Staff Writer/Copyeditor
Summary
| Title: | Staff Writer/Copyeditor |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1206 |
| Department: | Experience & Engagement |
| Location: | Remote |
Description
Staff Writer/Copyeditor
Who we are:
The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.
Position Summary:
If you seek to become engaged in purposeful work that will have a far-reaching impact, the American Physical Society (APS) provides the environment you are looking for. As the Staff Writer/Copyeditor you will help tell APS’s story to a variety of audiences through written communications about programs, initiatives, events, and other developments of interest to the physics community. The position also edits copy produced by others that flows through the communications department.
The APS has a “remote first” concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations. This position could require at times in office work, various geographic events and meeting attendance as instructed by your Supervisor. APS values diversity and welcomes candidates from a variety of backgrounds. APS offers a dynamic work environment with an outstanding total compensation package including salary, outstanding benefits, and excellent paid time off.
A Typical Week May Look Like This:
- Conceives and writes content for all APS communication channels, including emails, websites, newsletters, reports, and social media.
- Interacts with other APS departments, elected leadership, APS members, and individuals from the broader scientific community to keep abreast of news and obtain background information
- Edits content for style, tone, length, and clarity.
- Provides writing and editing support for special projects as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Is This You:
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism or a science field.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Minimum 3 years of experience writing and editing non-technical content for a scientific institution
- Superlative written and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in Chicago Style
- Ability to meet deadlines consistently
- Ability to synthesize information from diverse sources
- Ability to conduct interviews in person, by email, and by telephone and video conference
- Ability to write and edit in MS Word and Google Docs
- Ability to take photographs desirable
- Ability to conduct photo/graphics research for visual and multimedia material desirable
- Strong organization, documentation, and prioritization skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to adapt to quickly changing schedules.
- Ability to work well with interdepartmental teams as well as independently.
Travel: Position may require occasional overnight business travel to attend meetings and events as directed by the supervisor.
Our Mission:
To advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community, we:
- Provide a welcoming and supportive professional home for an active, engaged, and diverse membership
- Advance scientific discovery and research dissemination
- Advocate for physics and physicists, and amplify the voice for science
- Share the excitement of physics and communicate the essential role physics plays in the modern world
- Promote effective physics education for all
Our Core Values:
- The Scientific Method
- Truth and Integrity
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect
- Partnering, Cooperation, and Open Collaboration
- Speaking Out
- Education and Learning
The American Physical Society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of American Physical Society not to discriminate or allow the harassment of employees or applicants on the basis of race, religious creed, alienage or citizenship, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, protected veteran status, protected military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, ancestry, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at APS. The American Physical Society is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact APS Human Resources at hr@aps.org.
All APS Employees must be vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination via our secured vaccination portal Safeter upon hire, unless they have an HR approved medical or religious exemption. The APS has a “remote first” concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations.
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
