Join Our Editorial Communications Talent Pipeline!
@ AltarumJoin Our Editorial Communications Talent Pipeline!
About the job
Altarum's Palladian Partners team creates clear, compelling health communications for federal and public health clients. Positions focus on writing or editing for military health facilities in Bethesda, MD, requiring onsite presence and expertise in health public affairs.
Requirements
- 5+ years professional experience
- Excellent written/verbal skills
- Organization and deadline management
- Understanding of healthcare or public affairs
- Ability to work onsite in Bethesda
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Experience in healthcare communications
- Strong editing or writing expertise
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with AP Style
Full job description
At Altarum, our Palladian Partners team works alongside federal health and public affairs clients to create clear, accurate, and compelling communications that inform audiences and support vital public health missions. We're building a pipeline of experienced writers and editors who could be a strong fit for future embedded communications opportunities supporting a military health facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Whether your strength is telling powerful stories or making sure every word that goes out the door is accurate and clear, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
This posting isn't for one specific, currently open position. By applying, you're expressing interest in potential future opportunities as client and contract needs develop. Because these opportunities may depend on future business needs, contract awards, funding decisions, or client requirements, we may not have an immediate opening or a confirmed hiring timeline when you apply.
These future opportunities are expected to fall into two distinct tracks:
You'd become part of an embedded communications team working closely with public affairs leadership, medical professionals, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders at a military health facility. Depending on your area of expertise, your work would focus primarily on writing or on editing.
These positions would be onsite at the client site in Bethesda, Maryland, five days per week. Remote or hybrid work is not anticipated for these opportunities.
What You'll Do
Responsibilities, assignment, and timing will depend on the specific opportunity. Depending on your track, you may:
Writer/Journalist Opportunities
Editor Opportunities
What You'll Bring
Preferred Qualifications
The following experience is strongly preferred, though not required:
For Writer/Journalist opportunities, we're particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated experience in interviewing, narrative storytelling, feature writing, and long-form journalism. A portfolio of published work may be requested as part of the selection process.
For Editor opportunities, we're particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated expertise in substantive editing, copyediting, fact-checking, source verification, and managing complex editorial review and approval processes.
Why Join Our Team?
At Altarum, you'll have the opportunity to bring your communications expertise to work that supports an important military health care mission. As part of Palladian Partners, you'll join a collaborative, mission-driven communications team that values excellent storytelling, editorial rigor, thoughtful client 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, recognize important work, and strengthen trust. Because at Altarum, it's more than work – it's a chance to bring your expertise to a team contributing to work that matters.
What happens next?
Our Talent Acquisition team will review your background and experience to determine whether your skills may align more closely with future Writer/Journalist, Editor, or related communications opportunities. If your qualifications align with a potential current or upcoming need, a member of our team may contact you to discuss the opportunity, onsite work requirements, timing, and next steps.
Stay connected: we encourage you to continue exploring our current openings and apply directly to specific positions that align with your experience and interests. Joining this pipeline does not automatically submit your application for other Altarum opportunities. We appreciate your interest in bringing exceptional writing, editing, journalism, and public affairs expertise to work supporting an important military health mission!
Where You'll Work
These positions would work onsite at the client site in Bethesda, Maryland, five days per week. Remote or hybrid work is not anticipated for these opportunities.
This is not a posting for one specific, currently open position. By applying, you are expressing interest in potential opportunities as client and contract needs develop.
Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.
Altarum is an equal opportunity employer that provides employment and opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.