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MD Newsline is hiring: Medical Journalist, Video & Interviews in New York

MD Newsline, New York, NY, USA

Job type: Full Time


Overview We are looking for a sharp, curious medical journalist based in NYC to interview physicians, patients, and caregivers and turn those conversations into insightful, compelling stories for healthcare professionals. You will partner closely with our editorial team to produce high quality content for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists.
This role is interview driven, you should love building rapport quickly, asking smart follow up questions, and translating lived experience and clinical perspective into clear, accurate storytelling.
Responsibilities Interview reporting: Identify, recruit, and schedule interviews with physicians, patients, caregivers, and other healthcare stakeholders
Prepare interview briefs, including background research, topic framing, and question outlines
Conduct interviews in person and virtually, capturing quotable, accurate, well contextualized insights
Build and maintain a reliable source network across specialties and care settings
Content creation Maintain editorial independence and comply with internal policies for conflicts, disclosures, and privacy
Meet monthly production deadlines while maintaining high standards for accuracy and voice
Handle sensitive patient and caregiver stories with empathy, consent awareness, and professionalism
Required Qualifications 2 to 5+ years of reporting experience, ideally in health, science, medicine, or policy
Strong interviewing skills, you can build rapport fast and ask thoughtful, precise questions
Comfort appearing on camera, including hosting or participating in recorded interviews
Strong judgment around sourcing, verification, fairness, and sensitive storytelling
Comfort working in a fast paced editorial environment with multiple deadlines
NYC based, with ability to do occasional in person interviews and events in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southern U.S.
High ownership, you can take a topic from idea to published story with limited hand holding
Collaborative, you enjoy editorial feedback and iterate quickly
Organized, you track sources, notes, consents, and deadlines with care
Professional and discreet, especially with patient stories and private information

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In Summary: We are looking for a sharp, curious medical journalist based in NYC to interview physicians, patients, and caregivers . This role is interview driven, you should love building rapport quickly, asking smart follow up questions, and translating lived experience and clinical perspective into clear, accurate storytelling .

En Español: Buscamos un periodista médico agudo y curioso con sede en Nueva York para entrevistar a médicos, pacientes y cuidadores y convertir esas conversaciones en historias perspicaces y convincentes para los profesionales de la salud. Usted se asociará estrechamente con nuestro equipo editorial para producir contenido de alta calidad para médicos, enfermeras profesionales y otras partes interesadas en el cuidado de la salud. Este papel es dirigido por entrevistas, debe amar construir relaciones rápidas, hacer preguntas inteligentes de seguimiento, y traducir la experiencia vivida y perspectiva clínica a una narración clara y precisa. Responsabilidades Reportaje de entrevista: Identificar, reclutar y programar entretienes editoriales con los médicos, pacientes, cuidadores y otros actores de atención médica Prepare breves, incluyendo investigaciones de antecedentes, temas y respuestas de pregunta Realizar entrevistes personales y prácticamente, capturando plazos cotizables, precisión, conocimientos bien contextualizados del paciente Construyendo rápidamente y manteniendo una fuente fiable a través de las configuraciones especializadas y la creación de contenidos Informe a mantener la independencia editorial y competencias internos basándose en discusiones, conflitos de opinión, reuniones y periodicidades Conclusión de información basada en la historia profesional de trabajo y la conciencia sobre el tema Comentretenimiento, interactuar con personas que participan de manera rápida e integrada Encuestiona sus opiniones más cercan las historias publicadas y su capacidad de elaborar un enfoque de investigación y comunicación, así como en medio ambiente, mediocomunicación, computabilidad y concientización, intercambio de ideas, etc.