skills
• Experience in web 2.0 features such as social media and personalization
• Marketing, promotion and communications-planning skills

Interested qualified candidates should send a letter of interest indicating in the subject Web Content Editor and their CV to: vacancy7@lau.edu.lb

Please provide the exact month and year while listing your professional experience.

The closing date for receiving applications is Sunday, June 11, 2017.

No applications will be accepted after this date, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Lebanese American University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity