Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Advocate for the Learning Disabled

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November 11, 2011

The National Center for Learning Disabilities is recruiting a professional with social media savvy and an interest in grassroots movements to manage its education and advocacy programs. Also, there are still a few days left to apply for a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism.

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Featured Listing

Communities Manager, National Center for Learning Disabilities (via Mashable Jobs)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Other

"Serve as project manager of NCLDs social media, grassroots outreach, and partnership building efforts. Work with the Online Communications team to develop, promote, and disseminate information and resources through these three channels. Build and maintain relationships with external parties, working with NCLD Teams to find ways to support and engage these constituents and partners."

 

New Job and Internship Listings

Senior Writer/Editor, American Thoracic Society (via simplyhired)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online

Deputy Editor, Health Magazine
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print

Reporter/Staff Writer, Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M) (via mediabistro)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online

Junior Producer, Prevention.com
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

Associate Web Producer, MensHealth.com
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

Editorial Intern, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Six-month internship
Medium: Print

Group Senior Editor, Healthy Living, Huffington Post (via Ed2010)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online

Part-Time Editor, Oncology Competitive Intelligence Reports (via craigslist)
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Status: 
Part Time
Medium:
Other

Blogger, TheFix.com (via Ed2010)
Location:
New York
Status:
Freelance
Medium:
Online

 

Fellowships and Grants

Fund for Environmental Journalism, Society of Environmental Journalists
Eligibility: Any qualified journalist working independently or on the staff of either a for-profit or non-profit news organization worldwide.
Deadline: November 15, midnight, your local time.
From the Website: "SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism accepts applications for grants of up to $3,500 to help underwrite environmental reporting projects and entrepreneurial ventures. The purpose of the FEJ is to provide incentives and support to qualified journalists and news organizations to enhance the quantity and quality of environmental journalism."

 

Competitions

Journalism contest on disability issues, Union of Russian Journalists and Russian Society of People with Disabilities (via ijnet)
Eligibility: Entries must be published from Dec. 1, 2010 - Oct. 31, 2011.
Deadline:
  Dec. 1, 2011
From the Website:
   "The competition is aimed to attract attention of media to the people with disabilities, their issues and challenges. Potential topics include inclusion of the people with disabilities into society and encouraging them to participate in the life of society actively." 


Prizes

2011 Hillman Prizes, The Hillman Foundation
Eligibility:
Work produced, published, broadcast, or exhibited in 2010
Deadline: January 31, 2012
From the Website:
"Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in the public interest. Our six categories will include books (non-fiction), reporting in newspaper, magazine, and blogs, film and broadcast journalism (includes television and radio), and photojournalism. The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although work must be published in the U.S."