Senior Writer/Editor

SSTI, a national nonprofit organization that strengthens initiatives to create a better future through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, seeks a Senior Writer/Editor to serve as the lead writer for SSTI content. This position is ideal for someone who’s passionate about writing; has top-notch writing and editing skills, including the ability to shift style and tone from journalistic (straight news to feature pieces) to report preparation; and, enjoys the challenge of translating complex information to easily understandable prose.

The Senior Writer/Editor will: write news stories for our website and weekly newsletter; track primary and secondary news sources to develop story ideas; work with SSTI staff to produce and distribute our weekly newsletter and other publications; prepare feature pieces on case studies of the results from tech-based economic development programs (including human interest stories on companies created as a result of our members’ work); edit SSTI online and print publications for grammar and style; interview economic development practitioners to capture and share lessons learned; and, work with SSTI members to develop materials to increase understanding of the tech-based economic development community and its impact.