We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who can demonstrate proficiency in medical and scientific writing. In this role, you will assist the team to synthesize research findings, or the results of literature searches, into a suitable format for submission for research manuscripts, grant applications, study reports and institutional review board submissions. You will also be responsible for researching, writing, and editing clinical/statistical reports and study protocols. This position is on site.

Job Responsibilities
• Write abstracts, protocols, manuscript outlines, text book chapters, slides and slide notes, posters when required
• Perform literature searches on background of drug and/or therapeutic category in keeping with strategic direction
• Can effectively manage time, multi-task, and handle a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about communicating science to a variety of audiences
• Researches, writes and edits pre-clinical and clinical reports, summarizing data from pre-clinical and clinical studies
• Works collaboratively, contributing to cross-functional teams and projects.
• Develops and drives detailed project timelines according to team-specified deadlines.
• Assists in the development of formats and guidelines for clinical documentation
• May also support clinical research associates and medical doctors in clinical protocol development
• Proactively keeps abreast of professional information, trends and technology through conferences, networking and other information sources and brings forward innovative ideas for consideration
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Patient interaction including answering questions regarding content issues on manuscripts, and slide/poster presentations, attend meetings & demonstrate knowledge of content, and participate actively in teleconferences and onsite meetings
• Liaise with Principal Investigator and other study staff to meet project timelines
• Fact check documents for medical and scientific accuracy

Required Qualifications
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability and comfort with presenting to large groups and acting as knowledge expert
• Willingness to learn outside area of focus and demonstrated ability to read and understand scientific/medical articles and data
• Ability to work in a fast-paced healthcare environment and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team player and independently
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications
• Post-doctoral experience not required, but proven publication experience preferred
• 1-2 years of editorial/scientific writing experience
• Strong interest in scientific publishing and publication ethics
• Experience with grant writing and related activities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
• Initiate first drafts of press releases and other communications materials.
• Assist in the development of new editorial content for the foundation’s website, which may require conducting and transcribing interviews, performing research, writing and/or copyediting.
• Update the the foundation’s website by uploading and publishing content through the site’s content management system.
• Provide project management support for the redesign of the foundation’s website.
• Proofread communications and ensure their adherence to the foundation’s in-house style guide.
• Monitor media coverage related to the foundation and its grantees through use of the foundation’s media monitoring tools; and generate monthly reports of media activity.
• Manage and update multiple media contact lists and distribute press releases through the foundation’s online media distribution tool.
• Assist with monitoring and managing the foundation’s social media presence.
• Assist in answering requests from the media and grantees by providing logos, images, press releases and additional information as required.
• Resize and edit images using Photoshop; manage and maintain the image library and all Communications Department files, both paper and electronic.
• Work with grantees and foundation partners to coordinate media announcements.
• Process invoices and expense reports.
• Provide general administrative support to the Communications Director, including maintaining spreadsheets and calendars, creating reports and taking meeting notes.

QUALIFICATIONS
• An undergraduate degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Marketing, or demonstrated commensurate experience.
• Proven writing, editing and proofreading skills, including impeccable grammar.
• Familiarity with style guides, such as AP Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style, among others.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including attention to detail.
• Strong computer and Internet skills, including experience with using—or the ability and desire to quickly learn how to use—online content management systems.
• Ability to operate general office equipment and to provide administrative assistance.
• Good judgment to solve problems and make decisions independently.
• Adaptability, with the ability to manage many projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work cooperatively, enthusiastically and positively with other employees.
• An ability to understand, appreciate and communicate the philanthropic mission of the foundation as well as the strategies and goals of its programs.

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in its work and on its staff. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, orientations and communities to apply.

The Media Line seeks a dynamic and inspiring fundraiser with excellent relationship skills to plan, organize and direct all fundraising with the goal of doubling its income. To achieve this goal, the Director of Development (Director) will lead the diversification of the organization’s fundraising portfolio building on current funding relationships (corporate, foundation, government and individual), while cultivating new funders and creating new fundraising campaigns, including major gifts and social media campaigns, as well as special events.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Lead, develop and implement a development strategy to increase the breadth and depth of foundation, individual, and institutional support
• Create and support a culture of philanthropy that engages executive leadership and the advisory board, fostering a collaborative organization-wide approach to development
• Grow and broaden major, private support and a pipeline of smaller and mid-level donors using effective prospect research
• Develop new markets and areas where the organization is unknown, and create new arenas for fundraising
• Maintain and deepen existing donor relationships through regular cultivation, communication, stewardship, and solicitation
• Develop a balanced funding mix of donor sources and solicitation programs tailored to the needs of the organization that will enable it to attract, retain and motivate new donors
• Create development related marketing materials including foundation and corporate proposals
• Ensure the design and maintenance of donor and prospect records, gift management systems, informational reports, and metrics and performance measures to guide development goals and efforts
• Design and implement cultivation, acknowledgment, and recognition programs
• Be a credible, compelling representative of The Media Line and its mission through persuasive presentations, written communications, and social media

