Content Specialist - Digital Storytelling

Evanston, IL (Hybrid)

$30/hr – $45/hrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

You will own end-to-end healthcare content production, collaborating across cross-functional teams, leading editorial planning, optimizing content with data and AI, and ensuring quality and accessibility across channels.

  • Own end-to-end content pipelines and editorial standards.
  • Lead multi-channel content creation and optimization using research, analytics and SEO.
  • Collaborate with designers, clinicians and marketers to translate complex information into clear patient-focused content.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Research, write, edit and update compelling, audience-centered healthcare content for websites, content hubs, marketing channels, and other marketing and communication materials.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including designers, photographers, videographers, marketing partners, and clinical service lines—to translate complex healthcare information into clear, engaging, and high-impact cross-channel content.
  • Support and/or lead content development and editorial planning, while managing multiple projects, timelines, deadlines and priorities, including content packaging, messaging recommendations, content hierarchy and organization.
  • Manage assigned content channels and complex, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end as the central producer, overseeing editorial pipelines, visual asset creation (photography/design), and freelance contributors, while executing hands-on writing, editing and optimization.
  • Support marketing and communications strategies and broaden brand visibility across the entire content lifecycle by leveraging analytics, keyword research, landscape analyses, and audience insights to both guide net-new content creation and systematically evaluate, audit, and rewrite underperforming assets.
  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate research, content ideation and SEO/AEO strategy, leveraging technology as an assistant to elevate—rather than replace—original writing and human editorial judgment.
  • Format, edit and publish content within the content management system (CMS), applying on-page optimization techniques to improve page structure, metadata, headings and internal linking.
  • Use project management and content workflow tools to support content production from planning through clinical review, formatting and final distribution, while identifying opportunities to optimize workflows and improve productivity.
  • Champion content quality, accuracy and editorial standards (including AP style) to ensure all deliverables are emotionally resonant and reflect a consistent brand voice grounded in expertise and empathy, while helping evolve editorial standards to better serve audiences and strengthen brand consistency.
  • Adapt writing style, length and structure to support multimodal content delivery, producing engaging articles, quick summaries, structured FAQs, and other web components that meet diverse user needs. Apply accessibility, readability and health literacy best practices to all content, including plain language and effective heading structure.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or a related field.

Preferred

  • Ideal Attributes: Curious and proactive about healthcare trends, audience interests and emerging digital distribution opportunities.
  • Ideal Attributes: Accountable and proactive, demonstrating a strong sense of personal ownership and initiative.
  • Ideal Attributes: Articulate and poised when communicating with patients, physicians and senior stakeholders.
  • Ideal Attributes: Emotionally intelligent and highly collaborative, demonstrating a professional and team-oriented approach to problem solving.
  • Ideal Attributes: Passionate about shaping meaningful content that helps patients, team members and communities make informed decisions about their health.

Benefits

  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
  • Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Free Parking
  • Wellness Program Savings Plan
  • Health Savings Account Options
  • Retirement Options with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
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Endeavor Health

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NorthShore University HealthSystem, Swedish Hospital, Northwest Community Healthcare and Edward-Elmhurst Health are now united under one name: Endeavor Health.Together, we’re driven by our mission to help everyone in our communities be their best and our commitment to setting a new standard for healthcare by delivering a truly personal patient experience combined with convenient access to pioneering, world-class care. We are proud to be Illinois’ third-largest health system with more than 27,000 team members, nine award-winning hospitals and more than 300 clinic locations based in the communities we call home.

Evanston, Illinois, USA
16K employees (54 in marketing)
46% recommend to a friend
26% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
456.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$309.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
62%
Direct
28.9%
Referral
8.2%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
47 (0% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$2M
Last Raise
$2M
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant • $2M

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