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Editorial and Content Specialist

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · HybridFull-time$73–92K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$73–92K/yr
Location
Cambridge, MAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Editorial and Content Specialist joins MIT’s Internal Communications team in the Institute Office of Communications. The team supports the MIT employee intranet, MIT Bulletin, MIT Facts, MIT Organization Chart, and other information products, as well as senior leadership communications to the MIT community. The position reports to the director of internal communications and requires in-office work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Written CommunicationEditingCopyeditingIndependent WorkPriority ManagementDeadline ManagementStakeholder CollaborationAttention to DetailOrganizational SkillsCreativityEnthusiasmMature JudgmentConfidentialityMS OfficeGoogle SuiteAdobe AcrobatContent Management PlatformsDrupalWordPressLearning New TechnologiesAdapting to Evolving ToolsHigher EducationMIT Experience

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Related Field or Equivalent3+ Years Communications, Editorial Services, or Content Management Experience

Full job description

Editorial and Content Specialist

  • Job Number: 26143

  • Functional Area: Communications

  • Department: Institute Office of Communications

  • School Area:

  • Pay Range Minimum: $73,400

  • Pay Range Maximum: $92,380

  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

  • Employment Category: Exempt

  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No

  • Schedule:

  • Pay Grade: 7

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Posting Description

EDITORIAL AND CONTENT SPECIALIST, Institute Office of Communications, to join the Internal Communications team responsible for the MIT employee intranet, MIT Bulletin, MIT Facts, MIT Organization Chart, and other information products. This position reports to the director of internal communications and is part of the team that supports senior leadership communications to the MIT community.

The full job description is available here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvWoCGa\_jYlV4VJ1iN\_Cc5X6s-8Bc92JIRaKKxUB8bA/edit?tab=t.0

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent; a minimum three years’ experience in communications, editorial services, or content management; excellent written communication skills with demonstrated editing and copyediting ability; ability to organize and execute work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively with diverse stakeholders; strong attention to detail, organizational skills, creativity, enthusiasm, and mature judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information; proficiency in MS Office, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and content management platforms (Drupal, WordPress, and others used for IOC products); and learning new technologies and adapting to evolving tools and processes. PREFERRED: Experience working in a higher education; or MIT experience.

Please include a cover letter in your application.Occasional night and weekend work required.

Hybrid position requires Tuesday and Wednesday in the office.10/15/2026

How this job compares

Set against the 2,058 open Communications jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–92K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$112–152K/yr43 salary ranges
  • US median$96–136K/yr1,096 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $83K, is 38% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($134K) — in the lowest quarter of Communications salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 64 open Communications jobs in Massachusetts and 2,058 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Communications postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,351 postings).
Education
784 of the 2,058 open Communications jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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