Writer, Editor

UMGC Ventures

Writer/Editor creating content for UMGC's Office of Communications. Transforming complex ideas into clear stories while collaborating with teams across platforms.

Posted 5/28/2026part-timeRemote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $50 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and edit content that aligns with strategic priorities and institutional voice, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and impact.
Conduct interviews and research—and adapt and interpret data—to inform storytelling and provide depth and credibility to content.
Create and adapt content for multiple platforms and channels, including web, email, social media, and print, with attention to tone and audience needs.
Collaborate across teams to support projects that may include operational or administrative communications requiring precision and nuance.
Maintain consistency and quality standards across all deliverables, applying best practices in grammar, style, and accessibility.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree preferably in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a similar field.
Eight (8) years of experience in roles in which writing and editing were primary/significant responsibilities.
Must include a cover letter and writing samples from previous work.
Upload 2-3 recent samples of your best work for review.
All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Access to health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families, effective from the 1st of the month following your hire date.
Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
Supplemental Retirement Plans: include 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and various Roth options.

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Hard Skills & Tools

content developmenteditingstorytellingdata interpretationcontent adaptationgrammarstyleaccessibility

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationattention to detailcreativityresearch