About the Role
This is a talent pipeline posting. By applying, you’re expressing interest in potential future opportunities as client and contract needs develop. Because these opportunities depend on future business needs and client requirements, there may not be an immediate opening or confirmed hiring timeline when you apply.
Future opportunities are expected to fall into two distinct tracks:
Writer/Journalist Track – developing compelling feature stories, long-form content, leadership communications, and public affairs materials
Editor Track – managing the editorial review process and ensuring written communications meet the highest standards for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and compliance
You’d become part of an embedded communications team working closely with public affairs leadership, medical professionals, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders. Depending on your area of expertise, your work would focus primarily on writing or on editing.
These positions would be on-site, five days per week. Remote or hybrid work is not available for these opportunities.
What You’ll Do
Writer/Journalist Opportunities
Develop and manage editorial calendars for print and long-form digital communications. Lead feature stories from initial concept and research through interviews, writing, multimedia coordination, review, and publication. Proactively identify compelling story ideas related to advancements, research, patient experiences, staff achievements, and organisational priorities. Conduct thoughtful, sensitive interviews with patients, families, clinicians, personnel, senior leaders, and subject matter experts. Develop balanced stories using information from multiple sources. Write and edit feature articles, news releases, web content, leadership messaging, speeches, briefings, and other communications. Apply industry-standard journalistic practices. Collaborate with photographers, videographers, graphic designers, and other communications professionals on multimedia projects. Support media relations activities, including media inquiries, interviews, visits, briefings, and press events. Craft messaging for internal and external stakeholders. Support public affairs campaigns, crisis communications, community engagement activities, and leadership communications. Build strong relationships with internal subject matter experts and external communications contacts.
Editor Opportunities
Manage the end-to-end editorial lifecycle for written communications. Review, edit, and proofread articles, reports, web content, leadership messaging, and other materials for clarity, accuracy, grammar, consistency, and tone. Ensure content complies with industry style guides, applicable regulations, and client requirements. Conduct rigorous fact-checking and source verification, including review of medical and technical information. Work closely with clinical and administrative subject matter experts to validate content. Coordinate feedback and revisions among authors, subject matter experts, legal counsel, and public affairs leadership. Track multiple documents through complex review, revision, clearance, and approval processes. Develop, maintain, and apply organisational editorial and style standards. Manage editorial calendars and competing deadlines across multiple authors and projects. Prepare finalized materials for senior public affairs review and approval before public release. Help protect the consistency, credibility, and accuracy of communications across platforms.
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field. Approximately 5+ years of relevant professional experience. Deep expertise in either professional writing or professional editing. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Strong command of grammar, punctuation, and professional writing standards. An organised, proactive, action-oriented, and adaptable approach to managing projects and deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Demonstrated attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality. The judgment and discretion required to work with sensitive information. An understanding of health information regulations and the safeguarding of protected information, or the ability to quickly develop that knowledge. Comfort working on-site five days per week – these are embedded, client-facing opportunities, and remote or hybrid work is not available.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in healthcare communications, military public affairs, federal communications, or another regulated, high-visibility environment is strongly preferred. Experience in journalism, communications, editing, copyediting, technical writing, or public affairs. Experience managing editorial calendars and multiple projects with competing deadlines. Experience working directly with senior leaders, clients, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders. Experience applying industry-standard editorial practices. Experience translating complex, technical, or medical information into clear, accessible communications. Experience managing work that requires a high level of accuracy, judgment, discretion, and attention to detail. For writer opportunities, demonstrated experience in interviewing, narrative storytelling, feature writing, and long-form journalism is particularly valuable. A portfolio of published work may be requested as part of the selection process. For editor opportunities, demonstrated expertise in substantive editing, copyediting, fact-checking, source verification, and managing complex editorial review and approval processes is particularly valuable.
Why Join?
You’ll have the opportunity to bring your communications expertise to work that supports an important public health mission. You’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven communications team that values excellent storytelling, editorial rigor, thoughtful partnership, curiosity, adaptability, and high-quality work. Whether your strength is uncovering and telling meaningful stories or ensuring that every published word is accurate, clear, and credible, your expertise can contribute to communications that inform audiences and strengthen trust.
Roles: Writer/Journalist or Editor (two career tracks)
Rate: Competitive entry-level pay, details shared upon application.
Contract length: To be confirmed based on client needs
Skills/background needed: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or related field; 5+ years professional experience in writing or editing; strong written communication skills; attention to detail; ability to manage multiple deadlines
Location: On-site position required – local applicants preferred.
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