Assistant Editor and Social Media Coordinator

Pay Competitive

Location Phoenix/Arizona

Employment type

Full-Time

Req#: 460014

About Matrix: Matrix Design Group, Inc., an employee-owned planning, engineering, and environmental consulting firm is actively seeking an Assistant Editor and Social Media Coordinator in our Phoenix office. As an employee-owned company we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, respect, and excellence.

Our strengths of service, innovation, and skill are a result of that belief. We have a friendly, collegial, cooperative atmosphere and offer a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; holiday, vacation, and sick leave; training and education; 401(k) and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Matrix employees are encouraged to participate in employee wellness programs, social committees, and community outreach programs.

We strive to employ highly motivated people with excellent communication and applied problem-solving skills who desire to advance their talents and skills.

The successful candidate will have a strong command of the English language, exceptional writing and editing skills, and in-depth knowledge of grammar and punctuation rules. They will be self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency and have a passion for making ideas count through clear and effective communication and persuasive storytelling. This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative team, support a broad array of interesting projects, and help stand-up a formal QA/QC program for the company at large.

Summary:

Responsible for communicating the company’s technical information in ways that are more understandable, usable, and accessible and less technical for employees and customers.

Essential Functions:

Under supervision of MARCOM management:

• Edit technical reports, proposals, and marketing materials for both print and digital media.
• Proofread materials to ensure production readiness.
• Obtain and catalog permissions for using photographs and other intellectual property.
• Provide technical editing support to project managers, associates, and principals.
• Help create, update, and maintain best practices documentation and guidelines.
• Create original content for social and other digital media (Linked In, e-blasts, website); manage digital media schedules.
• Help develop and execute social media strategies; follow social media trends and track visitor analytics.
• Assist creative teams with editing, writing, and administrative duties as needed.
• Ensure style standards are maintained and represent our brand at all times.
• Ensure that content accomplishes the goals of the team by assessing for sensibility and relevance (aka the “So What?” factor)

Competencies:

• Excellent editorial skills; a commitment to quality, accuracy, and detail.
• Strong English language skills.
• Skilled at communicating complex ideas in clear, concise language.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and complete assignments accurately and on time.
• Strong time-management, problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with APA style and comfort working with in-house style guides.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, primarily Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook with some light Excel ability; able to use Track Changes.
• Proficient with Adobe Acrobat.
• Proficient in social media; knowledgeable in or willing to learn visitor analytics and SEO strategies. Experience with Google Analytics is a definite plus.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in English composition, journalism, communications, or related field, or commensurate experience.
• One to three years’ editing experience; able to pass an editing test and provide writing samples.
• Experience using content management systems, including managing file and folder structures, storage, and permissions.
• Experience with InDesign a plus.
• Experience managing professional Linked In profile(s)
• Ability to edit in either Word or PDF format.
• Experience in the consulting industry and/or with proposal writing a plus.
• Applicants must submit a resume and 2-3 writing samples. Samples:
  1) should reflect the…