Senior Content Writer – K–12 Education

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Create blogs, newsletters, case studies, thought leadership pieces, website content, campaign materials, and various long- and short-form content.

• Convert intricate educational ideas, research findings, product details, and school narratives into accessible and engaging material.

• Conduct interviews with educators, school and district leaders, internal specialists, and partners.

• Modify tone, framing, and depth to suit a range of audiences from teachers to district administrators.

• Revise written content based on feedback to enhance quality, efficiency, and editorial insight.

• Develop and oversee the editorial calendar in line with organizational goals.

• Manage Participate Learning’s blog as a valuable resource for educators and education leaders.

• Spot opportunities to revisit, enhance, and repurpose existing content.

• Lead the editorial creation of recurring communications, including product emails and organization-wide news updates.

• Implement search and digital content best practices in collaboration with marketing colleagues.

• Write from the perspectives of educators and school leaders.

• Work together with Product, Research and Evaluation, Implementation, Partnerships, and Marketing teams.

• Adapt primary content for social media, design, paid media, sales enablement, and other channels and campaigns.

• Provide editorial insight during collaborative review processes.

• Manage various writing projects and deadlines while ensuring high-quality output.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Education, or a related discipline is preferred.

• Over 5 years of professional writing, editorial, communications, education, or related experience.

• Proven exceptional writing skills demonstrated through a portfolio of significant work.

• Relevant professional experience in K–12 education, education publishing, education communications, or a role involving in-depth engagement with schools and educators.

• Experience in interviewing subject-matter experts and transforming complex information into engaging content.

• Outstanding writing, editing, and storytelling capabilities.

• Strong command of language, structure, tone, voice, and nuance.

• Exceptional synthesis skills with the ability to identify connections across various sources, concepts, and perspectives.

• Profound understanding of K–12 audiences with the capability to write credibly and empathetically for educators.

• Excellent interviewing and listening abilities.

• Strong editorial judgment and meticulous attention to detail.

• Robust research skills and a keen intellectual curiosity.

• Capability to manage multiple projects and collaborate effectively across teams.

• Experience in content marketing, SEO, email marketing, campaign strategy, analytics, or digital marketing is advantageous but not mandatory.

• A passion for global perspectives, languages, cultures, and travel.

• Participation in most Zoom meetings with cameras on.

• A belief that global education is accessible to everyone.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability, along with life insurance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Generous vacation policy and separate sick leave.

• 401(k) plan with company matching up to 6% of salary.

• Expanded family support leave, including child school leave, family crisis leave, and hardship leave.

• Wellness program offerings.

• Fertility assistance benefits.

• Adoption support.

• Programs for infants-at-work and a dog-friendly workplace.

• Cell phone reimbursement.

• Fully stocked kitchen facilities.

• Volunteer time off.

• Funding for professional development.

• A flexible and open work culture.

• Options for flexible work arrangements.