Strategic Communications Writing Specialist

@ ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

Introduction

ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing technical knowledge and ensuring a safer world through codes, standards, and professional development across diverse engineering disciplines.

Role Overview

The Strategic Communications Writing Specialist will serve as a versatile writer and editorial strategist for ASME. In this role, you will gather, align, and elevate messaging across business units, ensuring high-quality content and a consistent organizational voice.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business units to maintain up-to-date messaging frameworks.
• Draft and refine elevator pitches, value propositions, and messaging toolkits.
• Support leadership communications with tailored talking points and ghostwritten materials.
• Collaborate with communications leadership to align enterprise messages with overall strategy.
• Write overflow content including internal announcements, emails, web copy, newsletters, and more.
• Identify story opportunities that highlight organizational achievements.
• Collaborate with analytics and social media teams to measure content performance and enhance strategies.
• Ensure all content adheres to ASME’s voice, tone, style, and editorial guidelines.
• Maintain the internal editorial guide and communicate updates across teams.
• Manage podcast coordination and contribute to the weekly Coffee Chat Zoom show.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Communications, English, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field is required along with a minimum of 3 years of professional writing and strategic communications experience. Experience with nonprofit, STEM, or membership organizations is preferred.

Technical and Professional Skills

• Excellent written communication tailored for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship management and collaboration across departments.
• Effective project management and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with CMS, email marketing platforms, intranet software, and collaboration tools like Asana and Airtable.
• Understanding of content metrics, data-informed creation, and SEO best practices.

Work Arrangement

This role is eligible for a remote work arrangement.

Equal Opportunity

ASME is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fosters an inclusive, diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without discrimination.

Compensation

The New York metro salary range is estimated between $74,000 and $78,000 per year, subject to geographic location.

Key skills/competency

• Strategic Communications
• Content Writing
• Editorial Strategy
• Messaging Framework
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Data-informed Content
• SEO
• CMS
• Collaboration Tools