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Well is looking for a creative reporter to produce outstanding news, service and enterprise journalism focused on brain health, aging and longevity. The Well desk offers science-based guidance on a range of topics including mental and physical health, family and relationships to help readers make decisions about their own health. 

In this role, you will write at least one weekly article around the topics of brain health, aging and longevity, along with occasional longer feature stories and shorter news hits.You should feel comfortable covering the range of topics within the beats (from nitty gritty disease explainers to trend pieces) and turning around copy quickly to align with the news cycle. In addition to traditional service and reported articles, your stories may be formatted as explainers, visual pieces, reported features and profiles.

You should be able to connect the dots and spot trends before our competitors get to them. You should know how to read studies, talk to researchers and summarize findings for a lay audience. You should have tons of ideas, a track record of breaking news, and the desire to be the go-to source for a health-obsessed audience.

This role requires attention to detail, understanding of deadlines, and the ability to work with a team, including close partnerships with editors on the desk.

This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

Monitor the latest health news and trends related to brain health, aging and longevity

Develop/maintain relationships with sources in the fields

Conceive fresh and compelling story ideas

Collaborate with visual editors on assignments

Adhering to The Times’s editorial standards

Developing stories that include a wide range of voices and perspectives

Being an idea machine

Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

This role reports to the Assistant Editor, Well.

Basic Qualifications:

6 + years as a digital health reporter

Experience in a leading news organization, producing best-in-class health journalism

Highly skilled in reporting and writing for a variety of story forms

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience covering brain health and longevity a plus

Passionate about health, wellness and service journalism

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,049.64 and $125,000.00.

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