Senior Writer - Communications & Marketing

Houston Community College•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Writer is a senior-level administrative position that reports directly to the Chancellor and will oversee the implementation of special PR projects, operations and communication functions of the Chancellor’s Office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, or related field required
5 years editorial and writing experience working with media, in a private company, or in a position that deals with economics, workplace issues, and/or postsecondary
Valid Texas Driver License
MS Office Programs
Information Management Systems
Project Management

Nice To Haves

7 to 10 years’ experience preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare internal and external correspondence for the Chancellor.
Develop and edit materials related to reports, such as press releases, video scripts, and blog posts.
Bring complex ideas and concepts to life through presentations which complement and support a public speaker on-stage.
Keep up with current issues in labor economics and higher education to accurately reflect those issues in publications, as needed.
Perform substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading, as well as reviews and reorganize drafts, provide writing assistance, and rewrite portions of drafts.
Partner with the Communications department to set editorial strategy, ensuring that content and tone is on brand and of the highest writing and editorial quality.
Manage and organize the process of writing and editing publications.
Collaborate with senior staff and lead support staff to coordinate publication production.
Manage and review the proofreading of reports and other writing projects in various stages of production.
Write/edit numerous research projects simultaneously.
Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required and assigned.