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How much does a Content Author make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Content Author in the United States is $36 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $32 and $40. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Agile Resources, Inc. - Irving , TX

Content Author Salary: $90,000-$100,000 Type: 6 month Contract to hire Location: Irving, TX We're in search of a motivated Content Author proficient in AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) to join our ...

LinkedIn - 4 days ago

Web & Mobile Content Specialist

Mediabarn - Vienna , VA

Author, QA and publish content within Adobe Experience Manager to support Marketing & Business initiatives * Analyze and report content initiative results and make recommendations for future ...

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Associate Director, Medical Writing Technology and Content Architecture

Synterex - Dedham , MA

Champion the development and integration of technology solutions in medical writing, including AI-based tools, natural language processing, and structured content authoring * Collaborate with ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 10 days ago

Web Content Analyst - 1893874

CTC - Indian Head , MD

Perform web pages updates using a web content authoring tools i.e. HTML, CSS, and scripting tools * Manage web content for the JEOD Portal and NSWC IHEODTD SIPR Intranet * Participate in software ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 21 days ago

Marketing Content Coordinator

ASM International - Novelty , OH

Support content authoring and publishing efforts in website, email, social, and other channel activations * Utilize Google Analytics and other analysis capabilities to analyze and optimize content

LinkedIn - 28 days ago

Author Support Contractor

Ultimate Staffing - Austin , TX

... who author content on our intranet. Skills: * Training and/or support experience * CMS fluency (intranet) * Strong/advanced Excel * Intermediate SQL * Reporting experience * Other job duties as ...

LinkedIn - 11 days ago

What does a Content Author do?

Common responsibilities of a Content Author

Update content logs, copy documents and other documentation systems.

February 17, 2023

Test, evaluate and develop best practice protocol for managing content based on performance data metrics.

February 16, 2023

Demonstrates collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team.

February 21, 2023

Collaborate with colleagues in Marketing and Sales to assist with demos, respond to instructor feedback, assist with special requests, and more.

March 10, 2023

Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of statistics projects (Introductory Statistics, Business Statistics, Biostatistics, Statistics for Engineering, and more).

March 12, 2023

Works with other content experts to identify topics for new product development.

March 15, 2023

Adhere to creative direction/design, accessibility, and production guidelines.

March 29, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Content Author in the United States. The average hourly rate for Content Author ranges from $32 to $40 with the average hourly pay of $36. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $33 to $42 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $37.

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