Senior Editor, Live Events – Healthcare & Policy

AAJA26; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training

Job summary

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

You will help plan sophisticated programming on health and education topics, collaborating with thought leaders to shape engaging content. You will drive session programming, recruit speakers, moderate sessions, and repackage event insights into news articles and social formats, while anchoring the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working on events (especially content/programming), communications and/or journalism.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry trends and players.
• Strong communications skills and a willingness to collaborate, adapt and pivot while also managing competing deadlines seamlessly.
• The ability to both work independently and collaborate with a wide variety of team members and external partners.
• Polished public presentation skills, with confidence moderating panel discussions, interviewing high‑profile executives and speaking publicly.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively multitask.
• Proven analytical and enterprise communications skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or another related field.

Responsibilities

• Drive Event Strategy and Execution: Work collaboratively with colleagues on the events team and across U.S. News to brainstorm and nurture event topics, speakers, programming and related content.
• Develop Session Programming: Conceptualize, research and plan compelling event topics and programming that are aligned with industry trends and that provide interesting audience insights.
• Recruit and Prep Event Speakers: Identify, book and onboard speakers (C‑suite executives, hospital and university presidents, government officials and industry thought leaders). Conduct pre-interviews and develop briefing materials and discussion guides to prepare speakers and moderators.
• Moderate at Events and Support Colleague Speakers/Moderators: Serve as an on‑stage or virtual moderator for panel discussions and one‑on‑one fireside chats, while collaborating with production and event operations teams to ensure seamless live execution.
• Reimagine Event Content for New Audiences: Translate key insights from events into news articles, Q&As, short video clips for social, newsletter features and other formats to drive pre‑ and post‑event audience engagement. Look for other opportunities to extend event content for our audiences of both industry professionals and consumers.
• Anchor Email Newsletter: Serve as the primary writer and anchor for the weekly Healthcare of Tomorrow Bulletin email newsletter, continually pitching fresh formats, sharp angles and editorial improvements to grow audience engagement.

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 responsible for live events, including in-person conferences, virtual events and invitation-only salons.

You will help plan sophisticated programming on health and education topics, collaborating with thought leaders to shape engaging content. You will drive session programming, recruit speakers, moderate sessions, and repackage event insights into news articles and social formats, while anchoring the