Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Reporter, Editor and Production Jobs
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Web News Editor/Writer - Health Section, FOXNEWS.com
About: FOXNEWS.com seeks a Web News Editor/Writer for the Health section of the website with a real nose and enthusiasm for Health news. Candidate must have an excellent grasp of health and consumer stories and a keen understanding of how they affect the individual. Strong knowledge of the health industry is required. A successful candidate will possess strong writing and editing skills and solid news judgment. MINIMUM 3 years combined print/broadcast/web experience with editorial capacities required. Health reporting and writing experience a plus.
Location: New York, NY
Medium: Online/New Media
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Freelance Medical/Health Writer, Health Book Project (via MediaBistro)
Location: Washington, DC - however, no specific location required
Requirements: Published physician and author is seeking an experienced medical/health writer for an uncredited writing project. The project entails rewriting the author's 200 page (approx. 85,000 words) manuscript. An important aspect to this assignment is to emulate the author's distinctive conversational "voice" and writing style. No original research or organization is required.
Medium: Print
Editorial Intern, Science, The Huffington Post
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Medium: Online/Print
Requirements: The Huffington Post is seeking a motivated intern to join the HuffPost Science team. This full-time internship is an excellent opportunity for a science journalist -- or a scientist with an interest in communicating scientific ideas to the public -- to learn about new media platforms and gain experience at The Huffington Post.
Content Producer, Health & Medical, NBC Universal
Location: Burbank, CA
Status: Full-Time
Qualifications: NBC4 is looking for a hands-on Health and Medical Content Producer to join our award winning News department. Responsible for researching, investigating, writing, editing, producing and gathering content for medical and health pieces for breaking news, features, and recurring branded medical segments.
Conditions Editor, Everyday Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time Regular
Medium: Online
Requirements: The Conditions Editor covers many topics but must be the in-house expert on assigned topics. The Conditions Editor is responsible for making his/her particular sections the definitive digital resource for news and information on these conditions. The successful candidate will have a proven background in digital journalism -- ideally, health journalism.
Part-time Editorial Assistant, Thieme Medical Publishers (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Part-Time
Medium: Print
Requirements: Reporting to the Executive Editor to assist with author relations & manuscript flow; track, review & log manuscript & art; administrative tasks. Thieme is an award-winning international medical and science publisher serving health professionals and students for more than 125 years.
Health Reporter, WWJ-AM CBS Radio
Location: Southfield, MI
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online
Requirements: WWJ is looking for a reporter to focus on all aspects of health care. The ideal candidate will possess policy and consumer health care expertise and work to scoop the competition and deliver information on breaking health stories whenever possible. The ability to write well and fast is a must. This reporter will need to own the health care beat for WWJ.