Pulmonary Hypertension News Columnist

Bionews, Inc. • Pensacola, FL

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About The Position

Bionews is seeking members of the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community to write freelance caregiver columns for Pulmonary Hypertension News. Columnists are patients or caregivers who share personal essays about life with a rare or chronic disease. The columns aim to inform, inspire, empathize with, and advise readers, including patients, caregivers, medical teams, researchers, and members of the general public interested in disease and disability communities.

Professional editors review each column and work with writers to refine drafts and support their development. This is a contract position. Applicants must be members of the pulmonary hypertension community; caregivers are preferred.

Requirements

• Be a member of the pulmonary hypertension community; caregivers are preferred.
• Have at least three months of direct experience caring for someone with PH.
• Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses.
• Have prior experience writing for an audience.
• Know the fundamentals of how PH works.
• Be a swift and independent learner of internet technology.
• Have a creative mind capable of regularly generating unique content that appeals to target audiences.
• Have time-management skills.
• Have advanced creative-writing skills.
• Have internet access and be able to use the internet.
• Have native or fluent English writing and reading abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience being professionally edited for publication.
• Experience generating a blog or column.
• Participation in support groups, internet forums, or community groups relevant to PH.
• Knowledge of the content needs or interests of the PH community.
• Experience using WordPress for content creation.
• Experience using the Slack communication app.

Responsibilities

• Meet twice-monthly deadlines agreed upon at hire.
• Communicate efficiently with managers and editors.
• Submit 400–800-word drafts that comply with Bionews policies and procedures.
• Prepare drafts that, aside from exceptions, require no more than 45 minutes of editing.
• Complete revisions requested by editors in a timely manner.
• Complete training assigned by Bionews HR.

What This Job Offers

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