Content Manager with WordPress (German Speaker)

Content Manager with WordPress (German Speaker)

We are looking for an experienced Content Manager with strong hands-on WordPress experience to support the management and ongoing development of a customer-facing website.

This role combines content management, stakeholder coordination and project management with hands-on technical responsibility for maintaining and improving the WordPress platform.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, including Marketing and UX/UI teams, acting as a point of contact between business needs and website delivery.

Your responsibilities

Content & stakeholder management

• Manage website content, digital assets and metadata.

• Work closely with business stakeholders, including Marketing and UX/UI teams.

• Act as a key point of contact between the business and technical teams.

• Provide recommendations related to UX/UI, accessibility and website improvements.

• Support prioritisation, risk assessment and documentation.

• Manage and track work using Jira and Confluence.

WordPress & website development

• Work hands-on with WordPress, including WordPress VIP.

• Support component development and implementation of new features and website changes.

• Coordinate development activities and support move-to-production processes.

• Maintain the website from a technical perspective, including plugin management and updates.

• Proactively monitor website health and quality.

Quality & optimisation

• Monitor and improve website performance and page speed.

• Support accessibility and A11Y compliance.

• Perform quality assurance activities related to website content and functionality.

• Identify potential risks and improvement opportunities.

• Coordinate fixes and enhancements with development teams.

What we are looking for

• Around 5+ years of relevant experience in web content management, website management or a similar role.

• Strong hands-on experience with WordPress; experience with WordPress VIP would be highly beneficial.

• Experience managing content, assets and metadata for customer-facing websites.

• Ability to work with both business stakeholders and technical/development teams.

• Experience using Jira and Confluence.

• Understanding of website quality topics such as page performance, page speed and accessibility (A11Y).

• Consulting mindset and ability to provide recommendations rather than simply execute requests.

• Good organisational and stakeholder management skills.

• German at approximately B1 level or above, with the ability to understand written German content. Spoken fluency is not required.

• English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working with customer-facing websites.

• Experience in a regulated or complex industry, such as Pharma.

• Experience coordinating web development activities.

• Exposure to UX/UI processes and teams.