Short-Form Content Specialist
Orlando Informer
Writer, Editor, Meeting Planner
Ripple Effect
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $71,704 - $82,460 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Work closely with the Army's Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) Strategic Communications Division to write and edit documents including speeches, marketing materials, proposals, reports, manuals, presentations, and other deliverable to support the Public Affairs Office for high-visibility, quick-turn requests
- Collaborate and support the Command Information, Public Affairs, Protocol & Engagements Manager and writer/editor personnel to develop story ideas and approaches
- Interview subject matter experts on complex issues and write plain-language newsletter articles ready for publishing
- Gather information from a variety of sources and assess presentation style to develop content and draft PowerPoint slide-sets, press releases, video scripts, informational products, and social media posts
- Edit a variety of internal and external command publications to ensure they are completely free of errors
- Write and edit in Associated Press (AP) style and for web with an understanding of operational security requirements
- Assist and support with events, VIP visits, and other MRDC Command engagements, including logistics, name tags, take away packet preparation, and on-site support
- Rapidly research topics and write talking points or speeches for executive leadership for military, industry, and academic events, conferences, symposia, graduations, partnership days, etc.
- Attend calendar scrubs and syncs to ensure coverage and awareness of command events
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of writing experience in healthcare, research, or a regulated environment, to include speechwriting
- Knowledge of Associated Press (AP) writing style
- Experience with health, medicine, and science topics, writing, and lay translation
- Relevant experience supporting military and/or Defense communications and outreach efforts
- Experience in event planning and support (e.g., logistics, implementation, advertising, content creation, post-event reporting, etc.)
- Experience working independently in a fast-paced environment where information and directions from multiple expert and leadership sources must be integrated to create a final product
- Experience communicating science and health topics to lay audiences
- Portfolio that includes communications products (e.g., speeches, multimedia, press releases, presentations, event content) used by senior military leadership
- Must be able and willing to report to client site (Frederick, MD) on a daily basis
- U.S. citizenship required by government contract
- NACI clearance required
