BYU Studies publishes academic articles informed by the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Our marketing efforts seek to connect Latter-day Saints and others with quality information on a variety of topics. We are currently looking for content creators who relish a challenge. Our marketing writers will take academic articles on a variety of important topics and create a “marketing mix” of content for a variety of audiences. Each marketing mix may contain a variety of content: listicles, infographics, video interviews with authors, quote images, social media quizzes and polls, and more. Our writers will make recommendations as to what content types we will create.
Date Posted: 11/17/2022
Openings: 2
Start date: 12/19/2022
Shift: Flexible
Hourly Wage: 13.50
Job ID: 116345
Core skills:
- The ability to take complex writing and simplify it in a way that is true to the original while also being accessible to a wider audience.
- Superb writing style and editing skills.
- The ability to collaborate and synergize with the rest of our marketing team.
- Creativity and proactivity to identify brainstorm new ways to make our content more valuable to college-age Latter-day Saints.
- The ability to give and take constructive feedback.
- The ability to evaluate effectiveness of efforts and adapt quickly.
- A passion for quality gospel scholarship.
- An understanding of how to engage well on social media.
Bonus skills:
- Experience with graphic design or video.
- Experience with data analytics for web, social media, and/or newsletters.
Responsibilities:
- Identify types of content to accompany each article that we publish.
- Write content for our marketing mix, including: listicles, infographics, video interviews with authors, quote images, social media quizzes and polls, and more.
- Write content for our weekly newsletter, including brainstorming half-a-dozen subject lines for our team to choose from.
- Write social media blurbs for different platforms.
- Meet with team to plan ideas for outreach events.
- Review the work of others on the team and ensure that content is translated well to other media.
- Stay abreast of social media trends and how they might impact our marketing strategy.
Application Instructions: Apply online HERE, JOB ID: 116345.
Please include a document with some writing samples to help give us a sense of your style. Also include a resume.
Applicants can expect to hear back by December 19, 2022.
