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Posted: 13-Dec-22
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 56097
Department: Office of the Provost
Web Announcement:
Writer/Editor
George Mason University's Office of the Provost invites applications for a Writer/Editor. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason's academic and culturally inclusive environment.
About the Department:
The Provost's Academic Administration Pier provides academic communications leadership to advance the strategic priorities, goals and initiatives of the Provost's Office and George Mason University. The team builds awareness of university-wide initiatives and supports the communication efforts of units within the Office of the Provost. The team's areas of focus include:
- Serving as a liaison with other internal offices to integrate strategies and align activities with university-wide academic initiatives and strategic priorities;
- Providing vision and direction for key digital communications from offices within the Provost's division, working across communications channels such as email, websites, social media, video, and more; and
- Collaborating with the Office of University Branding and the Provost's Office Piers, the team works to ensure timely, consistent, and transparent messaging across the Provost's Office.
About the Position:
The Writer/Editor supports the Office of the Provost's communication efforts through research, writing, editing, and revision of internal and external communications for a variety of purposes, audiences, and platforms including but not limited to: project and initiative updates, website copy, grant proposals, student and faculty profiles, news articles, talking points, video scripts, executive reports, and other ad hoc writing requests.
Responsibilities:
Content Creation (45%): Responsible for writing and developing content to contribute to the Provost's Office communications efforts, while adhering to Mason's brand and editorial standards.
- Writes content for the Office of the Provost's internal and external communications including project and initiative updates, website copy, newsletters, student and faculty profiles, news articles, talking points, video scripts, executive reports, and other ad hoc writing requests;
- Constructs compelling narrative and storytelling around data, with awareness of target audience; and
- Maintains brand voice and university style.
Content Editing (35%): Responsible for editing and revising content as necessary to ensure consistent quality in digital and print written materials.
- Provides editing/revision support for the Office of the Provost's internal and external communications;
- Proofreads, edits, and fact-checks digital and print copy prior to publication, ensuring readability, typographical/grammatical correctness, appropriate formatting, and completeness; and
- Adheres to university's style guide and meets established publication deadlines.
Grant Writing (15%): Collaborate with Provost's Office stakeholders to submit grant proposals.
- Writes, revises, and edits administrative grant proposals for units in the Provost's Office.
Strategic Engagement and Research (5%): Responsible for supporting strategic communications efforts to ensure visibility, engagement, and content relevance across campus and beyond.
- Connects with key constituents and internal stakeholders to identify communications needs, conduct interviews, and plan content; and
- Strategizes how to raise visibility and internal/external awareness of the Office strategic initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, or other relevant writing-focused field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Advanced level communication, writing, copyediting, and fact-checking skills with the ability to disseminate information to diverse audiences;
- Experience in managing, organizing and prioritizing multiple concurrent projects effectively to meet internal and external deadlines; excellent research and time management skills;
- Demonstrated experience creating written content, and strong editing skills to spot and correct errors;
- Developed interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
- Excellent attention to detail; organized and process-oriented; and
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in higher education; and
- Ability to effectively coordinate and communicate with diverse faculty, staff, and administrators across multiple disciplines and administrative offices.
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.
Location: Fairfax, VA
Mason Ad Statement:
Great Careers Begin at Mason!
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in both academics and research. Mason holds a top U.S. News and World Report
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George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in both academics and research. Mason holds a top U.S. News and World Report
About George Mason University
George Mason University is a public, comprehensive, research university established by the Commonwealth of Virginia located in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Mason was initially founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1949, and became an independent institution in 1972. George Mason University is an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free, and prosperous world.
George Mason University has 37,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries and a residential population of more than 6,000 students. Mason is a vibrant and dynamic community of scholars. 80% of our students are employed within six months of graduation. Nearly two-thirds of the 140,000 Mason alumni live and work in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
Mason is a young university that, in just a short time, has made impressive strides in size, stature and influence. Today, as Virginia’s largest public research university, we are setting the benchmark for a bold, progressive education that serves the needs of our students and communities. To that end, we have 10 schools and colleges devoted to a variety of study.
