Deputy Health Editor – Newspaper Website

MEDIA CONTACTS; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic deputy health editor to lead and inspire a team of junior reporters. This exciting role involves writing breaking health news and in-depth investigative pieces while managing a small team. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in health journalism, exceptional editing skills, and a passion for health topics. Join a vibrant newsroom where your contributions will shape the narrative on critical health issues, ensuring complex information is accessible to all. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in health journalism within a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading abilities, with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the health editor to produce health news across platforms.
• Commission and edit features, investigations, and health advice.

Skills

Health Journalism

Editing Skills

Writing Skills

Proofreading Skills

Deadline Management

Job description

Big name, English newspaper website, read around the world, seeks deputy health editor to write breaking health news, longer form health stories and oversee more junior health reporters writing fascinating stories.

This role would suit a senior health reporter with some editing experience, looking to step up to deputy health editor and manage a couple of more junior health journalists, but still be a hands on writer and reporter of a mix of fast-paced, breaking news and longer, investigative pieces. A solid background of working in a fast paced news room is absolutely essential, as is health journalism experience, for this high profile role.

The role:

• Collaborating with the health editor to plan and write the latest health news, insight and expert advice across print and digital platforms.
• Cultivate contacts in a wide variety of health fields, from public health, and government policy, to research science, drug development, surgery, medicine, nutrition and wellbeing.
• Commission, edit and fact check a range of features, investigations, interviews and health advice, ensuring complex scientific information is easily accessible for lay audiences.

You need:

• Lots of experience in health journalism in a fast-paced newsroom, preferably in editorial or senior writing roles.
• Understanding of the medical world, health trends and issues, alongside with a genuine passion for these subjects.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills; you never miss a detail.
• Proven ability to manage deadlines, multitask, and work with a team of journalists, all at speed.
• To enjoy working full time, office based in a busy, buzzing newsroom.