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The Advancement Writer & Content Specialist is a key member of the Strategic Engagement team in Dartmouth’s office of Medical and Healthcare Advancement (MHA), responsible for developing content across a diversity of media, audiences, and platforms. The incumbent is an exceptional writer, a clear communicator and a collaborative partner, charged with developing high-quality editorial content that advances institutional and philanthropic priorities from concept to publication. The position requires excellent editorial judgement and the ability to translate complex concepts into compelling content with the goal of inspiring audiences, strengthening engagement, and maximizing philanthropic support for Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Among other responsibilities, the Advancement Writer and Content Specialist serves as lead writer for MHA’s flagship publication, Vitals Magazine. The position reports to the Senior Content Manager and works in partnership with colleagues across the Content and Creative team, the wider Advancement office, and with colleagues in the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health.
Description
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp
Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Outstanding content development, writing, and editorial skills.
- Excellent interviewing and interpersonal skills.
- General knowledge of and interest in health and/or science subjects.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a diversity of audiences.
- Commitment to values and practices that advance an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Proven ability to participate in collaborative teams.
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
- Creativity and initiative.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and good judgment.
- Brings joy and humor to the workplace.
- Minimum of two to four years of related professional experience.
- Experience working on multiple, concurrent, high-priority writing projects.
- Bachelor’s or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a large and complex scientific, medical, or healthcare institution.
- Familiarity with fundraising communications strategies, messaging, and/or tactics.
- Experience in journalism and/or familiarity with journalistic best practices.
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries
Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Department Contact Phone Number
603-646-5304
Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title
Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Senior Content Manager
Department Contact's Phone Number
603-646-5304
Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?
Preferred, but not required
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy.
Additional Instructions
Key Accountabilities
Description
Content Development
- Develops content across multiple communications channels, campaigns, events, and initiatives, including for web, email, social, print, and digital; ensures editorial content reflects institutional engagement and fundraising priorities and supports the engagement, cultivation, and stewardship of key audiences.
- Researches and writes content for Vitals Magazine, The Prouty Chronicle, and other Dartmouth Health/Geisel print and digital communications, with a strong focus on powerful storytelling that advances patient care, research, medical education and community health, and inspires engagement or philanthropic support.
- Gathers information for stories through interviews with subjects and sources, including donors, alumni, students, patients, faculty, and others.
- Effectively translates medical and scientific concepts for a diversity of audiences.
- Assists in the researching and writing of proposals and fundraising marketing material.
- Drafts content for large and small-scale events, including but not limited to announcements, invitations, programs, and other promotional materials.
- Monitors leadership messaging, institutional news and stories, and stays abreast of institutional initiatives.
- Writes in accordance with institutional messaging, tone, and editorial style.
- Edits and proofs the work of others as needed.
Percentage Of Time 60
Description
Planning and Collaboration
- As lead writer for Vitals Magazine, proactively identifies and pitches stories that position Geisel and Dartmouth Health initiatives within the broader context of the most salient topics in medicine, health, and healthcare.
- Collaborates with colleagues on the Content & Creative team to shape effective and compelling communications and marketing collateral, bringing a creative, critical, and strategic approach to planning sessions.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with sources and stakeholders, including but not limited to MHA colleagues, and key faculty members and staff across Geisel and Dartmouth Health.
- Works with external contractors, vendors, and freelance resources, as needed.
- Manages multiple concurrent projects to meet deadlines.
Percentage Of Time 40
- Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Position Purpose
The Advancement Writer & Content Specialist is a key member of the Strategic Engagement team in Dartmouth’s office of Medical and Healthcare Advancement (MHA), responsible for developing content across a diversity of media, audiences, and platforms. The incumbent is an exceptional writer, a clear communicator and a collaborative partner, charged with developing high-quality editorial content that advances institutional and philanthropic priorities from concept to publication. The position requires excellent editorial judgement and the ability to translate complex concepts into compelling content with the goal of inspiring audiences, strengthening engagement, and maximizing philanthropic support for Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Among other responsibilities, the Advancement Writer and Content Specialist serves as lead writer for MHA’s flagship publication, Vitals Magazine. The position reports to the Senior Content Manager and works in partnership with colleagues across the Content and Creative team, the wider Advancement office, and with colleagues in the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health.
Description
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp
Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Outstanding content development, writing, and editorial skills.
- Excellent interviewing and interpersonal skills.
- General knowledge of and interest in health and/or science subjects.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a diversity of audiences.
- Commitment to values and practices that advance an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Proven ability to participate in collaborative teams.
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
- Creativity and initiative.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and good judgment.
- Brings joy and humor to the workplace.
- Minimum of two to four years of related professional experience.
- Experience working on multiple, concurrent, high-priority writing projects.
