Job Description Writer
The Job Description Writer generates polished, well-structured job descriptions that clearly communicate role expectations, required qualifications, and company value proposition. It produces descriptions that attract qualified applicants while filtering out mismatches, saving hiring managers hours of drafting and revision.
Hiring managers, HR professionals, recruiters, and startup founders writing their first job postings use this template. It works for any role level, from entry-level positions to senior leadership hires, and for any industry. It is especially valuable when standardizing job description quality across a growing company or when writing for a role outside your direct expertise.
This prompt produces better job descriptions than most manual drafts because it enforces clear separation between "must-have" and "nice-to-have" qualifications (reducing the common problem of inflated requirements that discourage strong candidates), includes growth trajectory information that top candidates care about, and applies inclusive language principles that widen the applicant pool without sacrificing specificity.
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The Prompt
Write a professional job description for the following role: **Job Title**: [TITLE, e.g., "Senior Frontend Engineer", "Marketing Manager", "Customer Success Associate"] **Company**: [COMPANY NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION, e.g., "Acme Corp, a 50-person B2B SaaS company building inventory management software"] **Department/Team**: [TEAM, e.g., "Product Engineering team of 8"] **Location**: [LOCATION AND POLICY, e.g., "Remote (US time zones)", "Hybrid in NYC (3 days/week)", "On-site in Berlin"] **Employment Type**: [TYPE, e.g., "Full-time", "Contract (6 months)", "Part-time"] Generate a complete job description with these sections: ### About the Role 2-3 sentences explaining what this person will do and why the role matters to the company right now. Focus on impact, not just tasks. ### What You Will Do 5-7 specific responsibilities as bullet points. Start each with an action verb. Order by importance. Be concrete: "Design and implement the API layer for our new billing system" not "Work on various engineering projects." ### Must-Have Qualifications 4-6 requirements that are genuinely necessary for day-one success. For each, explain briefly why it matters for this role. Avoid inflated requirements (do not require 10 years of experience for a technology that has existed for 5 years). ### Nice-to-Have Qualifications 2-4 additional skills or experiences that would strengthen the candidacy but are not dealbreakers. ### What We Offer 4-6 bullet points covering compensation philosophy, benefits, and work culture. Be specific where possible (e.g., "Equity for all full-time employees" rather than "Competitive compensation"). ### Growth Path 2-3 sentences describing where this role leads in 18-24 months for a high performer. ### How to Apply Brief instructions including any specific materials to submit (portfolio, code samples, case study). **Writing guidelines**: Use "you" and "we" language. Avoid jargon and acronyms without definition. Keep sentences under 25 words where possible. Do not use gendered language.
Usage Tips
- Be specific about the role's impact: "We are hiring because our customer base tripled and the support team is overwhelmed" gives the AI context to write a description that resonates with candidates who want to solve real problems.
- Include your real benefits: Replace the generic output with your actual benefits package. Candidates can spot templated benefits sections immediately, and specificity builds trust.
- Review the must-have list critically: After generation, ask yourself whether you would reject an otherwise excellent candidate who lacked each requirement. If the answer is no, move it to nice-to-have.
- Run the output through a bias checker: Use tools like Textio or Gender Decoder to verify the language is inclusive. The prompt encourages inclusive writing, but a second check catches subtle patterns.
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