Web Governance Specialist – Digital Publishing

About the role

The Web Governance Specialist will support Elsevier’s Website Strategy team by ensuring that content on Elsevier.com is consistent, high‑quality, and aligned with defined audience journeys and governance standards. This role monitors the site, identifies issues, and works with stakeholders to maintain a seamless digital experience.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor Elsevier.com for compliance with journeys, governance standards, templates, and publishing guidelines.
• Review pages for correct structure, metadata, and alignment with content standards.
• Identify non‑compliant, outdated, or duplicate content and track corrective actions.
• Ensure pages are correctly aligned to defined audience journeys and user tasks.
• Detect gaps, overlaps, or fragmentation in content pathways.
• Maintain documentation of content structures and audience pathways.
• Support content lifecycle activities such as review, update, consolidation, and retirement.
• Track issues with stakeholders, follow up to resolution, and escalate recurring problems.
• Provide guidance to contributors on applying website standards and structuring content effectively.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, digital media, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 2 + years of experience working with website content, CMS platforms, or digital publishing workflows.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot issues in content structure and quality.
• Understanding of digital content, website architecture, and user‑experience principles.
• Analytical mindset to improve navigation and user pathways.
• Comfortable working with structured processes and applying defined standards.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Required skills

• CMS platforms
• Digital publishing workflows

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape the digital experience of a global scientific publisher.
• Collaborative environment within Elsevier’s central Marketing Excellence function.
• Professional development in content governance and digital strategy.