D. E. Shaw
Professional and Technical Writing Coach (Full-time)
$140K–$190K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- At least five years of writing coaching or teaching experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree.
About the job
Coach colleagues across the firm to strengthen professional, financial, and technical writing, and advise teams on complex write-ups and proposals.
What you'll do
- Provide one-on-one writing coaching to colleagues at all seniority levels.
- Consult with teams on complex write-ups and proposals.
- Help colleagues create and refine work to meet the firm’s writing standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least five years of writing coaching or teaching experience.
- Ability to assess and give actionable guidance on complex professional, financial, and technical writing, including outside one’s subject expertise.
- Exceptional communication, judgment, analytical, interpersonal, and confidentiality skills.
Nice to have
- Experience preferably at the graduate level or in corporate environments; coaching STEM professionals or graduate students is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI writing tools and experience helping writers navigate AI; knowledge of writing center theory and practice, rhetoric and composition theory, and pedagogy.
Pay
$140,000 to $190,000 USD base salary
AI focus
Help writers navigate AI in their own writing practice; familiarity with AI writing tools is highly preferred.
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