Content Writer - Office of External Relations and Communications

Job Description

Position Summary

UAE nationals are encouraged to apply

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a Content Writer reporting to the Assistant Director of Digital Engagement and Marketing .

The role involves working closely with colleagues across the department to help communicate NYUAD's mission, research, events, and community achievements. The Content Writer ensures consistency in tone and messaging across platforms and is expected to meet regular deadlines, contribute to editorial planning discussions, and respond to evolving content needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clear, compelling, and accurate content for various formats, including news stories, features, social media captions, video scripts, web copy, and newsletters
• Adapt tone, voice, and style depending on the audience and channel
• Conduct research and interviews to develop story ideas that reflect NYU Abu Dhabi's academic mission, research impact, and community life
• Identify opportunities to showcase faculty, student, staff, and alumni achievements
• Contribute to content development for digital platforms, supporting storytelling across social media and web.
• Suggest new content angles that can boost engagement and reach

• Assist with editing, proofreading, and formatting materials produced by others on the team
• Help ensure consistency in voice, adherence to brand standards, and overall quality control
• Support communications colleagues in data analysis and reporting

• Work closely with communications colleagues, academic departments, and administrative units to gather content and align messaging
• Support campaign and project-based writing needs across the department

• Maintain editorial calendars, draft briefing materials, and support other communications initiatives as needed

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or a related field

• 35 years of professional writing experience, ideally in an agency, newsroom, nonprofit, or university setting
• Excellent command of written English, with strong grammar, storytelling, and copy-editing skills
• Ability to translate complex ideas into accessible and engaging language
• Familiarity with digital publishing platforms (e.g., CMS, social media schedulers) is an advantage
• A proactive mindset, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines

• Experience working in dynamic and multicultural environment
• Fluency in additional languages, especially Arabic
• Ability to work with multimedia teams to craft video and voiceover scripts
• Familiarity with SEO and digital content optimization
• Collaborative working style
• Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to grow within the field of strategic communications

Additional Information

About NYUAD

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU's global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity.

This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.