Assistant Manager – Content

Job Description

About Emeritus

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 80 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China.

Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 300,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 1,800 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai.  The company is backed by prominent investors including Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

We are looking for a versatile and creative writer who can switch between 125 characters and 12,500 words and bring to the table new ideas that inspire working professionals to enroll in our global university partners’ senior executive programs, online certificate programs, and bootcamps.

Responsibilities:

Write a variety of content for program marketing collateral, including long- and short-form digital and print content such as program brochures, emailers, landing pages, social and text ads, press releases, etc
Ensure all-around consistency according to editorial guidelines of partner schools (specific writing styles, tone of communication, and tone)
Conduct research on competitor programs and come up with content pegs that communicate the program offering to the right target group
Take ownership of content development, meet timelines, and ensure content meets business goals
Liaise with various stakeholders within the team to ensure accurate university / program information is being communicated
Proof and copyedit material produced by other writers
Aid the design team with visual cues to go alongside the content
An understanding of style guides is essential for this role

Requirements:

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in English/Communication
5+ years of experience in writing content for a senior executive audience
Published writing samples that demonstrate the ability to fluently switch between British and American English
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong attention to detail
Experience working with the higher education/business school market is preferred
Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment is desirable
Flexibility in working across multiple time zones is essential as we are a globally distributed team
Experience working with commonly used collaborative and productivity tools, including document editing, spreadsheets, grammar and writing assistants, and AI chat tools
Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

In press:

https://inc42.com/buzz/edtech-startup-eruditus-fy23-revenue-crosses-inr-3000-cr-mark/
emeritus harvard business school: Edtech unicorn Emeritus story now a Harvard Business School case study – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

Source: Company Career page