Virginia Tech
Writer
🇺🇸 Blacksburg, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $55K - $60K
💻 Other
🗓️ August 5th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Generate announcements, feature stories, and news for internal and external audiences.
- Produce digital communications for multiple platforms and storytelling styles.
- Use Microsoft Office and experience with content management systems is preferred.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in communications, English, journalism, writing, or related field and several years of professional work experience.
- Provide writing samples demonstrating the ability to make complex stories engaging and understandable.
- Work under pressure, prioritize assignments, and meet deadlines individually and collaboratively.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, experience in academic and digital communications, AP style writing and editing, and knowledge of branding and marketing principles.
- Salary ranges from $55,000 to $60,000, commensurate with experience.
- Full-time, regular appointment exempt from overtime, requiring 40 hours per week on the Blacksburg campus.
- Support an inclusive university environment dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity with a broad academic and research community.
Writer Full Description
About Virginia Tech:
Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT—serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion, and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.
Position Description:
The Writer is a member of the Executive Vice President and Provost’s communications team and plays a critical role in researching, writing, editing, and proofreading content for various storytelling platforms and styles. Reporting to the Associate Vice Provost for Communications, the Writer will generate announcements, feature stories, and news for both internal and external audiences as well as digital communications to support the strategic priorities of the academic enterprise and university.
Required Qualifications
• Several years of professional (non-internship) work experience
• Provide 3 writing samples that demonstrate making complex stories interesting and understandable
• Ability to work fulltime at the Blacksburg campus
• Ability to work individually as well as with a team to accomplish objectives
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize competing assignments, and organize work to meet deadlines
• Experience in a digitally driven storytelling environment
• Experience with interviewing a wide range of sources
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Excellent interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in academic and/or digital communications writing and editing
• Experience writing and editing in Associated Press style
• Experience working in a content management system
• Experience measuring the performance of content and audience behavior
• Experience in a higher education environment
• Knowledge of standard copyediting marks
• An understanding of branding and marketing principles, graphic and web design standards, photography, and videography
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