Editor

Healthcare Dive; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare Dive is seeking an editor to shape coverage for our daily and semi-weekly publications. You will identify, edit and write stories on healthcare topics, including policy shifts, hospital consolidation and AI impacts, reporting to the senior managing editor.

The role is hybrid, based in Washington, DC, and may connect to other Informa TechTarget offices. Prior newsroom experience and strong editing/writing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Has editing, writing and reporting experience in journalism or related field.
• Demonstrates strong time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Able to edit different formats: breaking news, briefs and long-form trend stories.
• Works well in a collaborative team and can workshop headlines and stories.

Responsibilities

• Identify, edit and write daily stories and features on healthcare topics.
• Plan and execute big projects with the team and cultivate sources.
• Pitch stories and develop beat coverage on issues like ACA changes, AI, policies.
• Build relationships with sources and report on complex healthcare themes.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Newsroom experience

Project management

Data interpretation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

I'm hiring! Healthcare Dive is looking for an editor to help shape the coverage on our daily and two weekly publications. It's a turbulent but important time to be covering the healthcare industry, and our editor will play an integral role in identifying, editing and writing daily stories and features on issues such as the turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, as well as federal and state policies.

Posted by: Thai Phi Le, Senior Managing Editor

This role is based in our 15th St NW, Washington, DCoffice.

Healthcare Dive is looking for ambitious, curious and creative journalists to cover the healthcare sector, from insurers and hospitals to health IT.

As an editor for Healthcare Dive, you will work closely with a team to identify, edit and write daily stories and features that lead our stories on a range of topics, such as turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, as well as federal and state policies. This beat will allow journalists to delve into rapid digital transformation among providers, as well as impacts to the industry from cuts to federal healthcare programs. You will help elevate all types of stories, whether it's a breaking news brief or an in-depth analysis of trends, as well as assist in planning and executing big projects. You will also have the opportunity to write, cultivate sources, and pitch stories on your beat.

This position reports to the senior managing editor.

We’d love it if you:

Had a year or more experience covering the healthcare sector, health insurers, hospitals, digital health technology or other relevant life sciences industries

Excel at project management and collaborative projects

Are interested in working on innovative storytelling formats or data visualization projects

Familiarity with publishing daily email newsletters

Know how to build relationships with important sources and report on complex subjects

Can prove a solid understanding of the economic forces at play in designated beats

Have experience reading earnings reports and can spot information useful for executives

Worked with freelancers, sending assignments, editing their work and providing feedback

What you can bring to the table:

• A track record of editing, writing and reporting
• Proven time management skills, particularly on deadline
• Ability to deftly edit various types of story formats, including but not limited to breaking news, short-form briefs and long-form trend stories
• A team player who takes joy in workshopping subject lines, headlines, sentence structure and strategy with others
• An aptitude for analyzing trends, data and issues for business leaders
• 3 or more years of experience in journalism or a related field

This is a hybrid role. The posting lists the Washington, DC office, but it can be connected to any Informa TechTarget office.