About Us CommunicateHealth is a growing health communication firm with a passion for health literacy and human-centered design.

Our mission is simple: to improve lives by designing health information that’s easy to understand and use.

By making health communications that are clear, accessible, and inclusive, we give people what they need to make informed decisions about their health — and ultimately help advance health equity.

Together, our mission-driven team designs inspiring solutions that transform the way people think about healthOverviewCommunicateHealth is seeking an experienced Proposal Manager and Writer to partner with our team on a short-term, part-time basis (minimum 20 hours/week) as an independent contractor.

The selected contractor will lead and coordinate the development of high-quality proposals for government and private contracts, ensuring that all submissions are competitive, compliant, and delivered on time.

This contract role will be essential in helping us secure contracts that advance our mission to improve public health communication.We’re looking for individual contractors with demonstrated experience in managing the proposal process for government contracts, particularly in the fields of health communication and public health.

Agencies or firms will not be considered.

What you’ll do Support the full development lifecycle of proposals in response to requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and sources sought notices.

Analyze solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria, and support the development of proposal win themes, strategy, and compliance matrices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams — including leadership, project managers, writers, editors, and designers — to gather required information and incorporate feedback to refine proposal drafts.

Develop and maintain proposal schedules and ensure adherence to deadlines.

Conduct research on prospective clients, competitors, and best practices to inform proposal content.

Oversee proposal production, including formatting, assembling documents, and submission.

Support proposal process improvement efforts, including development of templates.