Inside Higher Ed is hiring: Temporary Development Writer in Los Angeles

Overview

Temporary Development Writer role at Inside Higher Ed – Los Angeles. Duration: 6 months - End Date: February 28, 2026 (Possible Extension). Employment Status: Non-Exempt, Full Time, 30 hours per week. Job No: 494848. Work type: Casual/Temporary. Category: Hourly.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, the Temporary Development Writer assists the Office of Strategic Initiatives by handling various writing tasks that support fundraising efforts and grant management/stewardship. The Temporary Development Writer is primarily responsible for drafting foundation proposals and reports, as well as conducting prospect research. This role plays a vital part in strengthening the office's overall development efforts and donor engagement strategies.

Job Duties

• 60% - Writing grant proposals and reports. - (Essential)
• 20% - Researching and gathering information to support the development of proposals, reports, and stewardship materials, including preparing CFR proposals, renewal requests, and other correspondence with foundation partners. - (Essential)
• 20% - Editing, proofreading, and providing additional writing support as needed, including letters, concepts, case statements, and other materials. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, English, journalism, communications, marketing or other fields related to position responsibilities.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in developing grant proposals, communications, marketing materials, report writing, and related activities.
• Experience conducting research.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize large quantities of information and concepts and clearly convey value to potential donors.
• Skill in organizing ideas and turning institutional objectives and messages into compelling cases for philanthropic support.
• Ability to convey messages through words, images, data and infographics.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize and organize data, and present findings in a comprehensible manner for different audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google drives/folders/forms, Adobe Acrobat, or any combination of productivity programs applicable to position responsibilities. Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong commitment to a quality work product.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally, in writing and electronically.
• Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, inclusion & diversity.
• Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing work effectively in high-volume, high accountability, confidential environment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Effective organizational, logistical, time management and planning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously, prioritize and fulfill the functions of an office in a timely manner.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Ability to provide effective leadership and training, and to work effectively and professionally across functions, disciplines, levels, and with diverse groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with academic, scientific, and/or technical subjects and a demonstrated ability to translate these to a lay audience. Knowledge of grant proposals, college fundraising and of contemporary issues and methods of higher education institutional advancement and fundraising.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience with academic, scientific, and/or technical subjects and a demonstrated ability to translate these to a lay audience.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $40.00/hr

Additional Details

• Advertised: 11 Aug 2025 Pacific Daylight Time
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries: Online Audio and Video Media