Content Publishing Specialist

About the position

When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person's story is important. Ancestry, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we've built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families. We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity. Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve. Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people's lives? Join the curious. The Content Publishing Specialist is responsible for finalizing required data updates and validations using database management systems (e.g. SQL, Excel). By ensuring data adheres to quality standards, they enable proper hinting and searchability for users to make new discoveries. The specialist also uses proprietary tools to publish historical collections to Ancestry.com, and are responsible for setting up the UI requirements for final display on the site. Helping people discover their story is at the heart of ours. Ancestry is the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, harnessing a powerful combination of information, science and technology to help people discover their family history and stories that were never possible before. Ancestry's suite of products includes: AncestryDNA, AncestryProGenealogists, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, Archives.com, and Rootsweb. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. For additional information, regarding our benefits and career information, please visit our website at

Responsibilities

• Complete assigned projects each month on time and with accuracy
• Review, finalize, and publish data for each assigned project
• Use MySQL to identify and resolve data issues
• Learn publishing standards and make informed decisions on data treatment
• Support improvements to publishing processes and workflows
• Work with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Maintain and update training and troubleshooting documentation

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience working with data, digital content, or related technical tasks
• 2+ years using MySQL for data review and updates
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn new tools and systems

Nice-to-haves

• Interest in history, genealogy, or data publishing is a plus