Editorial Lead & Brand Storytelling Strategist

Central European University CEU; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary starting from EUR 55,000 gross

International environment

Meal allowance Edenred

LinkedIn Learning access

Home office/Home working option

Job summary

Central European University seeks an Editorial Officer in Vienna to lead strategy, planning and production of editorial content for CEU’s homepage news and publications. You will collaborate with faculty and staff, conduct interviews, and craft stories that amplify CEU’s research and initiatives for a global audience.

This full-time maternity leave replacement runs until 31 March 2028, with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Training in journalism, interviewing and content marketing writing.
• 3-5 years demonstrated work experience in a similar position is required.
• Experience in journalism and content production, especially for digital mediums.
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, especially related to project management.
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and prioritize projects to stay on top of workflow and strict deadlines.
• Self-starter, able to work independently and in teams.
• Media relations experience is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-ethnic and multicultural environment.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of SEO best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage editorial content for CEU homepage news section and publishing timeline for each academic year.
• Lead editorial planning discussions with academic and administrative units across the university to gather top news and shape messaging.
• Lead interviews with faculty, staff and external stakeholders; independently conduct story research for articles.
• Write advertorial texts for external publications.
• Establish and maintain ‘tone of voice’ for CEU brand.
• Independently build and publish news content pages in CEU’s CMS.
• Strategically curate the news section of www.ceu.edu for key audiences.
• Collaborate with Video Program Manager and Social Media Officer to help amplify rich media content.
• Deliver persuasive communications through web story articles and advertorials.
• Cultivate relationships with communications colleagues at partnering higher education institutions, alliances and organizations to strategically coordinate editorial content.
• Collaborate with administrative and academic units to plan promotional content for key audiences such as prospective students, partner universities, donors and friends of the university.

Skills

Journalism

Content writing

Proofreading

Project management

SEO basics

Teamwork

Multicultural environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CMS

Job description

Central European University seeks an Editorial Officer in Vienna to lead strategy, planning and production of editorial content for CEU’s homepage news and publications. You will collaborate with faculty and staff, conduct interviews, and craft stories that amplify CEU’s research and initiatives for a global audience.

This full-time maternity leave replacement runs until 31 March 2028, with potential extension.