Content Writer and Multimedia Specialist-- Our Bodies Ourselves

Location: Boston, MA

Position Type: Full time

Job Overview

Are you a refined and savvy technical writer who has a

captivating and inspiring voice? Do you have a strong background in

women’s health and a commitment to gender justice? Would you be

excited to join an intersectional feminist organization dedicated

to generating and sharing evidence-based health and sexuality

information, for women and gender-expansive people?

Our Bodies Ourselves seeks a creative, collaborative, and

detail-oriented professional to amplify our impact through

compelling multimedia design and promotion. The Content Writer and

Multimedia Specialist will develop essential communications for an

organization that ignited the global women’s health movement and

whose website has millions of visitors.

Responsibilities

The Content Writer and Multimedia Specialist will educate and

engage diverse audiences, expand our organization’s impact, and

support fundraising efforts, while building organizational

capacity. Their work will be on-trend and cohesive across all

channels. Guided by the organization’s communications, marketing,

and content strategies, they will create content that is dynamic,

share-worthy, and cuts through the online noise.

The Content and Multimedia Specialist will create and manage

clear and compelling, factually accurate multimedia communications

for our website and social media channels. This individual will

write lucid text and design powerful graphics to convey our

organization’s perspective and values, using a distinctive voice

that builds brand awareness. They will reach and expand target

audiences, using data to adapt tactics and strategies. They will

also collaborate on publicity for meaningful public programming,

community outreach, and partnerships.

We seek a candidate who can demonstrate

• Success in creating high-quality content for diverse public

audiences

• Significant background knowledge of women’s health
• Outstanding time management, project management, and

interpersonal skills

• Affinity for both collaborative and independent work
• Strong multicultural and cross-cultural competence in verbal

and written communications

• Well-developed critical and ethical judgement to navigate

potentially controversial topics and sensitive contexts

• Strong initiative and creative problem-solving abilities
• A commitment to gender, racial, reproductive, and economic

justice

• Ongoing engagement with, and interest in, politics and popular

culture

• 3+ years of experience working with non-profit and/or

community-based organizations

You will also have well developed, specific communications

skills

• The ability to use consistent branding, messaging, tone, and

style that align with an organization’s mission and voice

• Excellence in writing, developmental editing, copyediting, and

proofreading

• Experience with multiple social media platforms and social

media management

• Advanced graphic design, videography, and video editing

skills

• Familiarity with website content management systems
• Facility with G-suite and MS Office suite software
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (such as Health

Communications, Journalism, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)

or equivalent experience

Additional qualifications and skills of value

• Experience with media relations
• The ability to adapt complex health information into accessible

formats like posts and factsheets

• Background in public health, community health, health equity,

health education, global health,, racial justice, and/or education

generally

• Fluency in languages additional to English
• An advanced degree in a relevant field

About Our Bodies Ourselves

Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS) is an educational, activist

initiative supporting the health and sexuality of women and

gender-expansive people. For over a half-century since the early

publication of our landmark book, "Our Bodies, Ourselves," OBOS has

grown into an intersectional and global feminist force. We

carefully curate trustworthy, evidence-based resources and

compelling personal stories, all framed by incisive feminist

analysis on our freely accessible website. Alongside this trove of

information, we advocate for sexual and health equity and

reproductive justice. We are located at the Center for Women's

Health & Human Rights, Suffolk University, Boston.

To apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and the names of three

references. Also include an example of communications work you’ve

created recently. All submissions will be kept confidential.

Compensation

Salary: $65,000-$80,000/year, plus comprehensive benefits

including health, retirement, and tuition. Full-time, 12-month.

Boston-based, hybrid work schedule, in person 4 days/week.

Statement of nondiscrimination

Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on

the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious

creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status,

disability, age, genetic information, or status as a veteran in

admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its

programs, activities, or employment. Suffolk University is an

affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is

dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty

and staff that reflect the broad range of human experience who

contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus, and who are

committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We

strongly encourage applications from groups historically

marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color, gender,

religious creed, disability, national origin, veteran status, or

LGBTQ status. Suffolk University is especially interested in

candidates who, through their training, service, and experience,

will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the University

community.

Note: Research shows marginalized groups are less likely

to apply for positions unless they meet 100% of a job description;

please consider applying even if you don’t 100% meet these

criteria. We highly encourage people from the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC

communities to apply.

Applications will remain open until June 25 or until the

position is filled.

The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $80,000 .Salary

Transparency

Suffolk University provides salary ranges as a good faith

estimate of what it reasonably expects to pay for a role at the

time the position is posted. The actual salary offered to the

selected candidate will depend on various factors, including, but

not limited to, the position’s scope and responsibilities, the

candidate’s experience, education, training, and applicable legal

requirements. The listed pay range reflects base salary only and

does not include additional benefits or compensation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Suffolk University does not discriminate on the basis of race,

color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender

identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability,

military status, or any other characteristic protected by

applicable law. We welcome applications from qualified candidates

of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. The University

strives to recruit, develop and retain faculty and staff committed

to educational excellence, the robust exchange of ideas, and engage

in membership in a diverse and inclusive community.

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