Company Description

Publicis Sapient is looking for people who – simply put – are driven to make a difference.

By solving some of today’s toughest challenges, our teams are helping to transform the government in the areas of user experience, technology, and strategy. Working at Publicis Sapient, you will be in an environment that fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and innovation.

The chance to bring your ideas and new thinking to today’s challenges and work in a truly unique work environment is now – it’s at Publicis Sapient.

Job Description

Selected individual will serve as a scientific content writer and editor producing content to be distributed through multiple digital channels in the federal health industry for consumer focused audiences. This position requires experience writing biomedical content as well as writing content for the web (e.g., articles, blog posts, social media, and other communications) clearly and concisely at the reading level of the target audiences, conforming to the organization’s style guide, and quality assurance to produce deliverables with limited errors.

The individual must have experience applying SEO best practices and implementing SEO-informed content optimizations. This position is highly collaborative, requiring close coordination and collaboration with other consumer content writers, across teams, to edit and merge content from different sources. The selected individual will also be able to work independently and take ownership of their assignments. They will help identify pain points in the writing and editing process, and work with stakeholders to make improvements.

This position will work closely with other Publicis Sapient content writers and editors, as well as content strategists, business consultants, and federal staff to draft, edit, and prepare documents for federal health digital communications on topics such as specific cancer type or disease treatment, prevention, screening, and genetics.

Responsibilities:

• Continually immerse yourself in new areas of public health content to support website content writing for multiple federal agency websites
• Learn the federal health organization’s strategic focus, style guidance, and research areas to determine relevant and accurate messaging
• Write logically structured website content using plain language principles and appropriate voice and tone, incorporating SEO best practices that align with the content goals, purpose, and audience
• Draft scientific research summaries and articles
• Edit and proofread content to deliver error-free products
• Ensure copy is appropriate for the target medical, scientific, and public audiences
• Ensure grammar, spelling, and punctuation meet the organization’s Editorial Style Guide
• Enter content into the structured content authoring system or content management system (CMS) and perform quality checks prior to publishing
• Suggest headings and subheadings for research summaries and articles and optimize page layouts to include tables, biomedical images, and embedded videos
• Create and update SEO metadata to improve the accessibility of all digital content
• Work with stakeholders to improve the writing and editing workflow
• Participate in a thorough and timely review process that incorporates feedback from various leaders, subject matter experts, stakeholders, and partners as needed
• Participate in internal project team and client meetings
• Be an active participant within the wider onsite communications team by participating in content strategy and search engine optimization efforts

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Legal Permanent Resident
• Eligible for U.S. Government Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree required from college or university; Master’s degree in communications, public affairs, or public health field is a plus
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in science writing, journalism, or equivalent experience
• Must have experience within the Federal government, health, healthcare, oncology, research, or science fields
• Familiarity with public health issues and the public health community, including associations and non-profits
• Experience using SEO tools and analyzing SEO data to inform content optimizations
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, and organizational skills
• Proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and work on multiple concurrent projects
• Experience with editorial calendars, project dashboards, and tracking schedules
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with all stakeholders and at all levels of the organization, including senior executives

Experience Guidelines:

• At least 3 years of work experience as a science content writer/editor is required
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high-quality work while multi-tasking and meeting tight deadlines
• Familiarity with digital content and usability best practices
• In addition to website content writing experience and knowledge of grammatical rules, the following skills are also relevant to this role:
• o Technical savvy: Highly proficient in MS Word. Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive; XMetal a plus), content authoring systems, content management systems (e.g. Drupal), social media, and new media
• o Communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with all stakeholders and at all levels of the organization, including senior management
• o Creativity: Must be curious, creative, and knowledgeable about a broad variety of topics

Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required. Preference for Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN), journalism, English, or related fields
• Certifications, e.g., the Board of Editors in Life Sciences (BELS) and recognized SEO Certifications, such as SEMRush Academy, a plus

Additional Information

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity.

As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession - combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness - enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe. For more information, visit publicissapient.com.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 15 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Corporate gift matching program

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.