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Sr. Writer, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide —
From: (undisclosed)
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Location Seattle, Washington or Portland, |
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Posted: Jul 31, 2009 10:34 AM
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, a global, integrated communications agency, is looking for a Senior Writer to join the writing team in our Seattle, WA or Portland, Oregon office. The Senior Writer develops and drafts compelling articles and other content to make sense of complex technology, explains product messaging and helps clients develop smart content approaches. The writing team includes writers at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide offices in Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Austin, TX; Asia and the U.K. Team members have a wide range of professional writing experience including former journalists at daily newspapers and online technology publications. They have developed materials for corporate and community publications, and produced books, white papers and reviewer guides.
For the past 25 years, we’ve worked with innovative and world-changing clients such as T-Mobile, Microsoft, BMC Software and GE. We specialize at working with innovators and giving these companies a compelling voice that accelerates the adoption of their new ideas. What really sets Waggener Edstrom Worldwide apart, is that we share the passion that these forward-thinking companies have for discovery and invention and appreciate the opportunity to tell their story. It’s a different kind of public relations that is constantly evolving and harnessing new media. It’s an approach that we call Innovation Communications.
Responsibilities :
Writing
• Produces a broad range of high-quality content, including feature articles, blog posts, news releases, speeches, script writing and Q&As. Senior writers will help develop new types of Web content that tell a story but aren’t necessarily limited to text, such as videos, podcasts, interactive graphics, narrated slide shows and tutorials.
• Researches and reports on complex topics to develop compelling stories.
• Writes documents that are consistently well organized and grammatically correct, which require minimal editing.
• Works with colleagues on large projects and develops a vision for packaging together content. Brainstorms on what kinds of content would be most effective.
Client Service
• Provides the highest level of professional service to customers by educating them about good writing and offering guidance on creating the most effective content.
• Participates in brainstorming sessions with account teams and clients to craft content plans.
• Promotes the value of writing department services and processes to agency staff and customers.
• Demonstrates an active understanding of issues, marketing objectives, technology and products and provides strategic counsel to account staff and clients.
• Gives direct, honest counsel to account staff and clients and applies brainstorming and problem-solving techniques to issues.
Agency Business
• Understands and meets WE guidelines on best business practices including utilization, daily timesheets, accurate billing, timely expense reports, etc.
• Understands and meets Writing Services team best practices.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or above; communications or journalism
• 5+ years of full-time professional writing experience in a journalism setting with strong online background
• Understanding of technology and tech industry
• Experience working under editorial deadlines
• Proficiency using computer and general business applications
Additional Requirements :
• Must be able to work at least 45 hours per week, including occasional weekends
• Must be able to travel according to client/team needs
• Must be able to work with colleagues across multiple geographic locations
• Web savvy; working knowledge of blogging and microblogging platforms
More about Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE). The agency has more than 800 employees in 16 offices, and its Global Alliance program expands the agency’s reach to 13 additional international markets. WE offers six global practices: Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing, Environment, Healthcare, Public Affairs and Technology. More information can be found at http://www.WaggenerEdstrom.com
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide believes its people are its greatest asset. The company offers outstanding professional development and competitive compensation and benefits. Please submit your resume (in a Word document only please) via our website at http://jobs-waggeneredstrom.icims.com/jobs/3766/job
For the past 25 years, we’ve worked with innovative and world-changing clients such as T-Mobile, Microsoft, BMC Software and GE. We specialize at working with innovators and giving these companies a compelling voice that accelerates the adoption of their new ideas. What really sets Waggener Edstrom Worldwide apart, is that we share the passion that these forward-thinking companies have for discovery and invention and appreciate the opportunity to tell their story. It’s a different kind of public relations that is constantly evolving and harnessing new media. It’s an approach that we call Innovation Communications.
Responsibilities :
Writing
• Produces a broad range of high-quality content, including feature articles, blog posts, news releases, speeches, script writing and Q&As. Senior writers will help develop new types of Web content that tell a story but aren’t necessarily limited to text, such as videos, podcasts, interactive graphics, narrated slide shows and tutorials.
• Researches and reports on complex topics to develop compelling stories.
• Writes documents that are consistently well organized and grammatically correct, which require minimal editing.
• Works with colleagues on large projects and develops a vision for packaging together content. Brainstorms on what kinds of content would be most effective.
Client Service
• Provides the highest level of professional service to customers by educating them about good writing and offering guidance on creating the most effective content.
• Participates in brainstorming sessions with account teams and clients to craft content plans.
• Promotes the value of writing department services and processes to agency staff and customers.
• Demonstrates an active understanding of issues, marketing objectives, technology and products and provides strategic counsel to account staff and clients.
• Gives direct, honest counsel to account staff and clients and applies brainstorming and problem-solving techniques to issues.
Agency Business
• Understands and meets WE guidelines on best business practices including utilization, daily timesheets, accurate billing, timely expense reports, etc.
• Understands and meets Writing Services team best practices.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or above; communications or journalism
• 5+ years of full-time professional writing experience in a journalism setting with strong online background
• Understanding of technology and tech industry
• Experience working under editorial deadlines
• Proficiency using computer and general business applications
Additional Requirements :
• Must be able to work at least 45 hours per week, including occasional weekends
• Must be able to travel according to client/team needs
• Must be able to work with colleagues across multiple geographic locations
• Web savvy; working knowledge of blogging and microblogging platforms
More about Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE). The agency has more than 800 employees in 16 offices, and its Global Alliance program expands the agency’s reach to 13 additional international markets. WE offers six global practices: Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing, Environment, Healthcare, Public Affairs and Technology. More information can be found at http://www.WaggenerEdstrom.com
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide believes its people are its greatest asset. The company offers outstanding professional development and competitive compensation and benefits. Please submit your resume (in a Word document only please) via our website at http://jobs-waggeneredstrom.icims.com/jobs/3766/job