Qualifications:
• 3-5 years of fundraising experience, with a track record that includes strong foundation and government grant-writing
• Broad knowledge of the role that media plays in helping to bring issues to the forefront and improve lives
• Expertise in all areas of fundraising, with special strengths in building pipelines for major donors, major gift fundraising, and partnership-building with large foundations
• Ability to learn the details of an organization’s substantive work and apply that knowledge in drafting successful fundraising solicitations
• Persuasive written and oral communication skills as well as public presentation skills; compelling frontline fundraiser and storyteller who inspires people to support the mission
• Confident, highly-motivated and entrepreneurial
• Proven relationship building skills, and the ability to renew and grow support from a broad range of constituencies
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and learn quickly; able to work on a team or independently as needed
• Commitment to organizational mission
• Detail-oriented, organized, enthusiastic and energetic
• Strong work ethic, able to maintain and model high personal and professional standards
• Successful experience as a partner to senior leadership, senior professionals and the board
• Able to manage complex relationships with outstanding diplomatic, negotiation and ambassadorial skills

For more information about The Media Line, visit http://www.themedialine.org

Wanted: Science writer at Los Alamos

Los Alamos National Laboratory is looking for a sharp science writer who can craft engaging science stories, columns, op-eds, and other materials on a vast range of topics.

As a writer on the media relations team, you’ll be challenged every day to explore everything from the quantum to classical transition to mosquito-borne disease tracking, from neuromimetic artificial intelligence to nucleosynthesis in the early universe, from earthquake forecasting to asteroid deflection…you get the idea.

In our current recruiting effort, the Laboratory is looking to fill a junior professional position. It involves writing op-eds, columns, and news releases on a wide range of science and national security related topics and/or pitching and speaking on-the-record with members of the media.

The most qualified candidates will likely possess a journalism or communications related bachelor degree with a master’s degree preferred, at least two years of experience working in or with the news media and some education and/or experience with science communications.

160 Fifth Avenue
Full time
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POSITION SUMMARY

Spectrum is looking for an experienced and savvy data reporter to bring a new era of quantitative reporting to our site.

Spectrum is an autism news site intended for scientists, although many non-scientists read us too. We seek a data maven who is excited to analyze data from autism research and produce valuable databases, maps and visualizations.

You'll take on long-term projects, including creating databases of autism drugs and designing interactive graphics, such as our map of global autism prevalence. You'll also produce data-driven news stories and accompanying graphics.

You will work with our award-winning team to find the stories behind the numbers in autism research, hold scientists accountable, and find trends by connecting dots. This is a fantastic opportunity for a data-visualization expert looking to dive into an exciting and rapidly growing field.

Bring at least three years of experience in data-driven reporting. We offer a generous salary and truly excellent benefits.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assess the news value of data and data analysis
• Report data-driven news and feature stories and help produce accompanying graphics and interactive applications
• Collaborate with the multimedia director, reporters and developers to create high-quality, data-driven graphics and elements to accompany traditional stories
• Build new forms of storytelling devices to illustrate ideas that aren't best communicated with text alone
• Write news, profile and long-form stories that educate, challenge and inspire our audience of scientists
• Cultivate sources, embed yourself in the community and be the first to know about trends and provocative advances
• Attend and report from conferences
• Keep abreast of trends in digital storytelling as well as programming techniques

JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Attention to detail and ability to thoroughly check work for accuracy
• Working knowledge of Excel
• Proficiency with relational databases and structured query language (SQL)
• Strong analytical, research and investigative skills
• Experience with public-records requests for databases
• Familiarity with math and basic statistics for data analysis
• Experience analyzing data with code (Python, R)
• Familiarity with mapping applications using geographic information systems (GIS)
• Command of HTML, CSS and JS
• Knowledge of D3 and Illustrator is a plus.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
• Please submit a resume, a portfolio of your work 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 provides 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: http://www.Click2apply.net/9dvzjwxwgmkm7fmn

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We’re looking for a Head of Content with a proven track record of developing and executing content strategy that drives brand awareness, audience growth, and engagement. You’ll bring the Clare voice to life by creating clear and compelling content across channels. Our ideal candidate is a jane-of-all-trades who can wear many hats and is both creative, yet analytical with the ability to use data and insights to continually optimize our channel strategy and performance. As Clare’s storyteller, you’ll play a critical role in organic marketing and have a direct impact on our growth.

