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Writing Advisor assisting medical school applicants in drafting personal statements and application materials. Supporting candidates through the application process and ensuring clear, cohesive content.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a strong working relationship with the physician advisor, acting as a unified team that will support the applicant through the application process
- Assist the applicant in restructuring content and ensuring responses and essays have a logical and cohesive flow
- Provide suggestions and guiding questions that enable the applicant to develop content
- Edit materials for clarity, tone, and syntax
- Proofread materials for grammar and word choice
- Answer questions about the writing process for specific materials
- Provide relevant and actionable feedback
- Maintain a supportive environment for the applicant
- Most of the application materials that you will work on will require two or three revisions.
- The personal statement can be up to 5,300 characters.
- The activities section consists of 15 entries, with each one having a maximum limit of 700 characters.
- In addition to the 15 entries, the activities sections allows three activities to be noted as the applicant’s “most meaningful” allowing the applicant to provide a response regarding their reasoning for this choice (1,500 characters, maximum).
- A secondary application can include 1-12 prompts with varying word count limits. The average response is 1-2 paragraphs.
- Many of our clients purchase packages that include assistance for five or 20 secondary applications.
- Clients may occasionally need editing services for other applications materials.
- This is, largely, a seasonal position. Our peak season is from March until September. We expect that our advisors have consistent availability during this time.
- Also, this is a remote position that requires you to have a reliable connection to the Internet and access to Microsoft Word.
Requirements:
- a BA and an MA in the humanities or “writing-heavy” major (additional professional experience may be substituted for an MA)
- 2+ years of experience in education. This can include university teaching/working as a teaching assistant (especially for a writing program or humanities course), grades 9-12 teaching (ELA), tutoring (ELA, writing), working as a paraprofessional or instructional assistant in K-12 education, and ELA curriculum development.
- 2+ years in a writing-heavy role. This can include editing, grant writing, journalist roles, and content writing, among others.
- Natural teacher/guide
- Compassionate
- Patient
- Curious
- Passionate about writing
- Flexible/adaptable
- Seeks professional development
- Open and responsive to feedback
- Team player
- Promotes diversity and inclusion
Benefits:
- Professional development opportunities
- Remote work options
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