Hybrid Senior Editor, Health & Live Events

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ); Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Paid vacation time

Tuition reimbursement

Training opportunities

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report is seeking an experienced content creator to join the editorial team for live events, including in-person conferences and virtual gatherings.

The role focuses on health, education and related topics, planning sophisticated programs with industry leaders. The ideal candidate brings strong research, reporting, writing and interviewing skills, and can work independently or collaboratively on assignments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in events, communications or journalism.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry trends and players.
• Strong communications skills and collaboration under deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and with diverse partners.
• Public presentation skills moderating panels and interviews.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or journalism.

Responsibilities

• Drive event strategy and execution with teams to shape topics and speakers.
• Develop session programming aligned with industry trends and insights.
• Recruit and prep speakers including executives and leaders.
• Moderate at events and support speakers with production teams.
• Translate event insights into news articles, Q&As and social clips.
• Anchor the weekly Healthcare of Tomorrow Bulletin newsletter.

Skills

Event strategy

Session programming

Speaker recruitment

Moderation

Content repurposing

Newsletter writing

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or related field

Tools

CMS

Web production

Video production

Social media

Job description

U.S. News & World Report is seeking an experienced content creator to join the editorial team for live events, including in-person conferences and virtual gatherings.

The role focuses on health, education and related topics, planning sophisticated programs with industry leaders. The ideal candidate brings strong research, reporting, writing and interviewing skills, and can work independently or collaboratively on assignments.