Content Writer (R34874)

CoStar Group - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Richmond, VA

Real Estate

About the position

The Content Writer at CoStar Group will be responsible for creating engaging and informative content related to real estate, specifically focusing on cities, neighborhoods, schools, and parks. This role involves conducting thorough research, interviews, and site visits to produce high-quality local guides and video scripts that assist homebuyers in their decision-making process. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure a consistent brand voice and effective project management from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Research and report on cities, neighborhoods, schools, and parks to write local guides and video scripts for prospective home buyers.
• Conduct telephone interviews with real estate agents and others to capture an insider's view of neighborhoods across the country.
• Conduct occasional site visits to meet with member agents and neighborhood residents to gather first-hand research for local guides.
• Work with editors to ensure that a consistent brand voice is delivered across all content.
• Collaborate across a variety of teams including voiceover, photo, and video to produce cohesive content and ensure narratives, scripts, and shot lists sync with the project's directives.
• Manage concurrent projects at a range of stages, from concept through production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, creative writing, English, marketing, or communications from an accredited, not-for-profit university or college.
• 3-5 years of writing/editing experience.
• Evidence of strong academic performance in college.
• Experience following Associated Press Stylebook (AP Stylebook) guidelines.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality content adhering to deadlines and deliverables.
• Strong research skills, including first-party telephone interviews, to develop content.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Excellent grammar and spelling.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to multi-task assignments through multiple stages of production.
• Highly collaborative team player.

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan
• Relocation assistance
• Health insurance
• On-site gym
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance