[Hiring] Rare Cancer News columnist @bionews
Mar 28, 2025 - bionews is hiring a remote Rare Cancer News columnist. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
Role Description
Bionews, a digital news company dedicated to creating communities for patients with rare and chronic diseases and their caregivers, is looking for members of the myeloma community to join our freelance staff of patient and caregiver columnists on Rare Cancer News.
A Bionews columnist is a patient or caregiver who shares about life with a rare or chronic disease. They write personal essays in a column format to inform, inspire, empathize, and advise. Their audience includes patients, caregivers, medical teams, and researchers.
- Fulfill 1x weekly deadlines as agreed upon on hire.
- Communicate efficiently with your managers and editors.
- Submit 400-800 word drafts that adhere to Bionews policies and procedures.
- Apart from exceptions, drafts should not take more than 45 minutes to edit.
- Fulfill revisions as requested by editors in a timely manner.
- Complete training assigned by Bionews HR.
Qualifications
- Prior experience with writing for an audience.
- At least three months’ direct experience with having or caring for someone with myeloma.
- Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses.
Requirements
- A swift and independent learner of Internet technology.
- A creative mind capable of regularly generating unique content that appeals to target audiences.
- Time management.
- Advanced creative writing.
Experience Required
- Experience in being professionally edited for publication.
- Experienced in generating a blog or column.
- Participation in support groups, internet forums, or community groups relevant to myeloma.
Knowledge Required
- Fundamentals of how myeloma works.
Knowledge Preferred
- The content needs or wants of the myeloma community.
Skills Preferred
- Experience in using WordPress for content creation.
- Experience with the Slack communication app.
Abilities Required
- Internet access and use.
- Native or fluent English writing and reading abilities.
Company Description
Bionews is a leading online health, science, publication, and research company with one purpose: to serve patients with a rare or chronic disease. We do this by connecting them with current, trusted, and relevant news and information. This content is delivered regularly and provided by actual patients as well as professional journalists, writers, editors, scientists, and experienced media executives.
Our end customers are truly patients living with rare and chronic diseases.
Visit www.bionews.com for more information.
Bionews Vision
To empower, inspire, and champion the patient voice as the preeminent resource that engages, informs, and connects the global rare and chronic disease community.
Bionews Purpose
We connect rare and chronic disease communities by providing a unified and distinctive space to engage, educate, and empower those affected by rare diseases to help improve patient health and quality of life.
Values: R.A.R.E.
- RESPONSIBILITY
- ADVOCACY
- RELATIONSHIPS
- EMPOWERMENT
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USA
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Mar 28, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
