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About MedShadow

MedShadow is a nonprofit foundation that focuses on the safest ways to take over-the-counter and prescription medications. Our name derives from the fact that side effects can sometimes be difficult to recognize, which is why we work to illuminate and explain medication reactions that may be minimized or obscured. Our editorial team is a small but mighty group of mission-aligned journalists and marketers who strongly believe in the power of quality investigative, explanatory and service content that can educate consumers, influence policy, and improve people’s health.

The Staff Editor, a newly created position, will report to our Head of Content and assist in a variety of content strategy, production, and administrative duties on the editorial team.

Our team is made up of people who believe in what we do and work hard to achieve the organization’s goals. You are a good fit for this role if you have a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, value a “we are all in this together” mentality, and thrive in a mission-based workplace.

You must live in the NYC metro area. While the role is mostly remote, it will require NYC metro area residency for in-person meetings in Manhattan.

The salary for this position is $65-75K, commensurate with experience, and includes paid time off, 100% paid health insurance, and matching IRA contribution.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist Head of Content in posting articles to WordPress, including all appropriate tagging and sourcing
• Update older stories to include the most recent news, studies and metadata
• Scout for new freelance writers for the site
• Research, recruit, and manage our Health & Medical Advisory Panel members and their appropriate paperwork
• Help plan upcoming webinars and podcasts, and work on promotional copy
• Assist in writing copy for site landing pages, fundraising emails, and other digital copy
• Work with MedShadow’s Newsletter Editor on occasional edits and ideation, and assist with newsletter project management
• Assist in writing and managing social media posts, as well as scout for aligned influencers to follow on TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Scan for relevant and upcoming books to excerpt and establish a working system for managing them
• Perform first edits on select stories
• Manage some administrative tasks including processing contracts to freelance contributors and panelists

About You:

• You are eager to learn, happy to take on any task large or small, and comfortable working collaboratively with a compact, agile team.
• You have a strong fluency in current events, news, and the cultural zeitgeist.
• You are experienced working in, or personally interested in, health and science
• You are as creative as you are organized.
• You are passionate about investigative journalism and improving people’s lives.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years working full-time in a digital journalism role
• A degree in journalism, media, communications, or relevant field
• Experience with — or willingness to learn — interpreting research studies for a lay audience
• Proficiency with Google Suite (especially Sheets, Docs, Slides, Meet)
• Proficiency with AirTable a plus
• Proficiency with WordPress (or other similar CMS)
• Experience working in analytics, metrics, and SEO
• Commitment to and respect for the MedShadow mission.
• Experience working in health/medical/science editorial is strongly preferred

The Talent Fairy is handling this search. To apply, please submit a cover letter along with your resume to Chandra Turner at The Talent Fairy via apply@thetalentfairy.com explaining why you are a unique fit for this position.