The New York Times seeks a reporter, Well

Well is looking for a creative and ambitious reporter to produce outstanding service and enterprise journalism that will help Times readers live healthier lives. The Well desk offers science-based guidance on a range of topics including mental and physical health, family and relationships. In this role, you will write several in-depth and heavily-researched service pieces per month to help readers make decisions about their own health. Your primary beats will be nutrition and sleep, but you should feel comfortable covering fitness, aging and chronic conditions as well. In addition to traditional service and reported articles, your stories may be formatted as explainers, visual pieces, reported features and profiles.

You should be able to connect the dots and spot trends before our competitors get to them. You should know how to read studies, talk to researchers and summarize findings for a lay audience. And you should be eager to experiment and to engage with readers via various platforms. You should have tons of ideas, a track record of breaking news, and the desire to be the go-to source for a health-obsessed audience.

This role requires precision, attention to detail, understanding of deadlines, and the ability to work with a team, including close partnerships with editors on the desk.

Responsibilities:

Monitoring the latest health news and trends related to nutrition and sleep
Conceiving of fresh and compelling story ideas
Collaborating with visual editors on assignments
Adhering to The Times’s editorial standards
Developing stories that include a wide range of voices and perspectives
Being an idea machine

Basic Qualifications:

6 + years as a digital health reporter
Experience in a news organization
Proven track record of producing best in class health journalism
Passionate about health, wellness and service journalism
Well-organized and highly skilled in reporting and writing for a variety of story forms

Preferred Qualifications: