News Assistant

The position is for its New York Bureau. The successful candidate will work closely with a correspondent covering financial news in North America, including business and US market news, while also working with the New York Bureau Chief on long-term research projects and features.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred). Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently are required. Background in Economics and/or Business, Japanese language skills are helpful but not required.
The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Job Description:
Assisting our New York-based correspondent by conducting background research, gathering news and comments, arranging and conducting interviews, and closely following developments in the correspondent’s beat. That said, candidates must be flexible and willing to work with other correspondents on other issues when necessary. Some travel, domestic and international, may be required.
This is a position with very limited article-writing or byline opportunities.

News Reporter

Red Ventures is seeking a reporter to cover higher education news and trends for BestColleges.com. We're looking for someone comfortable on a general assignment, breaking news beat who can write daily stories that are of interest to both students and a general audience.

Whether you're investigating a hot-button issue or describing industry trends, we want a reporter who is unafraid to ask big questions, such as: What is the future of higher education? How are colleges innovating programs and online learning? What political issues are vital to college students right now?

What You'll Do
Pitch, report, and write daily news stories (around 20 per month) for a web audience, including short takes on current news and issues, human interest pieces, and occasional longer-form analysis and features.
Gather, verify, and report breaking news according to editorial guidelines and best practices.
Monitor news and trends related to higher education, online learning, federal policy changes, and related issues impacting students.
Conduct interviews with relevant sources and subject-matter experts.
Develop a list of industry sources and build relationships with thought leaders.
Concept original story ideas, occasionally writing larger feature stories or special reports.
Learn and employ SEO best practices to ensure content is highly visible in search engines.
Ability to serve as a spokesperson for media interviews is a plus.

As a reporter, you will closely follow issues like college affordability, campus life and politics, student debt and finances, and higher education policy. You should be nimble, creative, and curious, capable of anticipating trending issues and stories. A collaborative mindset and ability to work as part of a team is a must.

What We're Looking For
3+ years of experience in a newsroom or related journalism experience.
Familiarity with higher education is a plus, but not required.
A bachelor's degree in journalism, English, creative writing, or a related field.
A portfolio of published work.
In-depth research skills and high attention to detail.
Strong familiarity with AP Style and journalism fundamentals.
Self-motivated with a track record of success managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
Familiarity with SEO best practices is a plus.

Production Associate

Spectrum is looking for a Production Associate to join our team.

Spectrum is an autism news site intended for scientists, although we are also read by many non-scientists.

The Spectrum Production Associate's primary role will be to ensure the posting of Spectrum's award-winning content at spectrumnews.org and on other platforms, including newsletters. Reporting to the Director of Engagement and Marketing and working closely with the Multimedia Director and Copy Chief, the Production Associate will uphold and elevate Spectrum's high production values and work with the rest of the team to ensure that Spectrum is reaching its specialized audience, which includes neuroscientists, clinicians, geneticists and policymakers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Post Spectrum content, including multimedia elements (photos, gifs, videos, audio, etc.)
• Publish Spectrum newsletters
• Obtain rights to use research art, illustrations, photographs and other creative materials
• Collaborate closely with Spectrum's editorial team
• Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree required
• Science background preferred

Experience

• At least three years of experience in online production roles
• Art or visual background preferred
• Experience in journalism, or working at journalistic outlets, preferred

Related Skills & Other Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptable to quickly changing priorities
• Must demonstrate ability to manage detailed projects and track progress appropriately
• Experience and facility with content management systems and marketing and outreach tools such as WordPress and Mailchimp
• Experience with Photoshop and YouTube
• A good visual sense
• Strong creative problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment and exceptional ethical standards
• Comfortable working independently and in a collaborative team environment

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Please submit a resume and cover letter stating your interest in the position.

THE SIMONS FOUNDATION'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

Many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment.The Simons Foundation actively seeks a diverse applicant pool and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/7e7KKaCQljDDiLQAflM2k

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Content Editor

Do you listen to audio stories and dream of having the power to make them better? Do you like analyzing data and searching public records to uncover issues people need to know more about? Do you have experience helping journalists grow into better storytellers? Are you a leader who wants to help reporters tell stories in new ways to reach new, diverse audiences?

Come join us as the senior content editor for the Gulf States Newsroom!

We’re hiring a senior editor to help us identify strong stories and bolster the work we create as we work to reshape the public media landscape in this vital region. You’ll be part of a growing team of reporters covering health care, criminal justice, wealth and poverty and race and equity across the three states.

How It Works: The editor will be an employee of WBHM in Birmingham (remote work possible) and will report to the managing editor of the Gulf States Newsroom (also based in Birmingham). This editor will work with regional beat reporters and station news teams to identify stories, sharpen audio storytelling and develop in-depth enterprise stories that have regional and often national relevance. This is a grant-funded position with funding through October 2023. The Gulf States Newsroom intends to raise funds to sustain the position beyond that period.

