Parkinson’s News Columnist

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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 Parkinson's disease community to join our freelance staff of patient and caregiver columnists on Parkinson's News Today.

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. Columnists also write to a general audience interested in learning how to improve society's understanding and treatment of disease/disability communities.

All columns are reviewed with a critical eye by professional editors who will work with columnists to smooth rough spots and help the columnist grow as a writer. This is a contract position.

Please note you MUST be a member of the Parkinson's disease community — caregiver preferred, but patients may apply for consideration — in order to apply for this position.

• 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.
• Aside 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.

• Prior experience with writing for an audience.
• At least three months’ direct experience with having or caring for someone with Parkinson's disease.
• Caregivers must be direct relatives, guardians, or spouses.

• 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 Parkinson's disease.

• Fundamentals of how Parkinson's disease works.

• The content needs or wants of the Parkinson's disease community.

• 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 in using Word Press for content creation.
• Experience with the Slack communication app.

• Internet access and use.
• Native or fluent English writing and reading abilities.

Bionews is a leading online health, science, publication, and research company with one purpose: to serve patients with a rare or chronic disease. 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 patients living with rare and chronic diseases. Visit  for more information.

• RESPONSIBILITY
• ADVOCACY
• RELATIONSHIPS
• EMPOWERMENT

• Entry level

• Contract

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries:
  Technology, Information and Internet

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