Staging – NCSDO

Writer

Think you can do this?

You’ll think visually, because you will be working in lockstep with designers. And they will be reading—and celebrating—what you’re writing. Carefully. Passionately.

You’ll be communicating on behalf of schools, colleges, and universities, helping their audiences understand their missions, priorities, and aspirations.

You’ll be asking good questions—and you’ll refuse to accept surface answers. You might refer to this craft as creative nonfiction, but there’s a layer of investigative journalism in what we do.

You’ll have to park personal writing style at the door and fully embrace changing your spots as you move among assignments.

Requisites we probably don’t even need to mention:

• Impeccable communications skills (written and interpersonal, ideally).
• Avoidance of clichés (like the plague).
• Willingness to flirt with ideas and expressions right at the edge of our clients’ comfort level.
• Kindness.
• Humor.
• An intrepid spirit when establishing brand voice. We operate in “pull-us-back” mode.
• Cheerful willingness—if not enthusiasm—to proofread anything.

The Bigger Picture

NCSDO  specializes in brand development for the nation’s best and most interesting schools, colleges, and universities. Throughout our 50+-year history, our work has been recognized for excellence in our category more than any other agency.

Making educational opportunity fully accessible is essential to the health and future of our society and a centerpiece of our work. We aim to remain the most thoughtful, creative, and vital firm in our field while advancing the missions of the world’s best and most interesting education institutions.