We are looking for a very special writer who can decipher social sciences academic papers and turn them into plain non-academic English for practitioners.
This is a remote position, so location is not an issue.
This job entails:
- The ability to understand what the main takeaways from academic research papers are for non-academics and translate them into language consultants and practitioners in organisations (many without degrees) will understand, and in a way they will find interesting and informative
- Be able to simplify and explain complex concepts in a manor that is useful and interesting to practitioners
- Write both long and short form copy including:
- Research briefings and reviews
- Blog posts
- Course content
- Support materials such as
- video scripts,
- presentation slides,
- carousel packs,
- social media content
- Working collaboratively on projects / books and longer-term projects
Key skills and attributes
- You **must** enjoy writing and learning about topics to do with organisationsÂ
- Perseverance
- Conscientiousness
- Focussed
- Excellent written communication
- A good grasp of narrative
- Awareness of the needs of practitioners such leaders, managers and other key organisational workers and management consultants and coaches
- Fast learner
- Patient
- Be able to determine the pertinent points of academic research papers – this is critical
- The ability to work autonomously
- A love of learning / curious
- Likes variety
- Strong feeling for and interest in organisations and organisational development and allied subjects
If you are interested and feel you have the skills – fill in your details below and we will send you more detailed information and what the next steps are… ????