We’re hiring! If you or someone you know is an amazing writer with a housing and residence life background, take a look at our new Freelance Content Contributor position. We’re hiring for eight of these positions (four focused on developing content for grads/professionals and four focused on student staff audiences). Applications close on January 31, 2025. “Interviews” will be rolling through February with an expected start date of March. See below for the position description.
To apply, fill out the quick Google Form at the link below. In order to assess your writing, we ask that you write a sample blog post. Depending on which team you want to apply for, we are asking different prompts. If you want to be considered for both, please write both (and include both posts in your form submission).
If applying to write for professional/grad audiences… respond to the prompt… “What is one practice residence life departments need to let go of?”
If applying to write for student staff audiences… review RA360.org and fill one gap you believe it has in the offerings.
Since we receive so many great sample posts, we’d hate to have that effort and work go to waste. If you’d like (totally optional and does not impact your candidacy in any way) you can opt in to having your sample blog post(s) potentially published (even if you’re not ultimately hired). After reviewing your post, if we decide to publish it, you will receive a $50 gift card to Goldbelly. Additionally, you will also receive a personalized caricature from a commissioned artist which we’ll use in the posting and provide to you to use however you wish. (Roompact reserves the right to reject any blog post submissions for publication, and therefore the gift card and caricature, for any reason.)*
*A NOTE ABOUT AI: AI tools like ChatGPT can be a great brainstorming tool, but they produce overly-generic and impersonal blog posts. (Trust us, we can tell!) That’s not what we’re looking for. If it was, we wouldn’t be hiring bloggers. 🙂 Use your professional knowledge and personal experience to inform and enlighten your post!
Your post should be at least one page, single-spaced, in 10-12 point font with standard 1 inch margins.
Freelance Content Contributor
Thank you for your interest in Roompact! We’re growing and looking to expand our team. Specifically, we need help with developing more content for our blog. Our goal is to constantly be producing content that can aid residence life and housing professionals in their work. We are looking for diverse perspectives and content matter experts to provide new voices to Roompact.
We’re looking for eight folks who can make at least a 1-year commitment (13 months) to this position. These eight individuals will be divided into two teams of four (one team focused on writing for graduate student and professional staff audiences, and one team focused on writing for student staff audiences). It will run from March 2025 through (including) March 2026. It will require approximately 3-4 hours a month, brainstorming, writing, and editing new material for the Roompact blog. While not a full time role, it may be a great opportunity to engage in a passion of yours and make some extra money while doing it. We’ve calculated a “salary” of $100 per month/blog post, for a total of $1,300 across the 13 months. It would not come with additional benefits. This position will likely not lead to a full time position, but could give the right person who’s interested in working “higher education adjacent” a feeling of what that may be like.
View our content focused on graduate student/professional staff audiences.
View our content focused on student staff audiences.
Position Description
About the Role
As a freelance content contributor with Roompact, you will…
- Work remotely and submit unique, relevant, and engaging content monthly
- Meet monthly with Roompact’s Campus Experience Director, Paul Brown, and other Content Contributors to brainstorm content and coordinate your submissions
- Explore and assess the latest trends in residence education and student affairs and include these in your 1-2 page single-spaced written works
- Use best writing practices that align with Roompact standards and values
Qualifications
- Familiarity with higher education and student affairs practices, particularly in residence education
- Strong writing skills appropriate for a blog
- Proficiency with computers and Google Suite
- Ability to work independently
- Capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge and awareness of Roompact software, brand, and image
- Completing or completed Master’s in Higher Education and Student Affairs (or equivalent) and currently working in a higher education setting
About Roompact
Roompact is a small family owned business that develops software and services for residence life and education departments. Our focus is on improving student engagement and learning, assessment, and helping staff be more efficient in their work. Roompact strives to be an ethical and socially-conscious company and is a certified B-Corp. If you want to learn more about us, check out our website at www.roompact.com.
Come As You Are and Thrive
Roompact believes that being inclusive, working collaboratively, and recognizing the inherent value of every team member is essential. Diversity makes us stronger and better at the work we do. Roompact is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Roompact also strives to go beyond what the law requires, and create a socially just and socially responsible work environment for the benefit of all.
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