Professional and Technical Writing Coach (Full-time)
Overview
The D. E. Shaw group seeks a skilled writing coach to join its Learning & Development (L&D) team, which helps the firm’s talent excel through customized learning offerings. The writing center within L&D offers classes, individualized coaching and consulting, and other resources to staff across the firm to strengthen their writing skills.
What You'll Do Day-to-Day
- Work one-on-one with colleagues in many different roles and at all levels of seniority to help them improve their professional, financial, and technical writing skills.
- Consult with teams to advise on complex write-ups and proposals.
- Help colleagues learn how to create and refine work that meets the firm’s high standards within our rigorous, writing-heavy culture.
Who We're Looking For
- A bachelor’s degree and at least five years of writing coaching or teaching experience, preferably at the graduate level or in corporate environments.
- Ability to assess and provide actionable guidance on complex professional, financial, and technical writing, including on materials outside of one’s subject matter expertise.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, along with sound judgment, analytical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
- Familiarity with AI writing tools, and experience helping writers navigate AI in their own practice, is highly preferred.
- Knowledge of writing center theory and practice, plus rhetoric and composition theory and pedagogy, is preferred.
- Experience coaching STEM professionals or graduate students is a plus.
Pay and Benefits
This is a full-time role at the D. E. Shaw group. The expected annual base salary for this position is $140,000 to $190,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.