LGS Caregiver Columnist: Personal Essays for Impact

BioNews Services; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

BioNews Services is seeking freelance columnists from the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome community to share personal essays in a column format that informs, inspires, and advises readers.

Columnists are patients or caregivers who write 400–800 word drafts, with weekly deadlines, and work with editors to polish content. Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses and be members of the LGS community.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with writing for an audience.
• At least three months’ direct experience with caring for someone with LGS.
• Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill 1x weekly deadlines as agreed upon on hire.
• Communicate efficiently with your managers and editors.
• Submit 400-800 word drafts that adhere to Bionews policies and procedures.
• Aside from exceptions, drafts should not take more than 45 minutes to edit.
• Fulfill revisions as requested by editors in a timely manner.
• Complete training assigned by Bionews HR.

Skills

Swift learner

Creative writing

Time management

Advanced writing

Tools

WordPress

Slack

Job description

BioNews Services is seeking freelance columnists from the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome community to share personal essays in a column format that informs, inspires, and advises readers.

Columnists are patients or caregivers who write 400–800 word drafts, with weekly deadlines, and work with editors to polish content. Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses and be members of the LGS community.