Web Content & Media Specialist

Posting Details

Position Information

Role Title Info Technology Specialist II Role Code 39112 Pay Band 05

Posting Details

Working Title Web Content & Media Specialist Position Number 00634A Department ODUGLOBAL BRAND & ENROLL MKTNG Location Norfolk, VA Type of Position Classified Type of Job EEO Category C Technicians Job Description

The Web Content & Media Specialist will provide website design, development, content, and maintenance support for the assigned websites. This position will work collaboratively with stakeholders to create effective web environments. Additionally, it will serve as a web liaison for Digital Learning units and assist with overall website monitoring, maintenance, and support.

Type of Recruitment Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Considerable knowledge and understanding of current authoring languages, editing, and authoring tools, and related website technologies, including content management systems such as Drupal, AEM, Joomla, Wordpess or Wix.
• Working knowledge of web standards, best practices, accessibility needs and user interface/experience design.
• Working knowledge of graphic design tools including, but not limited to, the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Working knowledge of communications, marketing, and branding principles.
• Excellent collaboration, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication, editing and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to set and communicate deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work without supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks with strong time management and organizational skills.

Special licenses, registration or certification

None

Education or training

None

Level and type of experience

• Considerable experience writing, managing and/or providing oversight for website content.
• Prior experience in communications and marketing.
• Prior experience working with diverse internal and external constituents.
• Prior experience providing website oversight and maintenance.
• Prior experience with structuring, developing, and implementing interactive Web sites.
• Prior experience managing digital assets.

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)

• Prior experience managing website content in higher education.
• Prior experience managing web content using a CMS.
• Prior experiencing analyzing web traffic using tools such as Google Analytics.
• Prior experience managing digital photography and other digital assets.
• Considerable knowledge of metadata, particularly as related to digital photography and assets.
• Considerable experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Considerable professional experience writing or creating original content for the Web.
• Working knowledge of Internet programming languages, including, but not limited to, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and PHP.

Conditions of Employment

This is a remote position, requiring a traditional 40-hour work week. Computer equipment will be supplied for remote work; high-speed internet is the responsibility of the employee.

• The equipment provided to staff with approved telework agreements enables them to deliver vital services to University faculty, staff, and students from remote locations.
• Many of our operations can and should continue as usual, even when the main physical campus is closed.
• Therefore, all division employees with an approved telework agreement are generally expected to work during official University closures.

Should travel be required, budgetary constraints may limit where the successful candidate can reside. In addition, existing payroll limitations on locations a remote employee may work from could limit the selection of the final candidate.

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate Salary is commensurate with education and experience and begins at $ - $70,000

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number S03432 Job Open To General Public Open Date 10/07/2026 Close Date 10/30/2026 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions Summary

Along with the completed application, please attach your updated resume and cover letter.

Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check. College Home Page Department Home Page Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter.

To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you now or will you in the near future require sponsorship for an employment visa (i.e. H-1B)?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you a former federal employee who was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency?

• Yes - If yes, please upload a copy of your Standard Form (SF-50)

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents

• Yellow Layoff Form
• Blue Layoff Card
• AHP Letter
• Standard Form 50 (SF-50)