Medicare Writer

McKinley Marketing Partners • Contract • Remote (Washington DC-Baltimore Area, US) • $40 - $50 / hour • 8h ago

McKinley Marketing Partners, a 24 Seven Company, is looking for a medicare writer for our nonprofit client in DC. The Medicare Writer will update and help create high-quality content for all digital platforms.

This is a long-term, on-going (18+ months), W2, 40-hour-a-week contract. All McKinley roles include a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Focus on key issues in the organization’s priority areas including Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance, health care, and other topics
Develop creative approaches to stories in conjunction with the Medicare editor
Partner with Medicare editors and copy editors to streamline stories, answer questions, and determine coverage gaps in online content
Work with the executive editor to review relevant material from other departments, shape coverage, and solve problems
Learn how to use Content Production System and other relevant software to get stories ready for production
Annotate stories thoroughly so researchers can check the facts with minimal additional digging and upload transcripts of interviews
Conceptualize illustrations with digital designers for stories and Q&As
Discover relevant statistics from reputable, primary sources when available that can be transformed into charts, maps, tables, and other graphics
Consult frequently with our search engine optimization team to help shape the scope of stories so they'll be discoverable in organic search
Gain knowledge of the organization's inventory of Medicare stories to help with inline linking and prevent duplication of topics that would hurt SEO
Write preliminary headlines and budget lines using SEO skills and keep our various content schedules and inventories updated
Appear in videos, on TV and radio, and in seminars to explain and discuss Medicare and other topics
Collaborate with others across the organization and participate in meetings

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in healthcare or writing/editing fields
5+ years of writing experience
Experience writing content directly related to Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance, and health care