Web editor(s) role

Updated July 2020

This is a job description for the role of web editor, which may be split up between a number of people.

The tasks this person/group is responsible for are:

For each issue:

• Work with Managing Editor to get final versions of articles and coordinate on when they should be published

• Create a new page for each issue

• Create post drafts in WordPress for each article, properly format the text to adhere to consistent rules, fill in metadata where appropriate (i.e. page excerpt, author, category, tags, etc), add footnotes into the document, and link to translations if relevant

• Add and place any relevant art into the article and add captions, making sure it is properly formatted

• Publish the article when the publish date comes (to be determined with managing editor)

• Adjust the SEO settings (keywords, previews, etc) and coordinate with social media team to share once posted

Overall:

• Place any articles outside the issue online as they come

• Make any necessary small aesthetic changes to the website (e.g., header color, reorganizing images on front page)