If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $54,800.00 - $82,200.00

Job Description

About the role:

The Copywriter will be responsible for writing all types of marketing content for the university, including content presented on the university's website, email, direct mail, and print campaigns. This position will also take an extensive role in messaging strategy, product marketing campaign strategy, and lifecycle campaign management. The Copywriter is responsible for the copy integrity of marketing communications materials and programs through strategic direction and development of targeted messaging. Ensures copy is consistent with the university's brand standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

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Works with internal and external clients and colleagues to identify business objectives and ensure that creative solutions are on strategy-effectively explaining the creative strategy behind major marketing campaigns.

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Understands WGU's style and maintains tight quality control over all the pieces he/she creates; writes in brand voice and supports brand positioning.

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Maintains product knowledge and understands needs of assigned business partners.

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Successfully incorporates all changes and suggestions from internal department reviewers, business partners and legal and compliance reviewers.

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Understands blog objectives and how it fits into University mission.

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Maintains knowledge of industry and marketing communications trends, SEO best practices and understands blog objectives and how it fits into the university mission while incorporating new ideas into company's process and procedures.

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Helps Creative team workflow process run smoothly and finds innovative ways to enhance it.

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Develops and nurtures relationships with university colleagues- particularly in marketing, public relations and enrollment-operating as a positive agent for improving internal communications and workflow.

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Develops broad marketing messages that can be conveyed across a variety of vehicles.

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Working from creative briefs, teams with designers to develop and execute concepts for major program and marketing initiatives.

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Writes and manages copy for the university's website and may write additional SEO-driven assets as needed.

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Writes and oversees content creation for vendor and... For full info follow application link.

Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on t he basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.