Senior Editor

About us

CommunicateHealth is a growing health communication firm with a passion for health literacy and human-centered design. Our mission is simple: to improve lives by designing health information that’s easy to understand and use. By making health communications that are clear, accessible, and inclusive, we give people what they need to make informed decisions about their health — and ultimately help advance health equity. Together, our mission-driven team designs inspiring solutions that transform the way people think about health.

About you

You’re an experienced editor with a background in health communication or public health. You excel at editing health content to ensure it’s clear and actionable — and aligned with communication goals and objectives. You’re also a highly skilled copyeditor who polishes materials before they go out the door, making sure they’re accurate and aligned with relevant style guides. You provide constructive guidance to newer-in-career writers to help them improve their content, develop their skills, and grow in their careers. When you write materials yourself, you develop content that’s conversational, understandable, and accessible, and you’re adept at distilling complex information into engaging, approachable communications. You display outstanding critical thinking skills and attention to detail, and you’re well versed in plain and inclusive language best practices.

What you’ll do

The core functions of this role include:

• Provide substantive edits to plain language health content on a variety of topics
• Edit proposals, research reports, and other client-facing deliverables
• Copyedit and proofread deliverables to ensure accuracy and alignment with style guides and other requirements
• Mentor health writers and provide editorial feedback on their work
• Reconcile feedback from clients and subject matter experts while maintaining plain language standards and editorial consistency across communication products
• Support the team by writing print, web content, and proposals as needed

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in public health, health science, English, communication, or a related field
• Strong writing and editing skills with a knack for clear communication
• Demonstrated experience developing health education materials that incorporate best practices from human-centered design, health education, and health literacy

Benefits

We care

CommunicateHealth is committed to workplace diversity and providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees. We proactively seek out diverse perspectives and apply them to strengthen our work and our employee experience.

At CommunicateHealth, we acknowledge that our employees are the best and brightest, and we want to compensate you accordingly!

Excellent benefits

• Open paid time off policy
• 401K with 3% company match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans (CH pays 85% for individuals and 80% for families and couples)
• Parking and commuter reimbursement (Rockville office)
• Up to 6 weeks paid parental leave (up to 6 additional weeks of unpaid leave) and flexible schedules for working parents
• Life insurance base plan of $50,000

A healthy social and emotional work environment

• Flexible schedules, including Summer Fridays
• 14 paid Holidays
• Weekly all-staff Creative Time
• Home office reimbursement
• Standing desks
• Co-working space reimbursement
• Gym membership reimbursement (included with company-sponsored health insurance plan)

Personal and professional development and training

• $1,500 of professional development funds annually
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan reimbursement
• Company support for applying to and presenting at professional conferences
• Individual coaching and mentoring
• Company-wide and team-based trainings
• Compensation range: $76,700 - $115,000

*This position requires physical presence in the United States. Candidates must reside in the United States to be eligible.