Health Communications Video Script Writer/Producer

🚨 READ THIS FIRST No Easy Apply. No AI. This is not a typical “content” role. This role is a health and medical video scriptwriter/storyteller with some interview-driven producing experience. If your experience is more of a field producer / post producer hybrid with some medical scriptwriting/storytelling experience, consider applying for this role: Why This Role Matters The stories we tell influence: · whether patients seek treatment · how quickly clinicians adopt new technology · how efficiently life-changing therapies reach the people who need them The right fit for this role has experience in: · understanding complex medical science quickly · thinking critically · connecting deeply with patients and clinicians · turning those connections into creatively engaging, interview-driven videos Who We Are… We are an award-winning B2B creative video agency specializing in medtech and pharma. We create branded, documentary-style interview-driven video content aimed at clinicians, patients, and employees. Our core focus is to help patients get access to the life-changing medical innovations they need through our engaging, authentic storytelling. Our big, hairy, audacious goal? Help bring 150 life-changing medical innovations to patients who need them by 2034. And everyone on our team is deeply committed to the cause with team tenure ranging from four years to eleven years! What This Role Actually Is You are the internal subject matter expert and narrative lead on each project. This is a client facing role where you develop and own the story end-to-end — from needs assessment, pre-script writing, pre-production, on set interviews, through post production and editing. You are responsible for shaping the narrative before the shoot, directing and adapting it in real time during interviews, and ensuring the story comes together clearly and accurately in the final edit. Approximately 60% of this role focuses on clinician-facing content and 40% on patient-centered storytelling . You will: · Listen to clients explain their business problem and learn as much as you can about the medical innovation and disease states they support · Learn from clinicians who explain how they use the innovation, which features and benefits matter to them, and how it benefits patients. · Interview patients with compassion and understanding of their unique situations · Speak and write in a way that earns respect and understanding from clinicians as well as be able to switch gears/TOV into patient-facing storytelling, depending on the audience. What We’re Really Looking For You are someone who: · Understands and has some end-to-end experience with the corporate/branded documentary film production proces s · Can quickly learn complex medical and engineering innovation topics and explain them clearly · Is both analytical and emotionally intelligent · Is outgoing and warm, comfortable engaging in conversations with clients, experts, and patients alike · Has demonstrated the ability write compelling interview-driven scripts. · Thrives in ambiguity and can create structure What You’ll Do This role requires ownership across the full storytelling lifecycle: 1.) Learn Fast, Go Deep - Independently research and synthesize complex medical topics—often with limited public information—so you can engage clients and clinicians as a credible, informed partner from the very first conversation 2.) Discovery & Client Partnership - Lead early discovery conversations with clients to understand the business problem - Translate client goals into clear storytelling strategies 3. Shape the Story Concept Before Production Work with clients to define: - audiences (clinicians/patients/employees) - messaging - creative strategy - Conduct in-depth pre-interviews to uncover emotional truth, narrative arcs, and key story beats—not just facts - In a pre-script, layout the story structure, dialogue and visual opportunities that will ma