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Senior Editor/Writer for Center on Education and the Workforce, McCourt School of Public Policy  – Georgetown University
 
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) is a research and policy institute within Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy that studies the links between education, career qualifications, and workforce demands.
 
The Senior Editor/Writer edits CEW reports and other publications. This person also writes engaging and fast-moving narratives using education and labor force data. This role supports CEW’s commitment to helping readers understand and act on the complex changes that are occurring in the US workforce and postsecondary system.

The Senior Editor/Writer performs work that routinely entails substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading, along with drafting, reviewing, and reorganizing reports. In consultation with the research staff, the selected candidate will help uphold CEW’s commitment to providing accurate and clear information using both words and quantitative data.

Reporting to the Research Director and working closely with the editorial and communications staff, research leads, and other key project stakeholders, the Senior Editor/Writer has duties that include but are not limited to:

• Work with teams of economists and research analysts to create and write long-form reports
• Work with contracted copy editors to review, edit, and improve reports
• Help to maintain the house style guide using a thorough knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style and evolving best practices for inclusive language
• Proofread reports and other writing projects in various stages of production
• Edit other materials related to reports, including press releases and blog posts
• Maintain familiarity with current issues in labor economics and higher education to accurately reflect those issues in publications, as needed
• Write/edit numerous research projects simultaneously
• Manage project responsibilities along with lead researchers and help to ensure compliance with deadlines

 
Required qualifications

• Master's degree in English, journalism, or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience
• Editorial and long-form writing experience, preferably on topics such as economics, the workforce, higher education, and worker training
• Excellent editing and writing skills and experience writing about issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Ability to build a narrative based on quantitative data and to compellingly translate that story for the general public and the media
• Detail orientation with a keen eye for words and numbers, and the ability to ask broad questions about the direction and conclusions of a report while catching small errors that others will miss
• Demonstrated experience working on long, complex reports (up to 100 pages) with companion executive summaries
• Ability to write and edit shorter documents, including press releases, blog posts, and op-eds
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic who exhibits excellent time-management skills
• Experience with Microsoft applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

 
Preferred qualifications

• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Tact, firmness, and sound intuition when dealing with authors, analysts, and others
• Strong attention to detail in writing and editing written material as well as data, tables, graphics, and other visual representations of research findings
• Strong knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style and working knowledge of best practices for inclusive writing
• Demonstrated ability to interpret quantitative data and knowledge of educational or labor economics research

 
Work Mode: Telework. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources Mode of Work Designation.