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George Mason University · 3 days ago

Senior Editor/Writer

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

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Responsibilities

Develops and executes a storytelling approach for the college that is aligned with the broader College of Humanities and Social Sciences strategic plan and distributes content through the website, email, social media, and other communication tools;

Engages communicators and faculty across CHSS to educate them about institutional storytelling strategies and encourages contributions to support overall content strategies;

Meets with delegates from individual departments or programs to develop stories and content calendars. They work with those delegates to draft and publish stories, including through the university publication channels, social media, and the college website; and

Directs and collaborates with content experts, college leadership, Mason's Office of University Branding, and others in the creation and editing of expert content. Develops, with the Director of Communications, a strategic content plan.

Leverages exceptional writing and editing skills, creativity, and a keen ability to identify newsworthy topics to develop content, as appropriate, for the CHSS website, the university's website, fundraising, social media, publications, executive presentations, and the CHSS faculty/staff newsletter;

Sources and reports key stories that have the potential for the greatest interest and impact, mining newsworthy information from faculty, staff, students, and alumni;

Assists with speechwriting and internal communications; and

Manages relevant sections of the website, writing and uploading new and fresh content.

Manages, edits and publishes the college's bi-weekly newsletter, the CHSS Digest. Regularly collects content and writes original content as needed;

Ensures the content strategy is in alignment with the Dean's goals; and

Publishes the newsletter electronically twice a month during the spring and fall semesters.

The CHSS brand platform is clearly developed in conjunction with the marketing team, and the brand is implemented consistently across all materials in the college's print and digital publications portfolio.

Promotes the expertise of CHSS faculty to potential graduate students and funders, such as foundations and grant-making bodies, as well as to ensure that their work is visible to the university at large;

Identifies content work from outside of the marketing team to incorporate in CHSS's marketing channels, to broaden the reach of CHSS research and teaching, and to support the recruitment of graduate students; and

Monitors and updates the CHSS website, landing pages, and other digital properties and creates content for those platforms.

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Communications plansWeb content managementSocial media messagingProject management toolsContent curationDigital communicationsMicrosoft TeamsAsanaBranding guidelinesLiberal arts understandingAcademic environment experience

Required

High school diploma or equivalent

Extensive experience in writing and editing related positions

Comprehensive, results-driven experience in development and execution of communications plans, writing for all media forms, print and digital publication development, media relations, web content management, social media messaging, and creating and managing strategic partnerships

Knowledge and skills in building an external communications program

Possess exceptional communication skills and is a self-starting storyteller

Possess exceptional writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to adopt the style, tone, and voice of CHSS's various types of written content

Demonstrated skills in using project management tools such as Microsoft Teams or Asana to manage writing and publishing projects and collaboration

A team player with interest in and understanding of the importance of liberal arts and higher education

Has the vision, talent, creativity, and energy to build on Mason's and CHSS's legacy of excellence

Ability to use the CHSS visual branding guidelines as well as an understanding of the university's style and branding guidelines

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience in an academic environment in higher education

Company

George Mason University

Glassdoor

4.3

George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution.

Founded in 1957

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.gmu.edu/

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