Strategic Writer

Job Summary

Barnard College seeks a Strategic Writer with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling, and purposeful content. This role is central to maintaining the College's institutional voice across editorial content, executive messaging, and high-priority initiatives and will reinforce Barnard's mission, brand identity, and values through every piece of content produced. This position serves a wide range of stakeholders, including prospective students, families, current students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and the Board of Trustees.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Content Production and Development: Produce and write high-impact content including features, announcements and speeches
• Executive Communications: Draft talking points, and op-eds for senior leaders within the College. This often involves working under tight deadlines and requires a keen understanding of executive priorities and messaging objectives.
• Collaborative Partnerships: Collaborate with internal partners to ensure alignment with institutional goals and audience priorities
• Branding: Maintain editorial consistency and brand tone across platforms and across the College
• Messaging Strategy: Contribute to messaging strategy and editorial planning

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in journalism, executive communications, or strategic public affairs writing
• Exceptional command of tone, structure, and narrative flow
• Experience writing for senior leadership and tailoring voice for multiple formats
• Strong understanding of message alignment and institutional voice
• Ability to work flexible hours; must be willing to work evenings and weekends as required.

This job is currently a hybrid position, but may require a presence in the office up to five times a week for team and full staff meetings, events, and other times as directed by the supervisor.

Salary Range

$80,000 - $85,000 annually

About Barnard College

Since its founding in 1889, Barnard has been a distinguished leader in higher education, offering a rigorous liberal arts foundation to young women whose curiosity, drive, and exuberance set them apart. Ours is a diverse intellectual community in a unique learning environment that provides the best of all worlds: small, intimate classes in a collaborative liberal arts setting dedicated to the advancement of women with the vast resources of Columbia University just steps away in the heart of vibrant and electric New York City.