Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Health News With a Fresh Angle

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February 17, 2012

If you have a knack for sharing the health news people want to hear about, MSNBC may have the position for you. Also, check out the variety of writing and editing opportunities listed this week.

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Featured Listing

Senior Writer/Editor, Msnbc.com/TODAY.com
Location: New York, NY or Redmond, WA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

"Msnbc.com/TODAY.com seeks a motivated, proactive writer/editor to join our health team. Candidates will be able to quickly write with knowledge and voice on a range of health topics, from the findings of complex medical studies to parenting issues to the mysteries of the human body and why we act the way we do. The right person for the job will have a bounty of fresh health and behavior ideas off the news of the day or what people are talking about on social media and write with an eye toward what readers want and need to know. Candidates will be quick, accurate, engaging, have strong sense of integrity and wit and will be comfortable writing about breaking news events as they unfold. The health writer/editor will surprise our readers with great storytelling and engaging articles as well as act as a sentinel to monitor medical studies, wires and other news. He or she must also be comfortable assigning stories and editing others' work.

The position requires nimbleness, flexibility, an eagerness to experiment, deftness at multi-tasking and the ability to both work independently and together with a highly collaborative team.

Candidates must be proficient in using social media and AP style and be willing to offer fresh ideas and write sample news articles. Must have at least three years experience at a regional or national news outlet and provide links to published articles."

 

New Job and Internship Listings

Medical Editor, WebMD
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online

Online Deputy Editor/Producer, Health, RealAge (via LinkedIn)
Location: San Diego, CA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

Health Writer for Leading Health Website, Media Refined, Inc. (via LinkedIn)
Location: Wichita, KS
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

Oncology Editor, Intellisphere, LLC (via mediabistro)
Location: Plainsboro, NJ
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online

Multimedia Consumer Health Writer, Emmi Solutions (via mediabistro)
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online

Assistant Research Editor, Prevention magazine
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print

Health Policy Writer, In-home dementia care program (via craigslist)
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Other

 

Fellowships and Grants

Journalism Fellowship on Poverty, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Eligibility: Open to print, electronic and new media journalists with a minimum of three years of professional experience.
Deadline: Feb. 29, 2012
From the Website: "The Marguerite Casey Foundation Journalism Fellowship on Poverty aims to increase the public's and policymakers' understanding of poverty through the medium of journalism. Recipients of the 2012 Journalism Fellowship will write at least one in-depth story or a short series illustrating how language, culture and race influence public attitudes and policy about poor people."

 

Awards

SEJ 2012 Awards for Reporting on the Environment, Society of Environmental Journalists
Eligibility: Reporters who cover health, politics, science, energy, local government or any other beat are encouraged to enter their work on environmental subjects.
Deadline: April 2, 2012
From the Website: "SEJ's 10th annual journalism contest recognized outstanding environmental coverage in six categories, each with cash prizes. This year, SEJ has added a category for Photojournalism. Up to five photographs on one or more environmental topics, published between March 1, 2011 and Feb. 29, 2012."