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Copywriter and Content Manager

Ellucian Reston, VA
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Job description

Together we are powering the future of Higher Education

Here at Ellucian, we are motivated by a mission ~ the power of education to transform lives and change the world. We are the global market leader in EdTech for Higher Education, serving more than 2,900 customers and reaching over 26 million students in 50+ countries. We are dedicated to helping Higher Ed thrive by transforming their institutions into agile, digitally connected campuses that enable student success.

We are looking for an editor with an eye for detail who enjoys the challenge of collaborating with a team to enhance and polish competitive and strategic proposals. The primary responsibility of the Copywriter and Content Manager will be to work with the Manager, Global Content and Design team to review, edit, and finalize proposals in the higher education space, while maintaining content standards and updating library content. This position is also responsible for writing, refining, and customizing team and company content to meet bid-specific requirements to help produce winning bids.

Where you will make an impact

  • Create and edit compliant, compelling responses for assigned proposal sections/topics and create associated charts, tables, appendices, and other information in support of proposal development
  • Review and edit proposal responses for consistency, compliance, win theme incorporation, solution accuracy and other elements during regular and core team review cycles to create the final proposal submission
  • Edit, proofread, organize, and rewrite the content as necessary to meet requirements.
  • Support the maintenance of our content library tool (OMBUD)
  • Coordinate with the graphic designer to format and support the use of imagery in proposals
  • Identify customers’ needs and gaps in our content and recommend new methods for responding
  • Maintain content hygiene by establishing review cadence and engaging SMEs in regular content reviews
  • Participate in product launch teams to proactively gather and migrate content to OMBUD
  • Ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, and tone)

What you will bring

  • 2-3 years of proven work experience as a Technical Content Writer, Copywriter, Editor, or similar role
  • Experience with a content management tool such as OMBUD, Qvidian, RFP360 or Sharepoint is a plus
  • Successful completion of a writing/editing test is required
  • Understanding of trends in content marketing; experience in the B2B software space a plus
  • Ability to multitask multiple projects and prioritize workload
  • Ability to meet deadlines

What makes #Ellucianlife

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible time off
  • Thrive Flex Program that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
  • 401k w/ match & Bright Plan - to help you save for the future
  • Maternity & Paternity Leave
  • Charitable leave – 40 hours/year
  • Telemedicine
  • Wellness
  •   o Ginger (mental health)
  •   o Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
  • Rethink & Wellthy– caregiver support
  • Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
  • Tuition Reimbursement Assistance
  • Professional development opportunities

At Ellucian, we believe in the “power of together.” We embrace an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace, and believe that our differences help inspire a culture of acceptance that makes our company more collaborative and innovative. We’re proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome you to come as you are!

Salary range Not specified
Date posted 17th March 2023
Commitment Full-Time
Place of work Remote (United States)
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