- Bachelor’s or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a large and complex scientific, medical, or healthcare institution.
- Familiarity with fundraising communications strategies, messaging, and/or tactics.
- Experience in journalism and/or familiarity with journalistic best practices.
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries
Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Department Contact Phone Number
603-646-5304
Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title
Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Senior Content Manager
Department Contact's Phone Number
603-646-5304
Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?
Preferred, but not required
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy.
Additional Instructions
Key Accountabilities
Description
Content Development
- Develops content across multiple communications channels, campaigns, events, and initiatives, including for web, email, social, print, and digital; ensures editorial content reflects institutional engagement and fundraising priorities and supports the engagement, cultivation, and stewardship of key audiences.
- Researches and writes content for Vitals Magazine, The Prouty Chronicle, and other Dartmouth Health/Geisel print and digital communications, with a strong focus on powerful storytelling that advances patient care, research, medical education and community health, and inspires engagement or philanthropic support.
- Gathers information for stories through interviews with subjects and sources, including donors, alumni, students, patients, faculty, and others.
- Effectively translates medical and scientific concepts for a diversity of audiences.
- Assists in the researching and writing of proposals and fundraising marketing material.
- Drafts content for large and small-scale events, including but not limited to announcements, invitations, programs, and other promotional materials.
- Monitors leadership messaging, institutional news and stories, and stays abreast of institutional initiatives.
- Writes in accordance with institutional messaging, tone, and editorial style.
- Edits and proofs the work of others as needed.
Percentage Of Time 60
Description
Planning and Collaboration
- As lead writer for Vitals Magazine, proactively identifies and pitches stories that position Geisel and Dartmouth Health initiatives within the broader context of the most salient topics in medicine, health, and healthcare.
- Collaborates with colleagues on the Content & Creative team to shape effective and compelling communications and marketing collateral, bringing a creative, critical, and strategic approach to planning sessions.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with sources and stakeholders, including but not limited to MHA colleagues, and key faculty members and staff across Geisel and Dartmouth Health.
- Works with external contractors, vendors, and freelance resources, as needed.
- Manages multiple concurrent projects to meet deadlines.
Percentage Of Time 40
- Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Frame your degree as specialty occupation proof
USCIS requires Content Writer roles to demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Document how your English, journalism, or communications degree directly underpins your writing methodology, not just your general skills.
Search LCA filings before applying
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for Writer or Content Specialist roles. Past LCA filings confirm an employer already understands the H-1B process for your occupation.
Target publishers, SaaS companies, and media firms
These industries file H-1B petitions for content roles at higher rates than most sectors. Prioritize employers whose core product depends on written output, where your degree-backed role is harder to classify as non-specialty.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
Pull up Content Writer roles on Migrate Mate filtered by employers with active H-1B filing history. This cuts the time spent cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a writer and won't start with you.
Request your I-129 receipt notice timeline upfront
Before accepting an offer, ask whether the employer plans to use premium processing. Standard I-129 adjudication can stretch beyond six months, so confirming the employer's filing timeline protects your start date.
Align your portfolio to O*NET task descriptions
The O*NET profile for Writers and Authors defines the task taxonomy USCIS adjudicators reference. Structure your writing samples and resume around those defined tasks to reinforce that your role meets specialty occupation criteria.
H-1B Visa Content Writer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Content Writer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS evaluates whether the specific position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a field directly related to the duties. A Content Writer role tied to technical documentation, UX writing, or a specialized industry like legal or medical publishing is easier to defend than a generalist blogging position with no degree requirement in the job description.
What degree fields support an H-1B petition for a Content Writer?
English, journalism, communications, and marketing are the most commonly accepted fields. Creative writing and technical communication degrees also qualify when the role matches. A degree in an unrelated field, even if you have strong writing skills, weakens the specialty occupation argument unless you have additional coursework or a second degree that directly connects to the position.
How do I find Content Writer jobs where the employer is already willing to sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate for Content Writer roles filtered by employers with documented H-1B filing history. Employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for writing or content roles in the past are far more likely to sponsor again than those with no prior record, since they've already built the internal process for doing it.
Can a Content Writer role be denied H-1B status even if the employer is willing to sponsor?
Yes. USCIS can issue a Request for Evidence challenging whether the role genuinely requires a specialty degree. This happens most often when job postings say a degree is preferred rather than required, or when the employer can't demonstrate that all similar positions in the company require the same degree. Getting the job description language right before filing matters significantly.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for a Content Writer H-1B petition?
The employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your specific job title, experience level, and work location, as determined by the DOL. You can look up the applicable wage level using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating an offer. The wage is tied to your worksite, so remote arrangements where you live in a different city than the employer's headquarters affect which prevailing wage applies.