INITIAL CLOSING DATE: 08/29/25*

• For full-consideration, all application packets must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date/next review date.
  Salary Grade: C1-60
  Starting Salary: $7,953.47 (per month) plus excellent benefits
  Full Salary Range: $7,953.47 – $10,642.48 (per month)

JOB SUMMARY

The writer/editor is a key position in the Office of Communications, working independently and serving within and across three small teams – editorial, multimedia and web – in a deadline-driven environment. Given this central role, the writer/editor provides general work direction to immediate colleagues. The person in the position routinely synthesizes complex concepts in appealing and effective ways for various audiences, with a primary focus on potential and current students. The college website and related app are central vehicles for communications, with others including direct emails, text messages, social media, newsletters and other digital publications, the college catalog, various printed collateral, and advertising. Other audiences for various documents and communications include the internal community of classified professionals, faculty members and administrators; the external community locally and across the region; professional, educational, nonprofit and government organizations; media; elected officials; industry; and others. The writer/editor serves in a campuswide role, working closely with instructional, student services and administrative services colleagues to obtain information and ensure accuracy.
The person in the role must be a superior writer in all forms, with an ability to edit their own work and that of others for accuracy, clarity, tone and brevity. The writer/editor will use and maintain Associated Press style across all publications.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Different attributes and characteristics of various styles of writing and the appropriate adaptation of communication style for targeted audience.
• Advanced principles and practices of developing, writing, formatting, and editing creative content for internal and external web, social media, and print communications.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Content management systems.
• Principles, practices, and techniques of handling media requests.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and district policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Techniques and methods of data research, synthesis, organization, and interpretation.
• Record keeping and filing systems and methods.
• Associated Press style and the use of style guides.
• Modern office practices, procedures, technology, and computer equipment and applications.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, students, and district staff, including individuals of diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.
• Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in English, journalism, marketing, political science, social science, or a related field AND five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in marketing, communications, publications, or media relations with an emphasis on writing and editing in a digital environment.

Please refer the Job description for details