Job Openings at Palladian Partners

Palladian employees enjoy a stimulating work environment and a wide variety of assignments and responsibilities. Our corporate culture stresses teamwork, creativity, accuracy, and customer service.

Palladian offers competitive salaries and benefits including:

• Health and dental insurance
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• Bonuses

Open Positions:

• Web Content Manager
• Project Director
• Proofreader/Communications Associate

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Web Content Manager

Palladian Partners is looking for an experienced web content manager for a temporary, full-time contracting position at a government research organization located in Bethesda, Maryland. The position requires a solid mix of analytical thinking, content development, and project management. Strong web writing and editing skills, attention to detail, customer service orientation, a background in biomedical sciences, and experience managing content for a large-scale website (3,500+ pages) are absolutely critical. Familiarity with 508 and other regulations pertaining to U.S. government websites will be needed.

Responsibilities will include drafting and editing content for the organization’s website; working with a wide variety of researchers and other content experts to develop and refine web content; coordinating the development of content across multiple experts and science writers; and developing and coordinating new media and multimedia content. Contractor will work onsite with the organization’s communications, IT, and research staff and will collaborate with Palladian’s in-house design team, interactive team, writers, and editors as needed.

Other required skills and experience:
* 5+ years writing and managing content for websites and various publications.
* 5+ years project management.
* Federal government experience.
* Multimedia and new media.

Optional skills and experience:
* Plain language writing
* Web strategic planning
* Web design and graphics

Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to webmgr2@palladianpartners.com.

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Project Director

Palladian Partners provides comprehensive communications support services to government and private-sector organizations. Our clients include some of the biggest names in biomedical research and public health. We’re looking for someone with strategic vision to serve as project director on biomedical and health communication projects. Ideal candidates will be people who love to collaborate and want to lead projects that help improve people’s lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage web and print communication projects for major government and private-sector clients
• Develop communication plans
• Analyze existing communication products
• Lead teams in the conceptualization and development of print, web, and interactive communication products
• Develop and monitor project timelines and budgets

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Three years of experience directing communication projects for federal government agencies
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategic communication plans and conduct outreach in the health sector
• Superb client management skills
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Experience developing project work plans and budgets
• Experience monitoring budgets and managing tight deadlines

This is a full-time, staff position located at our corporate headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. If you become a member of the Palladian team, you will be rewarded with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the satisfaction that comes from working on interesting, meaningful projects every day. To apply send a cover letter and your resume to pd@palladianpartners.com. 

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Proofreader/Communications Associate

This entry-level position is perfect for someone who is very organized, has a knack for spotting errors, and wants to learn about health and science communications from the ground up.

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Outstanding eye for detail and command of English grammar and punctuation
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, under deadline pressure
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Acrobat and MS Office
• Customer service experience a plus

Position responsibilities:

• Proofread reports, newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, websites, and meeting materials
• Produce accessible PDF files in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
  Perform research in support of communications projects
• Assist with proposals and other business development efforts
• Produce PowerPoint presentations and other materials in support of company and client projects

Palladian employees are highly talented, are encouraged to think and work creatively, and strive for excellence. This position offers excellent growth potential, a friendly office environment, and the chance to work on interesting projects every day. If this sounds like just the right job for you, send your resume to proofreader@palladianpartners.com.