Content Management Systems (CMS) Consultant
Job Level: W2T Consultant Job Location: Remote Travel Expectations: 0% Job Classification: Temporary (W2T) Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships. Centric is seeking a consultant with deep experience in integrated print and digital publishing environments to deliver an analysis of media industry best practices of content management systems (CMS). This person will provide an analysis/landscape of media and newsroom best practices with content management systems and connected technologies for enterprises publishing multiple integrated print and digital periodicals. In this role, you will:
- Media CMS examples: Real-world examples of how media organizations have structured editorial workflows and publishing pipelines.
- Best practices of unified (single-platform) versus composable (multi-tool) approaches.
- A comparative assessment of how you would score CMS processes operations (editorial workflows and publishing pipelines etc.) using a maturity assessment structure.
- Best practices of unified (single-platform) versus composable (multi-tool) approaches.
- A comparative assessment of how you would score CMS processes operations (editorial workflows and publishing pipelines etc.) using a maturity assessment structure.
- CMS comparison: A comparative assessment of media organizations and their CMS, including strengths, weaknesses, tradeoffs, industry best practices, and media considerations.
- Print integrations: An assessment of how media organizations have integrated CMS with print production workflows, including InDesign-based systems like K4, with attention to native integrations vs. custom-built solutions.
- Preview capabilities: An evaluation of editor experience and multichannel preview capabilities, specifically how editorial teams create, review, and preview content across web, mobile, and print channels within each platform.
- Change management: An assessment of how media organizations have implemented change management to migrate editorial teams off legacy systems, including staff onboarding, workflow transition, and adoption risk.
Who You Are:
- Extensive experience with peer news/media publishers who publish internationally both digitally and in print
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise CMS platforms
- Proven work with integrated print and digital subscriber-based publishers
- Must have experience with references/case study of CMS work with peer publishers
- Must have experience with references/case study of CMS work with peer publishers
- Experience with print publishing workflows (Adobe InCopy/K4)
- Experience with multichannel digital publishing (e.g., Spotify, Apple News, app, web, syndication, etc.)
- Experience leading platform evaluations
- Experience leading migrations and implementations is a plus
- Experience leading migrations and implementations is a plus
- Understanding of content lifecycle management
Total Rewards: We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self-managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.
- Remote and Hybrid Work
- Time Off When You Need It
- Benefits That Flex
- Professional Development
While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full-time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more. Regardless of your role, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success. Discover more about our benefits by exploring additional details here benefits . Who We Are: Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences. Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use —