Responsibilities:

Work with the Gulf States Newsroom managing editor, digital editor and station news directors to assign, budget and edit stories
Supervise one or two reporters on the team
Edit feature stories and projects produced by Gulf States Newsroom reporters
Work with managing editor to develop and edit long-form projects
Fill in for Gulf States Newsroom managing editor as needed
Provide editing support to stations as needed
Ensure that all content complies with NPR’s editorial standards

Required Skills:

At least 5 years of journalism experience
A proven track record of reporting or editing original, enterprise stories
Excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking ability and demonstrated writing ability
Ability to handle multiple complex projects simultaneously and to adapt to changing priorities/conditions
Experience incorporating audience and community engagement into the fabric of the story process

Preferred Skills:

Familiarity with audio storytelling and the public media system
Experience with podcasting and long-form storytelling
Experience with investigative reporting and data journalism
Experience reporting or editing in the South
Ability to speak a language besides English

Caribbean Community Correspondent

Documented is seeking to hire a Caribbean Community Correspondent who will be tasked with providing information relevant to the lives of the Caribbean New Yorkers.

The role will initially focus on designing and building a vertical focused on engaging with the Caribbean community in New York. This will entail conducting in-depth audience research and learning about the information needs and habits of the community. The correspondent will work with the Documented team to use this research to design, develop and launch a news product focused on the Caribbean community.

Post-launch, this correspondent will be required to regularly engage with Caribbean New Yorkers and the organizations that aim to serve them. These engagements will happen in person and digitally. In general, the community correspondent should become the representative of Documented within the community and use the newsroom’s journalistic skills to serve the community. They will also share insights on what the newsroom should be covering based on engagement efforts such as digital or in-person conversations, events, protests, surveys, or research.

The correspondent will use these insights to write stories that could take the form of service journalism aimed at helping the community, feature stories, investigations or spot news.
At Documented, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, creative, and resilient organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application and interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Job Duties

Identify key stakeholders of the assigned community and establish communications with them.
Executing audience research via survey and one-on-one interviews.
Creating reports and suggesting strategies based on findings.
Testing (with users) new and old features and coming up with reports from these tests.
Implementing the changes from these tests
Launch the vertical with its products, assess their performance and suggest any changes if needed.
Produce regular service journalism pieces and news articles
Maintain stable and periodic communications with users of Documented’s products and organizations that serve the Caribbean community with the goal of creating content that could be useful to them
Continually seeking out new sources and building new relationships within the community
Bringing the insights from your conversations and research into the newsroom and helping the newsroom make editorial decisions based on that information

Preferred qualities:

A Note to Potential Candidates:

Studies have shown that women, trans, non-binary folks, and BIPOC are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization, and we are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a background less traditional to our field of work, and we welcome the opportunity for new insight into our work. We would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

At least 2 years experience working within a newsroom writing and reporting stories
Experience or interest in engagement journalism
Experience or interest in product design, Human Centered-design, audience research.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this role is $60,000 — $75,000 based on experience. Health and dental benefits and four weeks paid time off are provided.

We highly value lived experiences in the issues we cover as a news organization. We also understand the difficult work realities due to the pandemic and are open to accommodating people with different work requirements.

Chinese Community Correspondent

Documented is seeking to hire a Chinese Community Correspondent who will be tasked with providing information relevant to the lives of the Chinese New Yorkers.

The role will initially focus on designing and building a vertical focused on engaging with the Chinese-speaking community in New York. This will entail conducting in-depth audience research and learning about the information needs and habits of the community. The correspondent will work with the Documented team to use this research to design, develop and launch a news product focused on the Chinese-speaking community.

Post-launch, this correspondent will be required to regularly engage with Chinese-speaking New Yorkers and the organizations that aim to serve them. These engagements will happen in person and digitally. In general, the community correspondent should become the representative of Documented within the community and use the newsroom’s journalistic skills to serve the community. They will also share insights on what the newsroom should be covering based on engagement efforts such as digital or in-person conversations, events, protests, surveys, or research.

The correspondent will use these insights to write stories that could take the form of service journalism aimed at helping the community, feature stories, investigations or spot news.

At Documented, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, creative, and resilient organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application and interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Job Duties

Identify key stakeholders in the Chinese-speaking community and establish communications with them.
Executing audience research via survey and one-on-one interviews.
Creating reports and suggesting strategies based on findings.
Testing (with users) new and old features and coming up with reports from these tests.
Implementing the changes from these tests
Launch the vertical with its products, assess their performance and suggest any changes if needed.
Produce regular service journalism pieces and news articles
Maintain stable and periodic communications with users of Documented’s products and organizations that serve the Chinese-speaking community with the goal of creating content that could be useful to them
Continually seeking out new sources and building new relationships within the community
Bringing the insights from your conversations and research into the newsroom and helping the newsroom make editorial decisions based on that information

Preferred qualities:

A Note to Potential Candidates:
Studies have shown that women, trans, non-binary folks, and BIPOC are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization, and we are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a background less traditional to our field of work, and we welcome the opportunity for new insight into our work. We would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

Mandarin or Cantonese language skills are mandatory
At least 2 years experience working within a newsroom writing and reporting stories
Experience or interest in engagement journalism
Experience or interest in product design, Human Centered-design, audience research.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this role is $60,000 — $75,000 based on experience. Health and dental benefits and four weeks paid time off are provided.

