From instructional designer to web content manager
15 of the 32 essential skills of a web content manager are already essential for a instructional designer — about 47% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 47%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a web content manager
What a web content manager does
Web content managers curate or create content for a web platform according to the long-term strategic goals, policies and procedures for an organisation's online content or their customers. They control and monitor compliance with standards, legal and privacy regulations and ensure web optimisation. They are also responsible for integrating the work of writers and designers to produce a final layout which is compatible with corporate standards.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply tools for content development
- authoring software
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- content development processes
- develop digital content
- identify customer requirements
- manage content metadata
- provide multimedia content
- provide written content
- publishing strategy
- translate requirement concepts into content
- translate requirements into visual design
- use markup languages
- web programming
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a web content manager and not for a instructional designer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- comply with legal regulations
- conduct search engine optimisation
- create content title
- digital content creation
- ensure compliance with company regulations
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- identify legal requirements
- information structure
- integrate content into output media
- interpret technical texts
- keywords in digital content
- legal requirements of ICT products
- manage online content
- style sheet languages
- use content management system software
- utilise content types
- web based collaborative platforms
Other moves from instructional designer
2 roles- e-learning developer19 skills in common
- technical communicator11 skills in common
← instructional designerweb content manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a web content manager?
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