Content Writer and Editor

Job Description Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) seeks a dynamic, student-centered, and forward-thinking Content Writer and Editor to provide visionary leadership.
The Content Writer and Editor ensures that all marketing materials—whether print, digital, or online—are aligned with the brand's voice, messaging, and style. By overseeing both traditional and digital assets, the editor guarantees consistency and cohesion across all channels, including brochures, emails, stories, newsletters, magazines, and website content.
For digital content, particularly website materials, the editor plays a key role in restructuring and optimizing pages to enhance user engagement and SEO performance. This includes auditing and refining web copy to align with the site's structure, ensuring an updated content calendar throughout all media outlets.
Additionally, a content writer and editor conducts comprehensive reviews to ensure all marketing pieces are current, factual, accurate, and reflect the latest brand standards. This quality control process ensures that all communications are professional, error-free, and strategically tailored to meet the needs of both digital and traditional audiences.
Key Responsibilities Consistency and Quality: The role makes sure all content maintains a consistent tone, style and professionalism, crucial for building a strong brand image that resonates with prospective students and their families.
Accuracy and Credibility: Verifies the accuracy of all information, from statistics to facts, building the institution's credibility and trustworthiness, essential for helping prospective students and families make informed decisions.
AP Style Compliance: Ensures all content adheres to AP style and Embry-Riddle's unique editorial guidelines, maintaining a uniform and professional appearance across all communications.
Grammar and Syntax: Maintains accuracy and good grammar with error-free copy after multiple rounds with stakeholders.
SEO Optimization: Enhances the content's online presence by optimizing it for search engines, skillfully incorporating keywords and following best practices for online readability.
Cross-team Asset Management: Acts as an asset across all EMDS teams, overseeing content delivery throughout various media outlets.
Qualifications Strong academic foundation in writing, linguistics and critical analysis, ensuring clarity, precision and creativity in content.
Extensive training in grammar, rhetoric and stylistic nuances through coursework and writing-intensive projects.
Minimum 3‑5 years of experience in content creation, editing, or marketing roles, preferably within digital media, journalism, corporate communications, or marketing agencies.
Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred.
Benefits Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. Plus 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution—no vesting period.
Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.

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