About the role
- Positions available: 3
- Location: Fully remote — work from anywhere, any time zone
- Type: Full-time (8 hours/day)
- Salary: Negotiable based on experience — discussed during the interview
- Application deadline: 31 October 2026
We're looking for three proactive, detail-oriented content writers to help students around the world stay informed about the latest scholarship opportunities. Join the small but passionate team behind Scholarship Union and help shape the future of scholarship information.
📌 About the Role
As a Content Writer, you'll take ownership of discovering, researching, verifying, and publishing scholarship content that helps students apply with confidence. You'll work across articles, application guides, and social posts — turning complex information into something clear and actionable — and you'll be the friendly voice that keeps our community engaged.
🔧 What You'll Do
- Research and aggregate new scholarship opportunities from official, trusted sources
- Verify every detail carefully before it goes live
- Write concise, informative blog posts and application guides
- Publish content through our system
- Share updates across our social media pages and groups
- Maintain our social media presence and help moderate our community/forum
- Monitor comments and messages, and respond to our community promptly and warmly
✅ What We're Looking For
✍️ Skills & Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree (any department)
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English
- Strong research and information-synthesis abilities
- Reliable internet access and a suitable device
- Comfortable using at least one design tool: Photoshop, Illustrator, or Canva
🙋 Personal Traits
- Takes ownership
- Self-motivated and responsible
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working independently
- A proactive communicator
🌟 Nice to Have (a plus, not required)
- SEO and keyword-optimization knowledge
- Comfort using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT)
- WordPress experience
- Basic technical skills such as HTML or Markdown
- Experience managing blogs or online platforms
- Familiarity with social media scheduling or analytics tools
🏡 How We Work
- 100% remote — work from any time zone, anywhere in the world
- Full-time, 8 hours a day — you set your own schedule within that frame; we only ask that you join scheduled team meetings
- Trust-based culture — we value integrity, accountability, and good communication over rigid hours
🎁 What You'll Get
- Flexible remote work — work from anywhere
- Negotiable salary — based on your experience and skills, discussed during the interview
- Paid time off — two weeks of paid vacation every year
- Room to grow — develop your skills in writing, SEO, social media, and AI tools as you go
- Purpose-driven work — be part of a small, passionate team doing work that genuinely helps students
🚀 How to Apply
Tell us why you're excited about this role and what you'd bring to the team. We're more interested in your enthusiasm and fit than a perfectly polished resume.
Apply before 31 October 2026 through the Scholarship Union careers platform.
Help us keep students informed about everything happening in the scholarship world. We're a tiny team behind Scholarship Union, and we're looking for three writers to grow with us. 🌍
Scholarship Union is an equal-opportunity team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, departments, and locations.
What to prepare
- CV / Résumé