Mission.
We prepa...re Mason students for the demands of work, social responsibility, and life in an ever-changing global society. University Life's mission statement is core to our work. We support every student at Mason, from orientation through graduation.
George Mason: Patriotism Personified.
George Mason, for whom our university is named, was one of the greatest of the founding fathers of the United States. Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became a model for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
We Are in Virginia. But We Serve the World.
Mason is committed to creating a more just, free and prosperous world. Located in one of the most important political, economic and intellectual hubs in the world, we accept our responsibility to serve others: to help our students succeed, enrich the life of our community, and contribute to solving some of the most complex global problems of our time.
Washington, D.C.: Land of Opportunity.
Mason’s main campus is in Fairfax, Virginia, just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital is easily accessible by car or public transportation.
At Mason, you can enjoy the best of both worlds: a beautiful wooded residential campus and outstanding college experience, as well as numerous internship and recreational opportunities that only a world-class urban setting like D.C. can offer.
You can intern with National Geographic or the Justice Department, visit the numerous museums with your Art History classmates, take a selfie in front of Lincoln Memorial, catch a Nationals baseball game, kayak along the Potomac, or check out the many neighborhoods where you’ll discover lots of great shopping, places to eat, art galleries, music venues, and much more. You can attend events and hear nationally recognized speakers. You’ll run out of time before you run out of things to do.
There’s more to explore. Students participate in a field trip to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., organized by the Office of International Programs and Services.
In just a short drive, you can be hiking in the Shenandoah Mountains or walking the boardwalk in either Ocean City, Maryland, or Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Our closest airports are Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport, and Mason is easily accessible by public transportation. Free shuttle buses help you get to the nearest Metro station in Vienna, Virginia, just a short distance from our Fairfax Campus. The Arlington Campus is within walking distance of the Virginia Square-GMU stop on the Orange Line.
Enriching Work Environment.
We will invest in recruiting, retaining, and developing talented and diverse faculty and academic and professional staff. We will create a vibrant campus life in which all members can grow and thrive.
Diversity.
Diversity is one of our core values; everyone is welcome here. Mason was recently named the most diverse university in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report.
We bring together a multitude of people and ideas in everything that we do. Our culture of inclusion, our multidisciplinary approach, and our global perspective makes us more effective educators and scholars.
While at Mason, you’ll be making your own decisions and forming your own view of the world. Engaging with diverse groups of individuals, including students, faculty, and staff, will enrich this experience. You will learn from them, and they will learn from you.
We have a variety of communities here, and you're sure to find a group of people who are like you. The great thing is you'll also be embraced by communities of people who are not like you. At Mason, you'll be in a place where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds will:
•Widen your outlook of the world,
•Show you how to work and collaborate with people of differing views,
•Expose you to new perspectives from people with disparate life experiences, and
•Give you the social skills to interact with all kinds of people.
Diversity also enhances learning and creative thinking by prompting the study of new material and the awareness of fresh viewpoints. The power of many perspectives will boost your capacity to explore original ideas and solutions. Seeing issues in a new way heightens your creativity and problem-solving abilities.
Another benefit: As our nation becomes more diverse, students who learn in a diverse environment will be more competitive in an increasingly global economy. You’ll enhance your critical thinking skills and improve your ability to develop nuanced solutions to real-world problems.
Campus-Wide Accessibility.
Accessibility @ mason provide information regarding the physical access of all campuses and online accessibility of programs and services. Information for disability related services and resources available to all employee, students, and visitors the entire university include physical access to buildings, parking policies, and emergency evacuation procedures.
Accessible.
We are an open and welcoming community. We partner with public and private organizations in our region and around the world. We proactively engage with our community. We define our success by how many talented students with potential we serve, not how many we leave out.
Social and Cultural Venues.
Our venues bring world-class performances to the community through vibrant concerts and events. Community members are invited to take part in many artistic and cultural offerings at Mason. Spaces are also available to rent for your next event.
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