Health Correspondent

About us

The Fuller Project is an award-winning global newsroom dedicated to publishing groundbreaking reporting that catalyzes positive change for women. Since 2015, our reporting has helped end life-threatening practices, led to large scale releases of public data, and prompted the introduction of new legislation.

As it embarks on its next decade, Fuller is positioning itself to directly serve clearly defined audiences with a set of new editorial products to meet their needs. As Fuller does this work it will build greater capacity to storytell in different formats beyond text and engage closely with global communities seeking a more equitable world. 

We do not simply cover breaking news events. Instead, Fuller’s distributed global newsroom will continue to prioritise in-depth reporting that spotlights injustice and holds the powerful to account – stories that have the potential to shape the news agenda. At the same time, we intend to use our deep expertise to connect the dots – online and offline – between the main challenges humans face today, showing how these are invisibly and visibly impacted by gender and sexuality.

About the role  

The Health Correspondent will have deep expertise covering global health, public health, health and medical research  and will use their understanding of the relationship between global and public health issues and gender inequality to reveal, educate, inspire and inform The Fuller Project’s audiences with engaging and impactful journalism. 

This role reports to the Editor-in-Chief and has a high degree of autonomy. It is expected that the Health Correspondent will work closely with editors to shape this beat and will collaborate with the Head of Community, social, video and newsletter producers to launch appropriate editorial products in different formats – text, video, audio and events – that meet audience needs. 

Key responsibilities

• Owns, shapes, defines and iterates the health beat at The Fuller Project
• Originates and delivers a range of multi-format output (from explainers and Q&As to investigations and data analysis)
• Develops and launches relevant editorial products for this beat area (for example, a newsletter or podcast series) 
• Uses extensive network of contacts and sources to bring freshest, actionable insights and perspectives to audiences 
• Directly engages with audiences to better understand and serve their needs 
• Works with freelance journalists – can shape a story edit when required alongside Multimedia Editor
• Ensures all global health output adheres to The Fuller Project’s editorial standards and style guide 
• Conceptualizes rollout plans and engagement opportunities for major story rollouts and editorial project launches to drive meaningful impact 

Pay

The salary range for this full-time position is $77,500-$90,500 benchmarked against DC/NYC cost of living. The actual salary from this range will be based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications as well as their geographic location. For very experienced candidates, the applicable salary range can be further discussed.

The Health Correspondent role is offered in the first instance as a one-year contract. It is a full-time, remote staff role with benefits. 

For candidates based in countries outside the US, The Fuller Project works with an Employer of Record to employ staff members and provide benefits.  In addition to a competitive salary commensurate with experience, benefits may include (subject to country requirements and availability): 

• Annual leave and paid public holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Phone and communications stipend
• A commitment to an inclusive and diverse work culture
• Professional learning and development opportunities 
• Private medical insurance support

Qualifications

• Global health subject matter expert with an excellent track record of reporting and producing high-quality journalism output that explores topics such as: physical health, mental health, obstetric violence, wellness, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), long covid, health misinformation, wellbeing, health research, and family and community health 
• Proven track record of producing exceptional reporting and storytelling that shapes the discourse, engages and enlightens people 
• Is able to join the dots between your beat and wider societal trends 
• Demonstrated capacity to lead a subject area or project from ideation and planning to execution 
• Evidence of ability to work well in a small and agile journalism organization, responding to evolving audience needs and market shifts
• Understanding of journalistic standards and media law essential 
• Excellent written and verbal English 
• Demonstrated use of audience insights in previous editorial output
• Experience reporting complex, sensitive stories outside of your country of residence
• Enjoys working in a team, with different disciplines contributing to the reporting project
• Interested in impact and has ideas for how to increase impact of reporting
• Data journalism skills highly desired

How to apply

Candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, a short memo outlining their editorial vision for this beat area (max one page) and a self-filmed/edited video explaining a previously reported story of your choice (max 60 seconds) as part of their application.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity of all forms in our newsroom. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.  You must have work authorization in your current country of residence

Interested candidates should apply online by July 21. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.