Career Content Producer

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential. What We’re Looking For: The Career Content Producer creates meaningful and engaging written, video, and other multimedia content to help our students achieve their desired career outcomes. They design, research, and develop student-facing learning materials, including long form text, student-facing newsletters, video content, and other multimedia content. The video content will be created to enhance asynchronous tools and resources, career workshops, microlearning experiences, and more. For each piece of content, the Career Content Producers considers the target persona, ensures relevance to diverse learners, identifies the most effective medium, develops professional and engaging multimedia or text-based content, and aligns the experience with team goals and standards of excellence. They embed effective ways of assessing the satisfaction, comprehension, and application of the topic into the content, and they use this data and feedback to enhance and iterate.   The Career Content Producer also has an active role in collaborating and building relationships with relevant stakeholders, including other Workforce Engagement team members and the Platform Service Experience team.  Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To: Multimedia Learning Content: Execute the vision for the career learning programs by developing multimedia and video-based content.  Partner with stakeholders and team members to storyboard the media, write scripts or text, conduct any necessary interviews of industry partners or internal staff, and edit the multimedia content into a professional final product. Develop a deep understanding of the student experience and help explore opportunities for content to be more engaging and centered around our learner’s motivations and desired outcomes.  Create visually appealing graphics to support student-facing career learning programs.  Learn from content development processes and outcomes, and iterate for continuous improvement. Stay abreast of current industry trends and create content to meet demands. Student-Facing Learning Experiences & Communications: Create student-facing newsletters that center around career themes, tips and advice. Write long form articles for the CEN that cover recent events, highlight student success, explain a career topic in detail, or offer a perspective on a career trend.  Develop, host, and co-host high-quality career workshops as needed. Use data to contribute big ideas towards increasing student comprehension and application of content to their desired career outcomes. Admin and Additional Projects: Contribute to team goals and culture by actively participating in team meetings, brainstorming sessions, retreats, and chat. Contribute to other team initiatives as needed, including but not limited to, pilots, or special projects as assigned.  Things That Should Be In Your Background: 3 to 5 years of experience in communications, public relations, video or relevant field involving professional writing. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Strong copywriting and content creation skills. Video production and editing experience. Must be able to multitask and work well under pressure. Ability to operate independently in a remote environment. Must be able to think analytically and strategically. Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role: A positive, collaborative team player. Not afraid of change, someone who brings order to chaos or ambiguous circumstances. Ability to think of creative, unorthodox solutions when needed. Experience with Google Suite, Zoom, Salesforce, Splash preferred. Experience working with career services and/or higher education is desired. Benefits & Culture Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance. Full-time, ZA benefits include:  2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break 2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.  2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com .   About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU) For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com. About edX edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU). Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org. Learn more at https://2u.com/careers/ #NoBackRow The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. 2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.  2U is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. 2U requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.