What you’ll do:
*Content Strategy
- Develop the blueprint for our organic content strategy across all owned channels to drive brand awareness, audience growth, engagement, website traffic, and sales.
- Build and manage a content calendar based around brand initiatives, editorial themes, and cultural moments.
- Develop channel-level KPI targets and measure/analyze performance on a weekly and monthly basis.

* Social Media Management
- Manage daily social media content scheduling and tailor content to individual channels.
- Lead content ideation and production and write engaging copy for social feeds that reflects our brand voice.
- Curate and manage outreach of user-generated content for social.
- Support day-to-day community management across channels by engaging with followers, re-sharing, proactively participating in conversations, and finding ways to surprise and delight our customers online.

*Editorial
- Oversee our online editorial destination, working to develop the right content mix and establish the brand as a voice of authority on all things home.
- Write compelling editorial content for our blog, ensuring it is optimized for social and search.
- Manage outside creative collaborators to contribute to editorial content.

*Influencer Relations
- Develop an influencer strategy and build relationships to drive awareness, audience growth, and engagement.
- Develop strategic influencer partnerships and activations that help amplify our brand message and generate high-quality content for our channels.

*Who you are
- Equipped with 5+ years of experience leading and creating content for a brand or digital media outlet.
- Hyper-creative with a knack for storytelling, an eye for photography, and the ability to art direct visual content.
- Self-motivated with the ability to drive projects from strategy to execution.
- Proactive problem solver who’s comfortable rolling up her sleeves and doing whatever it takes.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment.
Strong copywriting, editing, and communications skills.

The DOC seeks to recruit a Press Officer. The candidate will work closely with the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information and will be responsible for handling all inquiries from the press. The incumbent will be required to handle high volume inquiries from reporters, members of the public, stakeholders, and is responsible for communicating complex, confidential and nuanced issues with clarity and accuracy. The Press Officer job duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
• Serve as the lead contacts for the NYC Department of Correction in responding to calls from the press;
• Actively pitch positive news stories to reporters from local and citywide publications and websites;
• Compose press releases, advisories, speeches, talking points, related presentations, and information;
• Prepare senior leaders for media interviews and public events;
• Maintain and expand an extensive list of media contacts, build relationships with reporters and media outlet to ensure accurate coverage of DOC initiatives;
• Help to plan and manage frequent events for staff and stakeholders;
• Participating in on-call weekly rotation on nights and weekends responding to press inquiries;
• Write and edit content for in-house communication tools including websites, social media platforms, publications and newsletters;
• Respond to a variety of public information inquiries;
• Effectively communicate to internal and external parties;
• Perform related work and special projects

Minimum Requirements

1. A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with 24 credits in English, journalism or public relations, plus five (5) years of full-time paid experience in public relations, journalism or advertising, including two (2) years in an administrative, supervisory or consultative capacity; or
2. A combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. Graduate study in English, journalism, or public relations may be substituted for up to one year of required experience. However, all candidates must have at least two (2) years of administrative, supervisory, or consultative experience in public relations, journalism or advertising

Preferred Skills

• Possess experience as a journalist or as a communications specialist in handling calls from the press;
• Be a self-directed individual with the proven ability to take initiative as a problem solver;
• Be capable of multi-tasking and handling high-stress crisis communications situations;
• Possess the ability to operate in a high-volume, deadline driven environment;
• Understand and communicate information about sensitive criminal justice issues.
• Familiarity with shooting and editing video.

Additional Information new info

All candidates must file for the Civil Service Examination for Administrative Public Information Specialist exams #8051 or #8533. Candidates that do not pass the Civil Service Exam will be at risk.

Audience Engagement Editor

The Center for Public Integrity is looking for an ambitious digital journalist to develop and operate an innovative audience engagement and growth strategy for our nonprofit investigative newsroom.

We seek someone who lives and breathes social media and is excited about building relationships with readers in service of in-depth investigative reporting that has a real-world impact. Those efforts will be bolstered by a recently launched, cutting-edge website.

The successful candidate will work hand-in-hand with reporters, editors and other senior managers to devise campaigns around our reporting, grow our readership across multiple platforms and create opportunities for readers to tell us what they want and think.

The audience engagement editor should be curious, experimental, detail-oriented and independent, but also flexible, patient and a strong team player. A good sense of humor helps too!

This position will work closely with the Digital Editor and Communications Director.

