Northwestern University
Health Sciences Editor
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, us, 60208
Department:
Global Marketing/CommunicationSalary/Grade:
EXS/7
Job Summary:The primary focus of the Office of Global Marketing and Communications (OGMC) is communicating Northwestern's academic agenda - communicating to all internal and external audiences in order to strengthen the University's identity and improve its reputation amongst our peers, potential students and the public.The Health Sciences Editor is responsible for promoting the research of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine scientists and physicians to national, local and global media, and to procure coverage in top news outlets. Working closely with the Senior Health Sciences Editor, the Managing Editor for Media Relations and the Director of Media Relations within OGMC, as well as with the Feinberg School of Medicine communications team, this versatile writer/editor will pitch reporters on groundbreaking new research and write press releases to promote important studies that will be published in peer-reviewed journals.Specific Responsibilities:Developing relationships with medical & health reporters and knowing their particular interests and beats in this hybrid work position. Learning the media landscape to know what outlets (print/broadcast/digital) are important to the health & medical beat.Serving as one of two primary media contacts for the Feinberg School of Medicine, establishing an ongoing relationship with media, including proactively contacting reporters and pitching media outlets across local, national and global media landscapes, including tier-one media outlets.Matching faculty with breaking news stories to place faculty as expert commentators in the media on deadline; connecting reporters with faculty expert sources for stories.Working with scientists to translate complicated research into lay language to make it accessible to reporters and the public.Ongoing and frequent outreach to scientists to learn about upcoming research to be published. Write clear, concise releases that engage readers with strong headlines and ledes.Creating and sending press releases and media advisories about key research and other news and events from health sciences beat.Working collaboratively with fellow editors in media relations within OGMC.Partnering with the professional communications team members at the Feinberg School of Medicine, this position coordinates and collaborates with the director of communications at Feinberg.Working collaboratively with the media relations teams at institutions whose physicians are on faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. These include Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and occasionally Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals.This position requires spending time both on the University's Chicago campus and in OGMC's Evanston office; Health sciences editor should expect to work from the Chicago campus at least once a week or as needed.Responsible for posting news releases/media advisories on OGMC's internal news channels including the "Northwestern Now" and "For Journalists" websites.Participating in media training of faculty as needed.Coordinating and staffing onsite broadcast shoots between Feinberg faculty and media when necessary.Minimum Qualifications:Minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in journalism, media relations, or marketing/communications roles.Undergraduate degree in journalism, public relations or a related field or equivalent experience.Experience writing about medical- and/or science-related topics preferred, but not required.Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)The ability to communicate effectively with some of the world's top medical researchers and stay on top of local and global medical news.Have a strong understanding of the news gathering process and experience working with reporters on deadline.Strong writing/editing, pitching and storytelling skills.Extensive knowledge of print, broadcast, digital and social media.Excellent news judgement.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work quickly and on deadline with media and communicate effectively with faculty and student organizations.Strong organizational skills to manage and coordinate information from a diverse group of people within and outside of the University.Experience editing and pitching opinion pieces to local and national media.Experience working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.Candidates for this position should be prepared to work after hours and on weekends as necessary to attend and cover events, complete assignments and meet deadlines.
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Global Marketing/CommunicationSalary/Grade:
EXS/7
Job Summary:The primary focus of the Office of Global Marketing and Communications (OGMC) is communicating Northwestern's academic agenda - communicating to all internal and external audiences in order to strengthen the University's identity and improve its reputation amongst our peers, potential students and the public.The Health Sciences Editor is responsible for promoting the research of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine scientists and physicians to national, local and global media, and to procure coverage in top news outlets. Working closely with the Senior Health Sciences Editor, the Managing Editor for Media Relations and the Director of Media Relations within OGMC, as well as with the Feinberg School of Medicine communications team, this versatile writer/editor will pitch reporters on groundbreaking new research and write press releases to promote important studies that will be published in peer-reviewed journals.Specific Responsibilities:Developing relationships with medical & health reporters and knowing their particular interests and beats in this hybrid work position. Learning the media landscape to know what outlets (print/broadcast/digital) are important to the health & medical beat.Serving as one of two primary media contacts for the Feinberg School of Medicine, establishing an ongoing relationship with media, including proactively contacting reporters and pitching media outlets across local, national and global media landscapes, including tier-one media outlets.Matching faculty with breaking news stories to place faculty as expert commentators in the media on deadline; connecting reporters with faculty expert sources for stories.Working with scientists to translate complicated research into lay language to make it accessible to reporters and the public.Ongoing and frequent outreach to scientists to learn about upcoming research to be published. Write clear, concise releases that engage readers with strong headlines and ledes.Creating and sending press releases and media advisories about key research and other news and events from health sciences beat.Working collaboratively with fellow editors in media relations within OGMC.Partnering with the professional communications team members at the Feinberg School of Medicine, this position coordinates and collaborates with the director of communications at Feinberg.Working collaboratively with the media relations teams at institutions whose physicians are on faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. These include Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and occasionally Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals.This position requires spending time both on the University's Chicago campus and in OGMC's Evanston office; Health sciences editor should expect to work from the Chicago campus at least once a week or as needed.Responsible for posting news releases/media advisories on OGMC's internal news channels including the "Northwestern Now" and "For Journalists" websites.Participating in media training of faculty as needed.Coordinating and staffing onsite broadcast shoots between Feinberg faculty and media when necessary.Minimum Qualifications:Minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in journalism, media relations, or marketing/communications roles.Undergraduate degree in journalism, public relations or a related field or equivalent experience.Experience writing about medical- and/or science-related topics preferred, but not required.Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)The ability to communicate effectively with some of the world's top medical researchers and stay on top of local and global medical news.Have a strong understanding of the news gathering process and experience working with reporters on deadline.Strong writing/editing, pitching and storytelling skills.Extensive knowledge of print, broadcast, digital and social media.Excellent news judgement.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work quickly and on deadline with media and communicate effectively with faculty and student organizations.Strong organizational skills to manage and coordinate information from a diverse group of people within and outside of the University.Experience editing and pitching opinion pieces to local and national media.Experience working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.Candidates for this position should be prepared to work after hours and on weekends as necessary to attend and cover events, complete assignments and meet deadlines.
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