Associate Copywriter, Advancement
EAB

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About EAB

At EAB , our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We harness the collective power of more than 1,900 schools, colleges, and universities to uncover and apply proven practices and transformative insights. And since complex problems require multifaceted solutions, we work with each school differently to apply these insights through a customized blend of research, technology, and services. From kindergarten to college and beyond, EAB partners with education leaders, practitioners, and staff to accelerate progress and drive results across three key areas: enrollment management, student success, and institutional operations and strategy.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other-that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their community. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards .

For more information, visit our Careers page.

The Role in Brief:

Associate Copywriter, Advancement Marketing Services

The Associate Copywriter merges the unique voice of our university partners with proven marketing strategies in order to create effective direct mail and digital campaigns. This position works with more senior copywriters, art directors, web designers, digital marketing specialists, data and client teams to develop engaging concepts to fulfill client goals and expectations while strengthening direction mail and marketing tactics and skills. Copywriters must develop a thorough understanding of our clients' brand, voice, personality and messaging objectives in order to write inspirational and compelling copy which drives response. The ideal candidate has writing or non-profit experience, a positive attitude, an outstanding work ethic and a desire to help our clients achieve their annual fund goals.

This role is based in Richmond, VA.


Primary Responsibilities:

• Write and revise original direct marketing copy for assigned clients
• Learn from team and client feedback to write copy that is consistently strong, on strategy and grammatically correct
• Contribute to copy and annual fund marketing discussions in client meetings
• Participate in team, client, and process meetings; specifically all creative discovery/re-discovery sessions
• Work collaboratively and successfully with others, including Art Directors, Web Designers and account teams
• Possess the technical flexibility to quickly adapt to changing systems and processes
• Provide support to fellow copywriters as necessary to meet production deadlines
• Become proficient with specific workflow and marketing automation systems

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Ability to think creatively and translate ideas into effective copy
• Demonstrated ability to impact response rates based on copywriting skills
• A passion for writing and the willingness to collaborate with and learn from other creative professionals
• Ability to manage time and meet tight deadlines as well as work late hours/weekends as needed
• Minimal travel required

Ideal Qualifications:

• Writing experience in a professional setting (higher education and/or non-profit fundraising is desired)
• Ability to conform writing to prescribed styles
• Non-profit and/or higher education writing experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment
• Strong organizational skills with ability to handle multiple priorities/deadlines

Benefits:
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive benefits package:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; dependents and domestic partners eligible
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm holidays
• Daytime leave policy for community service or fitness activities (up to 10 hours a month each)
• Paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents
• Phase Back to Work program for employees returning from parental leave
• Infertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
• Wellness programs including gym discounts and incentives to promote healthy living
• Dynamic growth opportunities with merit-based promotion philosophy
• Benefits kick in day one, see the full details here.

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At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to "make education smarter and our communities stronger" we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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