Medical Journalist & Public Affairs Writer

Fidelity Partners Services; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Partners is seeking a Writer and Author for print journalism and hospital communications at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. The role develops accurate journalism communicating clinical advances, research, patient experiences, and staff achievements.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in journalism/communications/english, 5+ years of journalism experience, and strong AP style and deadline discipline.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or a related field.
• Must have at least five years of journalism or professional-writing experience and a portfolio demonstrating interviewing, narrative storytelling, and long-form writing.
• Must have experience in healthcare communications, military public affairs, or a similar regulated, high-visibility environment.
• Must understand HIPAA and PHI requirements when interviewing patients and families.
• Strong project-management skills and ability to manage an editorial calendar and multiple stories.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trust with patients, families, staff, and leaders.
• Strong command of AP style, newswriting structure, and deadline-driven workflows.
• Must satisfy Tier II background, CAC, training, NDA, network-access, onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an editorial calendar for print and long-form digital publications aligned with WRNMMC strategic communication objectives.
• Lead feature stories from pitch through publication, coordinating multimedia elements as needed.
• Identify stories involving clinical advancements, research, patient experiences, staff achievements, and public health priorities.
• Conduct sensitive interviews with patients, families, medical staff, and leaders.
• Write, rewrite, and edit news releases, features, speeches, web content, and social media copy using AP style.
• Coordinate with photographers, videographers, designers, editors, and public affairs to produce multimedia story packages.
• Develop messaging for internal/external audiences and assist leadership with crisis communications.
• Respond to media inquiries, coordinate interviews, and support press conferences and events.

Skills

Interviewing

Narrative storytelling

Long-form writing

AP style

Public affairs

HIPAA compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism/Communications/English

Job description

Fidelity Partners is seeking a Writer and Author for print journalism and hospital communications at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. The role develops accurate journalism communicating clinical advances, research, patient experiences, and staff achievements.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in journalism/communications/english, 5+ years of journalism experience, and strong AP style and deadline discipline.