michele scheid

* Write, edit and produce community newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, articles, posters and other materials to inform and market United Hospital, the United Hospital Foundation and Allina Hospitals & Clinics programs, services and special events. Worked with marketing team to help establish United Hospital brand and created branding guidelines to promote use. Content editor for www.unitedhospital.com and for community giving pages for www.allina.com. Web responsibilities include updating information, creating new pages and coordinating with Allina corporate IS staff. Knowledge of PC, Quark Express * Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat * Microsoft Outlook * Lotus Notes * and HTML language * as well as medical communications experience needed.

Communications consultant for operations, with extensive experience in health care communications, internal communications, project management and desktop publishing.

Member of an innovative team charged with creating a new health information Web site for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (launch date: November 2000). Worked to incorporate material from two current sites, as well as to create new material. Wrote, edited and produced articles, quizzes, interactives and multimedia presentations. Knowledge of PC and Macintosh, Adobe Photoshop, HTML language, video interviewing techniques and medical communications experience needed.

Wrote, edited, designed and created publications for the fourth largest health maintenance organization in Minnesota. Worked collaboratively with UCare staff and outside vendors to create materials that reflect the mission, as well as the marketing goals. Helped establish corporate identity and voice. Knowledge of PC and Macintosh, Quark, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, desktop publishing, as well as medical communications experience needed.

* Write, edit and produce marketing materials, including brochures, pamphlets, fliers, posters, newsletter articles and other materials to promote RedBrick Health. Audiences are consumers, as well as other businesses. Knowledge of PC * Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat * Microsoft Outlook * and HTML language * as well as medical communications experience needed. Project management experience, versatility, organizational skills and ability to turn around quality products under tight deadlines needed.

Experienced freelance writer, editor, and desktop publisher. I have created newsletters, brochures, white papers, ad copy, web pages, fliers, mailers, and many other publications for a variety of organizations, including Allina Health, DaVita Clinical Research, Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota, Northeast Metro School District 916, Rowland/Sullivan Communications, 3M, Red Line Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Creative Education, Minnesota Department of Health Coordinated School Health Project, West Publishing, and the River Heights Chorale.

Medical Communications Writer I

At Allina Health, we're here to care, guide, inspire and comfort the millions of patients we see each year at our 90+ clinics, 13 hospitals and through a wide variety of specialty care services throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. When you work for Allina Health, you don't simply have a job – you have the opportunity to make a difference every single day. We care for our employees by providing rewarding work, flexible schedules and competitive benefits in an environment where passionate people thrive and excel. As an organization of 27,000+ employees, the opportunities are limitless.

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