Writing and Editing Specialist

Title: Writing and Editing Specialist, Office of Enrollment Marketing and Communications

Location: Bloomington, IN United States

Job Description:

Department Information

The Office of Enrollment Management (OEM) at Indiana University (IU) Bloomington is dedicated to attracting, enrolling, and supporting a community of talented students from Indiana, across the nation, and around the world. OEM integrates strategic planning, data-informed decision-making, and collaborative partnerships across campus to create a seamless student experience from 1st contact through graduation. Through its units Admissions, Scholarships, the Registrar, Student Financial Assistance, Student Central, Orientation and Enrollment Programs, Retention, Planning and Research, Enrollment Marketing and Communications, Administration and Fiscal Affairs, and Development OEM advances the university's mission by fostering access, belonging, and student success while upholding IU Bloomington's tradition of academic excellence and public service.

The Office of Enrollment Marketing and Communications (EMC) in the Office of Enrollment Management serves all 10 units. A combination of creative mojo and data analysis allows us to implement innovated marketing communications to serve prospective and current students and their families driving enrollment and retention to and for IU Bloomington.

Job Summary

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Contributes to and executes OEM content strategy, collaborating with OEM and campus partners to develop ideas and targeted communications.
• Creates integrated, brand-aligned content across email, web, print, digital, social, and other marketing channels, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to IU style guidelines.
• Works collaboratively with others when writing, editing, proofreading, and content production workflows, managing multiple projects and ensuring consistency across campaigns.
• Provides editorial guidance, maintains the OEM style guide, and supports best practices in writing and communication.
• Engages in ongoing professional development to stay current with marketing, communications, and editorial best practices.

General Responsibilities

• Writes and edits clear, informative written content for various communications needs, audiences, and publication formats, assessing for relevance, accuracy, and appropriateness; tailors the degree of copyediting to a project's specific needs.
• Corrects basic and complex grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and syntax errors and performs edits that improve overall writing quality of communications and ensure alignment with university mission, strategies, objectives, and brand and accessibility guidelines.
• Performs reviews of peer writing to ensure grammar, quality, tone, and level of depth are sufficient; may also review against requirements for specific publications, including content, length, brand guidelines, and deadline specifications.
• Consults regularly with writers, printers, faculty, staff, and/or other stakeholders to ensure adherence to writing and publications deadlines.
• Identifies user and audience needs and analyzes usage of existing content in order to identify content gaps; plans, develops, and publishes internal and external communications.
• Drafts sample communications to be reviewed with manager at project deadline checkpoints.
• May provide guidance to other Writing and Editing Specialists.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, public relations, or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in relevant field.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Ability to work within tight time frames and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Demonstrates familiarity with correct style and ability to write, edit, and proof text, including ability to read for content and correct accordingly.

Preferred

• Demonstrates strong project management skills.
• Thoroughly dependable.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule (mix between 2 remote workdays and 3 in-person workdays), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs. 

Advertised Salary

$55,000-$60,000 based on experience

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)