Editor

Fidelity Partners•Bethesda, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Authored Works Review Editor supports hospital communications and executive secretariat services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. This position is contingent upon contract award and is a full-time, on-site role supporting the Defense Health Agency. The editor protects the accuracy, credibility, and consistency of the medical center’s public-facing written communications by managing editorial review, fact-checking, stakeholder coordination, clearance, and final approval for articles, reports, websites, leadership messaging, and other authored works. The position is one full-time position (1.0 FTE; 1,912 productive hours per contract year), with estimated total compensation of $43.02 per hour. The base period is December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, with two potential one-year option periods through November 30, 2029. Work is performed on site at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays and Government-directed facility closures. Occasional support outside normal duty hours may be required for contingency activations or exercises. All work is unclassified. Employment and facility access are contingent upon a favorable Tier II non-critical sensitive background investigation, completion of applicable SF-85 or SF-86 procedures, Common Access Card eligibility, identity verification, a nondisclosure agreement, security and HIPAA training, network-access approval, and DHA and facility onboarding requirements. The editor must protect HIPAA-regulated information, PHI, PII, and other sensitive information throughout the editorial and release process. The position also requires completing Government-directed training and complying with WRNMMC and DHA policies and procedures. Duties may change in response to Government or program needs. Applicants must submit a current resume documenting at least five years of qualifying editing, copyediting, or technical-writing experience; representative editing or writing samples demonstrating editorial judgment and AP style; a copy of the required bachelor’s degree or supporting education documentation; and any requested background, identification, security, training, NDA, CAC, network-access, or onboarding documents. Fidelity Partners provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to federal government and commercial clients. The company states that it offers competitive salaries and benefits packages and provides equal employment opportunities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field.
At least five years of professional editing, copyediting, or technical-writing experience; medical research, public policy, or military doctrine experience is preferred.
Exceptional command of English grammar, punctuation, and Associated Press style.
Experience in healthcare communications, military public affairs, or a similar regulated, high-visibility environment.
Understanding of and ability to rigorously apply HIPAA and Protected Health Information requirements.
Experience managing editorial calendars, multi-author publications, document reviews, and approval workflows.
Meticulous attention to detail, sound editorial judgment, and a strong commitment to accuracy and source verification.
Ability to satisfy Tier II background, CAC, training, NDA, network-access, onboarding, and facility-access requirements.
Submit a current resume documenting qualifying experience, representative editing or writing samples, and documentation of the required bachelor’s degree.
Provide any background, identification, security, HIPAA, training, NDA, CAC, network-access, or onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.

Nice To Haves

Experience editing or writing in medical research, public policy, or military doctrine.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end editorial lifecycle for public-facing articles, reports, web content, publications, and leadership messaging.
Develop and maintain an editorial calendar and track documents through drafting, review, revision, clearance, and final release.
Edit and proofread content for clarity, accuracy, organization, grammar, punctuation, tone, and compliance with Associated Press style.
Apply command style guides, DHA and military requirements, and approved editorial standards consistently across written products.
Fact-check and verify sources, claims, statistics, medical information, names, titles, and organizational details.
Coordinate with authors, clinical and administrative subject matter experts, legal counsel, public affairs staff, and leadership to resolve comments and obtain approvals.
Develop, maintain, and enforce an organizational style guide that supports a consistent and professional command voice.
Identify unclear, unsupported, conflicting, sensitive, or noncompliant content and return it with specific corrective guidance.
Protect HIPAA-regulated information, PHI, PII, and other sensitive information throughout the editorial and release process.
Package finalized materials and manage the clearance process before presenting products to the senior Public Affairs Officer for approval.
Complete required orientation, annual training, security awareness, HIPAA training, and other Government-directed training, and comply with WRNMMC and DHA policies and procedures.