The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is seeking a Senior Communications Writer/Editor  who will oversee and ensure clarity and integrity of the Center's communications materials, including electronic newsletters, white papers, reports, website text content, marketing materials, and event materials. The Senior Communications Writer/Editor will implement an editing process to support the communications and outreach mission of the Center and its faculty.

This role will serve as editor of the external newsletter products through editing and technical writing; serve as technical and copy editor for all other Center communications materials; be a member of Center's communications team; and assist with promotional, media and donor activities as needed. The Senior Communications Writer/Editor reports to the Director of Communications, and coordinates work with project managers, communications staff, faculty, and administrative and financial staff as needed to fulfill writing and editing functions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

The Senior Communications Writer/Editor has the following responsibilities:

• Lead, compile and edit the COVID-19 Situation Report newsletter; manage contributing analyst team on the product; create and adapt procedures and style guidelines.
• Serve as advisor/ consulting editor on Health Security Headlines newsletter; provide backup editing support as needed.
• Develop strategy and implement cohesive external newsletter strategy to promote the Center's work and position the Center as a resource lead in health security, global catastrophic biological risks, pandemic preparedness, and other relevant topic areas.
• Serve as primary contact for project newsletter requests to assist with decision-making on feasibility, design, and implementation if approved by Director of Communications.
• Edit all website text content and all Center grey literature publications and special projects. 
• Guide editing and revision, production, and support dissemination of communications products (includes policy reports, white papers, fact sheets, one pagers, press releases/pitches, web content, donor capability statements, proposals, social posts, etc.).
• Review and edit new and evergreen social media content.
• Take the lead on implementing and updating writing and editing procedures for communication materials.
• Manage communications editorial calendar.
• Edit and advise on content, design, and dissemination of public relations and/or marketing materials.
• Consult on and edit conference and meeting materials.
• Edit events related materials; consult with Events Manager on arrangements for promotional activities for events.
• Assist with development and support of a team approach to communications activities and projects by participating in team meetings, encouraging coordinated approach to work, mentoring staff, and making suggestions for improvements and innovation.
• Edit donor related materials including capabilities statements, grant submissions, and gift pitches and proposals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Attributes:

• Possess subject matter/industry knowledge to write own work and edit the work of others.
• Excellent writing and editing skills that can be applied to the conceptualization, development, design, writing, and editing of materials created for multiple purposes and audiences and published in multiple formats.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines, and guide others in doing the same, while coordinating, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills necessary to represent the Center professionally and interact effectively with a broad array of medical, scientific, government, and media professionals as well as a variety of staff.
• Ability to develop new knowledge and skills to sustain professional growth and development, while also responding to and supporting change and growth In the Center.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with faculty and staff.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• (7) years related experience.
• Education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Formula.*

* JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.  Additional related experience may substitute for the required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job. 

** Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in compiling/writing newsletters, and editing grey literature reports in medicine, health, or sciences.
• Interest in public health and health security.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of conventions of writing, editing, style, design, and production standards for professional publications and ability to operationalize them.
• Working knowledge of concepts, problems, issues, and nomenclature of the field of public health and health security or the ability to acquire that knowledge quickly.
• Proficient with personal computers and business applications (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.); experience with newsletter tools.

Telecommuting/Remote Work negotiable.

Classified Title: Sr. Editor
Working Title: Senior Communications Writer/Editor
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE 
Starting Salary Range: $69,830 - $95,960 annually (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 28hrs per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Telecommute 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Health Security 
Personnel area: School of Public Health

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

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