Medical editor/writer

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Title: Medical editor/writer

Location: New York City

Duration: 3 Months contract to hire

Job Description:

Medscape
TV editors will develop story boards for each sponsored TV show,
including an outline for 6 episodes per TV show. He/she will research
the topic and identify experts to develop the content, then coordinate
the on-site TV shoot, and work with video editors to produce the final
TV shows. Additional work will include developing supporting materials
for the landing page and assuring that all required assets are provided
to production.

Serve as editorial producer of multi-episode video
documentaries across a range of medical specialties for a physician
audience. The position encompasses a variety of pre-production,
production, and post-production responsibilities.

Pre-production responsibilities include researching potentially newsworthy topics in a
given medical condition, identification of key medical experts
appropriate to those topics to be interviewed for video documentary
series, outlining content to be covered in each episode for the series,
conducting pre-production phone interviews of patients and physicians to
hone topics to be covered in live shoot, working with a production
manager to schedule interviews of all individuals to be interviewed
during a given shoot.

Production responsibilities involve on-site
interviews with physicians and patients, on-site teamwork with the
production crew to capture all needed footage, including occasionally
impromptu interviews of medical staff.

Post-production responsibilities include providing video editors with papercuts of
transcripts from video shoots that detail the precise sequence of sound  bites and B-roll choices for each episode of the series, working with video editors and Medscape TV executive editor to hone the final version of each episode.

While the position requires a level of
independence, all phases of work on a documentary series are subject to
oversight by the executive director and input from editorial directors,
as needed.

Appropriate work experience: 10 years’ experience in
medical publishing (preferably text and video content) aimed at
physician audiences across a number of medical specialties, proven track
record in creating narrative video documentaries on medical topics
aimed at a medical audience.

Required Skills

A journalism background is preferred, as well as experience in developing
content for a medical professional audience. Candidates will need to be
able to write script outlines, research medical topics and identify
experts in the topic area.

Desired (not required) Skills:

Demonstrated storytelling ability; experience in video production; medical background

Education/Certifications:

College degree, with preference for journalism and science majors

If you are interested feel free to reach Ajay Kumar on #732-243-0011 or email your resume on ajayk(at)mindlance.com