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About the Role
Support the News Editor in daily news gathering and writing, commissioning and editing news two days per week. Take responsibility for a steady flow of exclusive clinical and policy news, analyses, and opinion articles, and host podcast episodes according to the publishing schedule.
Responsibilities
- Assist the News & Views Editor in sourcing, selecting, writing, commissioning, and editing news stories, ensuring accuracy, legal soundness, and timely publication.
- Ensure a regular stream of exclusive news on clinical and policy topics.
- Research and write longer analyses on news topics and conduct interviews as needed.
- Develop contacts within the pharmacy and health sector and stay updated on developments.
- Assist the Art Editor with selecting pictures and illustrations for news content.
Requirements
- Journalist with at least two years of experience breaking exclusive news stories, preferably in the health/scientific sector.
- Strong news sense and interest in clinical topics.
- Strong interest in multimedia journalism.
- Experience writing long-form analysis pieces.
- Proven writing ability.
- Undergraduate degree, preferably in science, pharmacy, or medicine.
Skills
- News writing
- News commissioning
- News editing
- Clinical news
- Policy news
- Analysis writing
- Interviewing
- Multimedia journalism
- Contact development
- Illustration selection
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree
About the Company
- The Pharmaceutical Journal is published by the Royal College of Pharmacy.
Equal Opportunity
- We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity. These are part of our core values at Royal College of Pharmacy, and we are striving to have an organization that represents the diversity of the profession. At Royal College of Pharmacy, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.