We highly value lived experiences in the issues we cover as a news organization. We also understand the difficult work realities due to the pandemic and are open to accommodating people with different work requirements.

Enterprise Editor

Spectrum is looking for an Enterprise Editor who is ready to advance stories that include in-depth, revealing reporting - and are competitive in awards competitions.

Spectrum is an award-winning autism news site intended for scientists, although we are also read by many non-scientists.

The Spectrum Enterprise Editor's primary role will be to work with Spectrum's staff and freelancers to generate rich features and accountability journalism that engages researchers and clinicians who study and treat autism. Reporting to the Editor in Chief, the Enterprise Editor will assign, guide, and edit stories, as well as report and write a handful per year.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Identify and develop story ideas
Recruit and work with writers
Report and write enterprise work
Oversee copyediting and fact-checking process for features
Collaborate with multimedia director to help commission visuals and multimedia elements
Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Bachelor's degree

Experience
At least five years of experience editing news and features

Related Skills & Other Requirements
Solid biology background and impeccable news judgment

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please submit a resume and cover letter stating your interest in the position.

THE SIMONS FOUNDATION'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

Many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment.The Simons Foundation actively seeks a diverse applicant pool and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.

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Editorial Assistant

Smart + Strong is looking for an editorial assistant to work remotely for its print and online publications. The ideal candidate should have at least one to three years of experience at a consumer magazine and website. The candidate should possess excellent written and oral communications skills; be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment; have superior organizational skills; and be self-motivated. A working knowledge of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, cancer or health issues for communities of color is a plus.

Our brands: POZ, Hep, Real Health, Tu Salud, Cancer Health, COVID Health

Responsibilities include:

• Writing and editing for print and online
• Developing story ideas for print and online
• Trafficking articles through the editing process
• Following health- and fitness-related news
• Assist with social media
• Assist other editors with research
• Provide editorial/administrative support

Associate Editor

McMahon Group is looking for a detail oriented, highly organized editorial candidate who can work independently but also collaborate with sales/publishing team and complete all assigned tasks on schedule.

Editorial position offers potential career growth opportunity

This position is currently remote, but there is a likelihood of future occasional team meetings in our NYC office.

Responsibilities for associate editor include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Edit news articles for web and print newspaper (AP style). *
* Knowledge of oncology and pharmacy a major plus
* Page-proof print publications using InCopy, Adobe and related tools
* Write news articles for web and print: features, meeting coverage, FDA approvals, etc
* Post articles to web as needed using proprietary Content Management System
* Attend 4-5 medical/pharmacy meetings per year, help coordinate news coverage
* Establish topics based on editorial board/publication team collaboration for annual edition of clinician-written reviews; find authors; track and edit manuscripts (AMA style); adhere to production schedule and manage all key production steps
* Attend and participate in annual editorial board meetings
* Capture video and post at meetings; develop and post podcasts and other multimedia content

Skills and Requirements:

* Bachelor’s degree (required) in
English/Journalism/Communications; advanced degree and clinical experience desirable
* 5+ years of journalism/communication experience covering complex medical/health topics.
* Strong detail-oriented writing and editing skills, including the ability to adapt material for multiple channels (print and digital)
* An eye for sharp, engaging leads/headlines and an ability to fact-check and ensure fair balance.
* Ability to manage multiple projects across different therapeutic areas and markets
* A strong team player who can work independently but also collaborate with sales/publishing team and complete all assigned tasks on schedule
* Ability to work with social media editor to promote print and web content, boost website traffic and build brand awareness
* Strong interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and grace under pressure
* Knowledge of video-editing programs like Final Cut Pro

Part-Time Entertainment Writer

SHE Media is hiring a remote part-time Entertainment Writer to join STYLECASTER’s editorial team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about a wide range of entertainment content, including TV, movies, music and celebrity news. The Entertainment Writer should be traffic-minded and have excellent news judgment, the ability to write clean and fast copy, and knowledge of SEO best practices. The Entertainment Writer will report to the Entertainment Editor and Senior Entertainment Editor and is expected to pitch and write 4 to 5 articles per shift during the week, and will be expected to eventually self-publish over the weekend.

The Fine Print:

- Ability to commit to a set schedule of five shifts per week for a total of 28 hours, including self-publishing shifts on Saturday and/or Sunday.
- A clean, fast writer who can complete 4-5 stories each day (typically 350-600 words).
- A passion for entertainment and pop culture, covering everything from celebrity relationships and the British royal family, to streaming guides and new music releases.
- Well-versed in digital strategy, analytics, SEO, and service and evergreen angles.
- E-commerce experience is a plus.