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Content Writer 🔥


Position Overview  

Upward Global is looking for a dedicated Content writer and Communications Associate to join its growing communications team. The writer/associate will be tasked with creating content for blogs, articles, press releases, news pitches, newsletters, and social media content.

The writer will be tasked with capturing the voice of the organization and its community of immigrants and refugees in the workforce and translating that into meaningful content. This includes working under the supervision of the Strategic Communications Director to interview key staff, jobseekers, program alumni, and other stakeholders (partners, volunteers, policy makers etc.). The content writer should also be comfortable with researching and engaging news media, creating talking points documents, and assisting and in preparing staff for interviews.

Successful candidates for this role must show enterprising skills, the ability to take direction and work independently; and approach media and communications with a strategic lens.  Experience with non-profit communications, and diverse populations is a plus as are other languages.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Research, draft, edit blogs, articles, press releases, media pitches

• Creation, development and update of messaging materials as part of communications team and Campaign strategy

• Work in partnership with Communications, Development, and Program teams to develop creative campaigns related to org mission

• Conduct interviews of jobseekers, alumni, and staff for content

• Draft scripts and speeches for organization’s spokespeople

• Work with vendors to create multimedia content  

• Work with Strategic Communications Director to develop and maintain relationships with reporters (local and national) who focus on issues related to organizational missions

• Support campaign and initiative messaging efforts through social media, website and digital communications as needed. Collaborate with the digital team in developing content for advertising campaigns.

• Prepare content/materials for external meetings and speaking engagements (i.e., research briefings, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, talking points, etc.).


Knowledge and Skills Required

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, English, journalism, or related field.

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in nonprofit, advocacy, or grassroots communications

• Proven content writing or copywriting experience.

• Proficient or willing to learn Microsoft Office applications, Google, WordPress, Mail Chimp or other social & email marketing platforms.

• A portfolio of published articles.

• Excellent writing and editing skills.

• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Experience dealing with intersections of race, immigration, and gender a plus 


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