Senior Copywriter and Editor

Scripps⠀Health⠀Administrative⠀Services⠀supports⠀our five⠀hospitals⠀and 19⠀outpatient⠀facilities,⠀which⠀treat half⠀a million⠀patients⠀annually⠀through⠀2,600⠀affiliated⠀physicians.

At⠀Scripps⠀Health,⠀you will⠀experience⠀the pride,⠀support,⠀and⠀respect of⠀an⠀organization⠀that has⠀been⠀repeatedly⠀recognized⠀as one of⠀the⠀nation’s⠀Top 100⠀Places to⠀Work.

You’ll⠀be⠀surrounded⠀by people⠀committed⠀to making⠀a⠀difference⠀in the⠀lives of⠀their⠀patients⠀and their⠀teammates.⠀So, if⠀you’re⠀open to⠀change, go⠀ahead and⠀unlock⠀your⠀potential.

The⠀Senior⠀Copywriter⠀and Editor⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀development⠀of a⠀consistent⠀organizational⠀voice in⠀marketing⠀and⠀fundraising⠀writing⠀across⠀various⠀online and⠀offline⠀channels⠀to build⠀the⠀Scripps⠀brand.⠀Translates⠀complex⠀subject⠀matter⠀quickly⠀into⠀appropriate,⠀resonant⠀copy to⠀convey the⠀main ideas⠀simply,⠀and in a⠀way that⠀the target⠀audience⠀can⠀absorb,⠀understand⠀and take⠀action.⠀Uses⠀interviewing⠀and⠀creative⠀writing⠀skills to⠀develop⠀personality⠀profiles⠀and⠀feature⠀stories⠀about⠀patients,⠀medical⠀staff,⠀employees⠀and⠀donors.⠀Consults⠀across⠀disciplines⠀to develop⠀creative⠀concepts⠀and⠀messaging⠀to support⠀strategic⠀business⠀initiatives,⠀including⠀leading⠀the⠀editorial⠀process⠀for print⠀and⠀electronic⠀publications⠀and⠀newsletters,⠀fundraising⠀proposals,⠀direct⠀mail and⠀email⠀campaigns,⠀brochures,⠀bios,⠀advertising⠀and web⠀copy.⠀Proofreads⠀and edits⠀a variety⠀of written⠀materials⠀to follow⠀AP style,⠀ensuring⠀the use of⠀correct⠀grammar⠀and⠀supporting⠀promotion⠀a positive⠀organizational⠀image.⠀Balances⠀multiple⠀writing⠀projects⠀under⠀tight⠀deadlines.⠀Develops⠀strategies⠀for large⠀recurring⠀writing⠀assignments.⠀Collaborates⠀with⠀Scripps⠀marketing⠀and⠀foundation⠀teams to⠀ensure⠀work meets⠀organizational⠀and⠀departmental⠀goals.

This⠀is a⠀full-time,⠀benefitted⠀position⠀located in⠀San Diego.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• A minimum⠀five years⠀of⠀experience⠀demonstrated⠀success as⠀a⠀copywriter⠀for⠀marketing⠀and⠀fundraising⠀campaigns.
• Must⠀have⠀experience⠀in⠀copywriting⠀and⠀editing⠀for⠀traditional⠀print and⠀digital.
• Proficiency⠀with⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀content.

Required Certification/Registration:

• CA Driver's License.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀marketing,⠀communications,⠀public⠀relations,⠀journalism⠀or related⠀field.
• Experience⠀with long⠀form⠀publication.
• Experience⠀working⠀for a⠀non-profit⠀organization⠀in⠀healthcare.
• Health⠀care⠀experience⠀with⠀experience⠀in⠀fundraising⠀and⠀medical⠀writing⠀preferred.

Scripps⠀Health is⠀an equal⠀opportunity⠀employer.⠀All⠀qualified⠀applicants⠀will⠀receive⠀consideration⠀for⠀employment⠀without⠀regard to⠀race,⠀religion,⠀color,⠀national⠀origin,⠀sex⠀(including⠀pregnancy,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀or gender⠀identity/expression),⠀age,⠀marital⠀status,⠀status as⠀a⠀protected⠀veteran,⠀among⠀other⠀things, or⠀status as⠀a⠀qualified⠀individual⠀with⠀disability.

Position⠀Pay Range:⠀$31.11-$46.66/hour