(New York, NY 10010)

Overview: Touro College is launching a major redesign of their main website as well as sites for all of their schools. Part of that redesign will be a content assessment and overhaul. The Online Content Editor/Writer will:

• Work with the redesign firm to assess content, rewriting the content for the static pages to match the style and voice of the new website, as well as writing new content for static pages.
• Write compelling content - web stories - for the main and school sites (coverage of events, projects, profiles, etc. The things that show Touro as an inviting, engaging, dynamic place.)
• Edit submitted student/faculty writing as necessary.
• Help build Touro’s online community.
• Make sure all writing is web and SEO friendly (guidance and training can be provided).

Touro College & University System is a Jewish-sponsored independent accredited institution of higher and professional education and is comprised of over 30 different schools, both undergraduate and graduate in diverse locations across the United States and the world. Their main campus is in New York City.

Qualifications:

• Strong story-telling and writing skills
• Creative thinker, passionate about content, determined to seek out the story
• Strong headline writing skills
• Strong interviewing skills – you know the right questions to ask
• Good editor, can edit copy to match a certain style or voice
• Excellent project management and strong interpersonal skills
• Can work independently and collaborate with a team
• Comfortable/willing to learn CMS (content management system) to update and upload content.
• Knowledge of/integration with social media a plus
• Contributes to editing guidelines for internal/external editors
• Ability to work on simultaneous projects
• Willingness to “dig in” and do the work required to get great content
• Excellent grammar, spelling and English usage
• Ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds

Experience:

BA/BS degree.

Touro College is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. Our practices and employment decisions regarding employment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment are not be based on an employee's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, military discharge status, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic predisposition, housing status, or any other protected status, in accordance with applicable law. Our policies are in conformance with Title IX, 1972 Education Amendments

Benefits: Flexible Benefits, Health Insurance, Holidays, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation, 403b

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit resumes with (links to) writing samples to lisa.halberstam@touro.edu. Must include web content - blogs, tweets, headlines, etc. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. An on-site short web-writing test will be part of the interview process.