The Center for Public Integrity is committed to hiring employees from diverse backgrounds with excellent investigative journalism skills. People of color, women, LGBTQ and differently abled people are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities & Expectations
• Work with editors and reporters to create engagement plans and strategies to increase reach and impact for major projects
• Manage the strategy and day-to-day social media presence of all the Center’s platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Reddit
• Be an advocate in the newsroom for audience engagement and continuing research into who our audience is, who we’re reaching and who we’re missing
• Monitor website, social media, email analytics and reader feedback to provide regular reports to editors and the development team
• Work directly with editorial leadership to inform our editorial strategy, based on website performance, social, third-party platforms, reader feedback and other audience insights
• Develop and maintain communities related to and affected by the Center’s reporting to cultivate a more engaged audience for the Center’s work, and help bring in new sources and story ideas
• Consider ways to repurpose previously published stories on our website and social media or through partnerships to increase engagement
• Support engagement initiatives and maintain projects that involve reader-driven or responsive content, including comments, Facebook groups and crowdsourcing
• Work with the Development team to create content for our membership program, including live video chats with reporters, impact reports and other elements
• Support and coach staff on social media usage, headlines and SEO strategies in conjunction with the digital editor
• Adhere to Code of Ethics and Editorial Standards and Practices of the Personnel Policy Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• University degree
• 2-3 years of experience managing social media accounts, preferably for a news organization
• Strong news judgment and a deep interest in the news
• Ability to managing short and long-term projects in an environment with shifting deadlines
• Deep knowledge of social media, website and email analytics using tools like Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Mailchimp and Crowdtangle
• An eagerness to stay up to date with engagement trends and best practices
• Experience creating audio, video and visual content for social a plus
• Exceptional organizational skills and a proven ability to work collegially with others, especially across multiple teams
• Salary is negotiable.

Founded in 1906, AJC seeks to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. Among Jewish advocacy organizations, AJC is the leader in the global arena. We are known for our unparalleled access to diplomats, government officials, and faith leaders in more than 100 countries. In addition to our New York headquarters and Office of Government and International Affairs in Washington, D.C., AJC has offices across the United States and around the globe and maintains partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide.
The Digital Content Writer and Editor is responsible for producing content for, and maintaining overall quality control of, AJC’s website. The Digital Content Writer and Editor will produce primarily text-based content that adheres to AJC’s content marketing strategy and will work closely with key departments to ensure that the website is updated on a consistent basis with content that adheres to AJC’s editorial and design requirements.
The Digital Content Writer and Editor does all of this while adhering to AJC’s core values: Respect, Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Accountability.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Draft blog posts, columns, and other web-based content that supports and furthers AJC’s advocacy priorities: combating anti-Semitism, advancing Israel’s place in the world, and countering radicalism and extremism.
• Work within and outside the Department to brainstorm content topics.
• Research content topics in collaboration with internal experts.
• Act as the editor for the website’s content/news hub, revising, editing, or proofreading content as needed.
• Initiate and coordinate website updates with internal stakeholders.
• Keep the website schedule for updating of content.
• Upload content to the website and other digital platforms like YouTube, giving content the appropriate internal marketing tags.
• Ensure articles are kept up-to-date and landing pages are refreshed daily.
• Ensure copy and images adhere to AJC branding guidelines.
• In coordination with the graphics and content teams, identify and shepherd the production of digital images for marketing uses.
• In coordination with the graphics and content teams, ensure articles are added to the website with appropriate and necessary graphics.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Journalism, English, or Communications
• At least five years of experience as a copywriter, reporter, journalist, or editor
• An educational or employment background in international affairs and/or contemporary Jewish issues a plus
• Experience writing copy for the web
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills required
• Must be familiar with Israel advocacy and Jewish advocacy
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• A detail-oriented self-starter
• Experience creating video and audio content a plus
• Excellent organization and time-management skills
• Experience with HTML a plus
• Experience working with Drupal a plus
AJC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please submit your application on: https://ajchr.wufoo.com/forms/digital-content-writer-and-editor-2018-qzjt8me1n05k39/

The YEARS Project (YEARS) is seeking a focused and savvy social media community manager to identify potential social media partners, interact with our online audience and document our progress as we seek to become the authoritative voice on climate change on social media. The position requires the ability to work independently and under a team of social media directors.

Responsibilities include: monitoring conversations on our social media pages, researching and reaching out to social media influencers, helping to maintain up-to-date contact lists, researching the latest social media trends and best practices, identifying upcoming climate-related stories with strong social potential, and writing social media posts. First-hand knowledge of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is a must, as well as a passion for climate change. Knowing how to analyze audience metrics, experience with CrowdTangle, and a general knowledge of the environmental non-profit landscape is a plus. This is a long-term, full-time staff position at our New York office and is available immediately.