College Website Content Writer

About the role

Temporary position through year‑end, full‑time, on‑site, start ASAP. Pay $69.00 per hour. Join a college communications team to uncover and tell compelling stories of students, faculty, alumni, and campus community members.

Responsibilities

• Interview students, faculty, alumni, and members of the college community to uncover compelling personal and professional stories
• Write engaging student profiles, feature stories, success stories, and human‑interest pieces
• Translate interviews and background information into polished, accessible, student‑focused content
• Update and refresh website copy across digital platforms
• Edit and proofread content for grammar, accuracy, consistency, tone, and style
• Identify interesting people, experiences, programs, and accomplishments that deserve to be showcased
• Collaborate with marketing and communications colleagues to develop content that supports prospective student engagement
• Help tell the story of what makes the college community unique

Requirements

• Love of writing and ability to make a story interesting
• Natural curiosity and willingness to approach people and ask “Tell me about that.”
• Skill in asking thoughtful follow‑up questions rather than reading from a script
• Ability to make people feel comfortable enough to share meaningful details
• Excellent writing, editing, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Experience writing profiles, features, human‑interest stories, interviews, or success stories
• Ability to turn a conversation or a handful of notes into a compelling finished story
• Experience creating or editing website content
• Comfortable learning or working within a CMS such as WordPress, Drupal, or a similar platform
• Background in communications, marketing, journalism, English, public relations, or a related field
• Higher education experience is a plus, but not required

Pay

$69.00 per hour

Schedule

Full‑time, on‑site, start ASAP; temporary through year‑end.