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Project Reporter, Kaiser Health News

  • 2013-08-22 5:04 PM
    Message # 1372144

    LOCATION: California
    STATUS: Full-time; One-year Term Position with Possibility of Extension
    PROGRAM AREA: Kaiser Health News

    The Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health policy analysis, health journalism and communication, is dedicated to filling the need for trusted, independent information on the major health issues facing our nation and its people. Kaiser is a nonprofit, nonpartisan private operating foundation focusing on U.S. health care issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.

    Kaiser Health News (KHN) is an editorially-independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation. With staff and freelance reporters, columnists, editors, photographers, web producers and videographers, KHN is committed to in-depth reporting on health policy news. KHN provides this coverage on www.kaiserhealthnews.org as well as in partnership with other news organizations, including NPR, NBC, The Washington Post, USA Today, McClatchy, and a host of other newspapers. All material is provided free of charge. In addition to publishing in-depth articles on new developments in the health care system and on national and local health care initiatives and debates, KHN also produces the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports. For more than a decade, these reports have provided readers with daily updates on how the media are covering U.S. health care policy.

    KHN is planning a year-long project to significantly increase national and local media coverage of health issues in California and surrounding states, specifically to cover state implementation of the health law, the impact of the state budget crises, the insurance marketplace and the health care industry.

    Position Summary:

    The Reporter will write blog posts and news and feature stories about health policy developments, especially focusing on California’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, the Reporter will contribute to KHN’s Daily Health Policy Report, searching for, and briefly summarizing, health policy news coverage. The Reporter will be asked to gather information and conduct interviews in Spanish and may be asked to translate KHN stories into Spanish. This position requires working remotely with KHN’s Washington D.C. newsroom and the workday will sometimes begin at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

    Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Search news sources for articles about U.S. and California health policy and write summaries;
      Stay abreast of health policy news and information by consulting and/or monitoring various online and offline news sources;
      Generate and write original stories for KHN and its partners;
      Gather information and conduct interviews in conjunction with other KHN staff members; and
      Work closely, though remotely, with other members of KHN’s California- and DC-based staff.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required:

    • Fluency in Spanish;
      Experience with news websites, including some production work, blogging software knowledge, particularly WordPress;
      Two years journalism experience;
      Demonstrated ability to write quickly, accurately and well on deadline; and
      Demonstrated ability to work closely with a team.

    Experience Preferred:

    • Some knowledge of health policy;
      Experience with conceiving of and executing graphics, using Photoshop;
      Experience in social media, in a journalism setting; and
      Knowledge of the California media markets.

    This full-time position will be based in California, exact location to be determined based on who is hired. This is a 12-month position with the possibility of extension for a longer duration. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The Kaiser Family Foundation offers an excellent benefits package. If this position is of interest to you, please send a resume and cover letter to the email address below. Electronic submissions preferred. No phone inquiries please.

    HR- Project Reporter
    The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
    2400 Sand Hill Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Fax: (650) 854-8037
    E-mail: jobs@kff.org

    Equal Opportunity Employer

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