Job Description

Position Title: Writer/Editor

Position Classification: Regular; Nonexempt;Full Time; 40 Hours/Week

Reports to: Content Manager

Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or hybrid of these two options.

Travel Requirement: 10%, domestic and international

Please note that we do not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role. Candidates must be able to legally work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Position Overview:
The Writer/Editor will create PIH-focused content for print and digital formats. Collaborating with the Content Manager, they will help implement a content plan that drives engagement, educates audiences, and supports fundraising efforts.

As a key member of the Content team within the Marketing & Communications department, the Writer/Editor will participate in content planning and provide editing support for work created by fellow PIH team members. This role requires maintaining consistent messaging, style, and tone while producing high-quality content. The Writer/Editor must exhibit strong ethical judgement when interviewing sources and crafting authentic, impactful stories. Success in this position hinges on an ability to collaborate with colleagues and build strong rapport with multilingual, diverse professionals across PIH’s global network.

Responsibilities:

Content production (70%)

• Work with PIH staff at country sites and in the Boston office to identify and develop story ideas and turn them into compelling pieces.
• Write interesting and jargon-free articles, profiles, and news stories that inform and engage PIH constituencies, including supporters, the general public, and health care professionals.
• In conjunction with the Marketing & Communications department’s production calendars, set, adhere to, and enforce multiple deadlines.
• Schedule and post copy to blog, including photos and graphics.
• Coordinate across PIH teams to ensure content includes solid data, accurate messaging, and equitable representation of voices.
• Nurture a collaborative and creative environment grounded in innovation, exploration, and professional growth.

Content editing (30%)

• Gather, edit, and package information from PIH staff into content for our website, social media platforms, and other Marketing & Communications channels that is appropriate and appealing to a general audience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or at least three years of experience as a journalist or professional writer required; five to seven years preferred.
• Proven ability to write and edit material across multiple platforms.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish, and/or Creole a bonus.
• Experience building strong relationships with sources.
• Experience using social media platforms, particularly Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
• Working knowledge of website content management systems.
• Familiarity with Associated Press style.
• Understanding of and ability to clearly communicate topics related to global health and social justice a bonus.
• Ability to travel domestically and overseas as needed.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Exemplary communications skills; ability to work effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Navajo Nation, and the United States. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. This vacancy may be used to fill similar positions.

Pay and Benefits

The expected starting salary range for new hires in this position is between $65,000 and $70,000/year and may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market for the position, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The position belongs to a class of roles that have a salary range between $60,000 and $75,000/year.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan with employer match, as well as participate in organization-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Full time employees will receive 15 days of vacation, 12 sick days, 3 personal days, and 3 volunteer days in addition to paid time off during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the week of July 4th, and 11 additional holidays annually.

This is a remote job.
Salary range: $65,000 - $70,000 yearly

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Overseas, Visa sponsorship,

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