Health Care Reporter - New York, United States - Crain

Description

Description

Crain's New York Business is seeking an experienced, creative, highly motivated reporter to cover health care in New York City.

This candidate will join an experienced, collaborative team devoted to covering all aspects of the health care industry for a highly engaged and sophisticated audience. Our goal is to break every important health care story in New York City through a combination of deep sourcing, relentless reporting, and a continued focus on delivering what our audience wants.

This reporter will focus on all aspects of health care, from hospitals to mental health to Medicaid to digital health, while building strong sources and using data to track and interpret market trends.

This is a role that demands a savvy, curious reporter who can quickly understand and distill complex policies and follow the money in an opaque health care system, as well as identify trends that shape the way New Yorkers receive care.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years' reporting experience, an eye for compelling stories and the ability to deliver frequent breaking news updates alongside in-depth enterprise reporting.

Applicants should be familiar with, or be willing to learn, how to glean data from assorted industry reports and white papers, financial statements, hospital earnings' reports and WARN notices. Also required: comfort with social media and a drive to stand out in a competitive news environment.

This is a full-time position in our Midtown office near Grand Central Terminal.

Responsibilities

• Write 1-2 stories daily covering breaking news and enterprise stories
• Participate in Crain's live and virtual events, and advise on events and projects as needed
• Work in our CMS and newsletter tools to build articles, find appropriate photos, and send out emails

Basic Qualifications

• 5 + years of experience working for a daily news site
• Bachelor's degree
• Skill at generating story ideas, writing cleanly and coherently, developing sources, breaking news, and working quickly
• Experience writing analytical trend and enterprise pieces as well as breaking news stories
• Understanding of financial and business terminology
• Ability to work out of our Midtown Manhattan office a few times per week
• Portfolio and examples of recent and relevant work that demonstrates business journalism experience as well as the ability to write short and long-form articles

PREFERENCES:

• Experience covering local New York City health care and/or economic development news
• Familiarity with Crain's New York Business's coverage and style: what and whom we cover
• A robust list of health care industry and business sources
• Experience and/or interest in developing public speaking skills, as our team occasionally participates in panels and events

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

The estimated salary range for this position is $65,000 to $75,000.

The final salary offering will take into account a wide range of factors, including experience, accomplishments and location. The salary range provided should not be considered as a salary limit or cap. In addition to base salary, Crain also offers competitive benefits including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.

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Brand Overview:

Crain's New York Business is the trusted voice of the New York business community connecting large, mid-sized and small businesses across the five boroughs by providing insights, analysis and opinion on how to navigate New York's complex business and political landscape. Crain's features reports on emerging trends, interviews with thought leaders and industry experts, and coverage of commercial opportunities, economic changes, politics and more. Our integrated approach in print, digital, in person events and custom content opportunities align powerful content with a powerful audience.

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About Crain Communications:

Crain Communications is a leading business news and information company with a portfolio of 24 media brands that provide indispensable coverage and data for professionals globally and across sectors, including advertising, automotive, finance, healthcare, staffing, and workforce solutions. Many of Crain's brands are the most influential media properties in the industries and communities they serve, including Ad Age, Automotive News, Pensions & Investments, Modern Healthcare, Staffing Industry Analysts, as well as Crain's regional business brands. For more than a century, our dedication to deep sector expertise and journalistic integrity has enabled us to provide trusted insights across all our platforms, empowering today's business leaders to make industry-shaping decisions. To learn more about Crain Communications, visit

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• An "in-office" role would require the employee to come into the office most days with occasional flexibility to work remotely if tasks can be performed elsewhere and if the manager approves.
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions and meet the environmental and physical demands of the role.

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