Brand Copywriter & Editor

• Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services 1

• Full Time 1

Join the vibrant community at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)!

Located just three miles from the Pacific Ocean, CSULB offers an inspiring workplace and an exceptional Southern California lifestyle. Our 322-acre campus—one of the largest in the CSU system—serves more than 42,000 students and is known for its commitment to student success, innovation, and impactful academic and research initiatives.

As a member of the CSULB community, you’ll experience a dynamic environment filled with cultural landmarks, collaborative energy, and opportunities to make a meaningful difference.

Work-life balance thrives here. Long Beach blends coastal relaxation with urban vibrancy, offering miles of beaches, year-round sunshine, a thriving arts and food scene, and convenient access to both Los Angeles and Orange County. It’s an ideal place to grow your career while enjoying everything Southern California has to offer.

Join the California State University (CSU) and explore career opportunities that advance student success and strengthen California’s future—offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and professional growth.

This position develops, curates, and edits strategic marketing and communications copy for advertising, video scripts, websites, fundraising materials, events, and publications that build brand understanding and advance philanthropic, advocacy, and other institutional priorities. The position applies advanced skills and discernment in marketing and communications best practices and institutional guidelines to create persuasive, brand-aligned content that drives long-term engagement across multiple audiences.

The position partners across the department, division, and campus, as well as with external vendors, to produce cohesive, on-brand communications and identify storytelling opportunities that align with university and divisional strategy. During emergency events, the position fulfills appropriate communications-related operations in coordination with other staff positions in the department, including necessary on-site responsibilities.

• Brand Copywriting and Project Development:
  Develop and implement marketing-communications content and projects impacting brand understanding, philanthropy, advocacy and other divisional and institutional priorities.
• Curation, Editing and Review:
  Evaluate, edit, adapt, and approve content from campus partners as part of the department’s project-development process.
• Partnership Building:
  
  - Collaborate with colleagues across the department, division and campus, including design, digital media, media relations teams (as well as external vendors and constituents) to produce cohesive, above-the-mark communications that align with university messaging and brand standards.
• Emergency Communications:
  During emergency events, fulfill appropriate communications-related operations in concert with other staff positions in the department, including necessary on-site responsibilities.

Strategic Communications

1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

This is a temporary position for one year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Marketing Communications Professional III

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

• Hiring Range:
  The hiring range for this position is $5,877 (Step #1) -$6,750 (Step #8) per month commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and…