[Hidden-tech] Senior Health Writer

Mindy Gruba mindy at communicatehealth.com
Tue Jul 23 15:40:33 EDT 2013


Senior Health Writer
(2 Full-Time Positions in Western/Central Massachusetts and in the DC Metro Area)


This Is Us
CommunicateHealth, Inc. is a health education and communication firm specializing in improving health literacy through user-centered design, policy, research, and content development. At CommunicateHealth, we believe people deserve clear information about their health. This doesn't mean using short words and lots of pictures - it means making sure the information and services our clients provide can be accessed, understood, and used by the people who need them most. Check us out at www.communicatehealth.com<http://www.communicatehealth.com>.

This Is You
We are looking for an experienced writer/editor with a proven interest in health communication and public health. As a writer, you are comfortable developing material that is conversational, professional, understandable, accessible, and actionable. You enjoy working independently and collaboratively, have experience giving and receiving feedback on content, and have outstanding organization skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

*    Support healthcare organizations in developing culturally and linguistically appropriate communications for their members.

*    Research a variety of health- and wellness-related topics and distill the most relevant actions and recommendations.

*    Develop content for a variety of channels including print, web, and mobile applications.

*    Gather and review feedback on content from editors, usability professionals, and subject matter experts, and revise content appropriately.

*    Work with design and usability staff on information architecture, content strategy, and content layout.


Required Qualifications

*    MPH or related public health master's degree (significant experience will be considered in place of degree)

*    Minimum 8 years professional public health education and/or health communication experience

*    Experience implementing health education theories and principles, user-centered design methods, and usability strategies when developing content for the web and print

*    Experience translating technical/medical information into plain language

*    Experience providing high level editing and writing with limited supervision


Preferred Qualifications

*    Certified Health Education Specialist

*    Familiar with federal plain language guidelines and best practices

*    Experience developing materials for audiences with limited (health) literacy skills

*    Experience working with graphic designers and web developers

*    Experience with the process of user-centered design

*    Supervisory experience

Please send cover letter, resume, 2 writing samples, and 3 references to jobs at communicatehealth.com<mailto:jobs at communicatehealth.com> by August 9th, 2013.

This is for two full-time salaried positions. We offer highly competitive salaries and full benefits.

CommunicateHealth is committed to workplace diversity and providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees.

As federal contractors, we are required to ask applicants to submit a voluntary Demographics form, at www.communicatehealth.com/company/contact/<http://www.communicatehealth.com/company/contact/>. No personnel selections are made based on this information.

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