Content Writer

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Content Writer? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We have a exciting opportunity for a Content Writer to join our team. In this role you will perform technical writing, copy editing, provides research, and editorial assistance to departments and faculties. You will also assist in the preparation and layout of content required. As required, you will be tasked with reviewing drafts; suggesting improvements for readability, organization, and clarity; discuss editorial style, policy, and schedules; and track work in progress to ensure completion as scheduled

Mōu | Who You Are
A successful applicant will have a Bachelor's Degree/Graduate Diploma (NZQA Level 7) in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, Information Management or a related field, and the following:

• A minimum of 3-4 years' experience in a content writing role.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Project management experience.
• Exceptional writing and proofreading skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience working with single-source publishing, electronic publishing, and XML-based publishing is beneficial.
• Chinese and/or other language skills are beneficial.
• Passion, integrity, and energy!

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
As part of the Engagement portfolio, the marketing team exists to build the profile and reputation of UC as an outstanding, world class learning environment that supports the pursuit of excellence, attracts a diversity of talent and investment, and continuously reinforces the value of UC qualifications and experience. As ambassadors for the University's marketing strategy, the team work with a range of stakeholders internally and externally, including senior university managers, academic staff, major donors, prospects and alumni.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 5 April 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

 

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	19858
Posted on	21 Mar 2024
Closes on	05 Apr 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Marketing
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Content Writer PD 2024.pdf
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