Senior Content Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and document structured content models and metadata frameworks to facilitate scalable content creation, reuse, maintainability, author workflows, and editorial governance.

• Offer technical leadership to engineering teams regarding the consumption, rendering, and scaling of structured content across new user interfaces.

• Mentor team members on content APIs and develop prototype solutions that align with front-end requirements.

• Ensure consistent integration of content across both print and digital workflows.

• Enhance the modeling, tagging, and delivery of complex content to provide a unified user experience.

• Contribute to the long-term content architecture strategy for the Authentic Work Platform.

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product teams, and cross-functional partners.

• Design content systems that balance usability for authors with machine readability and adaptable front-end rendering.

• Oversee content migrations, governance enhancements, and large-scale model redesigns.

• Work together on reusable components, content validation, and API integration.

• Utilize content architecture for personalization, AI-readiness, search functionality, and findability.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in designing structured content or data models and workflows for digital products.

• Proficiency in structured content systems like XML/DITA.

• Experience in production-scale, user-facing environments.

• Familiarity with enterprise content management systems such as Drupal and XDocs.

• Knowledge of authoring workflows and metadata frameworks.

• Capability to read and troubleshoot delivery APIs.

• Experience with scripting transformations.

• Ability to analyze markup and metadata to inform modeling decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• A systems-thinking and architectural mindset towards scalable, maintainable, and reusable content design.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills across cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4–6 years of experience with structured content systems, or equivalent experience in a content engineering role.

• Willingness to travel 3–5 times a year to College Board offices or for College Board business.

• Authorization to work in the United States.

• A curious mindset and a readiness to embrace emerging and AI-driven technologies.

• Ability to learn and independently apply new digital tools proactively.

• Commitment to personal growth, feedback, iterative learning, and incorporating user input.

• Capability to make data-informed decisions and tackle complex problems.

• A collaborative and empathetic approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work option available.

• Optional hybrid schedule for candidates located near College Board offices (in-office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

• Annual bonuses offered.

• Merit-based raises and opportunities for promotions.

• Competitive compensation adjusted based on location.

• Comprehensive benefits package included.

• Supportive team environment with meaningful career opportunities.

• Professional development and investment in employee growth and success.

• Mission-driven workplace culture.

• Opportunities for global and occasional in-person business travel.