ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Lupus is an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease that affects different parts of the body. Its health effects can range from a skin rash to kidney failure. It is difficult to diagnose, hard to live with and a challenge to treat. The disease has no known cause and no known cure. The Lupus Foundation of America is the nation’s leading voluntary organization serving the lupus community including persons with lupus, their families, physicians, researchers, and the general public. Our mission is to educate and support those affected by lupus and find a cure.

JOB SUMMARY

The Health Writer/ Producer is a key member of the Education and Research Team, responsible for helping the Foundation maintain, create and publish relevant, engaging and actionable health content.

The ideal candidate must have experience creating and editing health content for a wide range of channels and audiences, knowledge of content and production workflows, and the ability to apply style guides, health literacy principles, and health education/ communication best practices to the development of high-quality materials, tools and products. The Health Writer/ Producer will report to the Vice President, Education and Research, but will work on a daily basis and receive assignments and supervision from the Director of the National Research Center on Lupus and the Senior Director of Education and Research.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Health Writer/ Producer shall be responsible for the creation and review of health content and the completion of tasks integral to the Foundation’s content and production workflow processes. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Write and produce health content for different audiences, including consumers, patients, caregivers, policy makers, advocates, and health care professionals.
• Create content of different formats and types, including website content, feature articles, social media copy, videos, infographics, slideshows, news, blogs, copywriting, fact sheets, animations, scripts, patient education information, program information, newsletters, op-eds, and marketing and donor appeals.   
• Edit and review content to ensure it adheres to the Foundation’s style and brand guidelines, plain language and clear communication standards, and health education and communication best practices.
• Complete, track and coordinate tasks to support all phases of the Foundation’s content and production workflow processes—from idea generation, to editorial and production planning, to dissemination of final product.
• Coordinate content reviews with medical, research, and health experts, Foundation committee and board members, and senior-level staff internal to the Foundation.
• Inventory, audit and evaluate health education content, resources and tools for readability, usability, heath literacy, and accessibility.
• Support the development of education and research programming.
• Support the development or refinement of style guides and standard operating procedures.
• Attend and prepare materials for the Foundation’s major events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.