Senior Stewardship & Communications Writer

University of Pennsylvania; United States; Remote; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible work hours

Wellness programs

Professional development

University discounts

Job summary

Penn Medicine Development & Alumni Relations is seeking a Senior Communications & Stewardship Writer to craft solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship materials. The role emphasizes translating complex biomedical science for diverse donors while maintaining donor focus and institutional voice.

The Senior Writer will edit peers, guide creative output, and partner with frontline gift officers to produce messaging across proposals, reports, and high-level communications, including leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Perfer experience as a professional writer in fundraising, marketing, or related area
• Prefer at least 2 years’ direct experience in higher education or health care
• Portfolio demonstrating ability to write persuasively, especially while conveying scientific concepts to a lay audience

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality projects such as proposals, stewardship reports, handouts, and brochures
• Edit work from fellow writers and colleagues and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback in keeping with PMDAR standards
• Write high-level leadership communications, including letters and speeches/talking points
• Write and identify visuals for articles, newsletters, feature publications, and social media content
• Design, based on templates in creative tools such as InDesign, written projects, including proposals, stewardship reports, and brochures
• Collaborate with Health System design team to develop highly customized projects, ranging from advertisements and posters to multi-million dollar proposals and case statements
• All University benefits applicable

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

InDesign

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Confidentiality

Quick learner

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Scholar

InDesign

Job description

Penn Medicine Development & Alumni Relations is seeking a Senior Communications & Stewardship Writer to craft solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship materials. The role emphasizes translating complex biomedical science for diverse donors while maintaining donor focus and institutional voice.

The Senior Writer will edit peers, guide creative output, and partner with frontline gift officers to produce messaging across proposals, reports, and high-level communications, including leadership