Health News Fact-Checker
RVO Health Freelance Network
- Location
- Canada
- Posted
- Salary Range
- 40 - 40 USD
Freelance fact-checker for Healthline Media, reviewing and editing news content within WordPress CMS to ensure editorial standards.
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RVO Health Freelance Network
Healthline Media is a digital health publisher with a mission to support everyday journeys to lifelong well-being through exceptional services. They publish daily news content on Healthline and Medical News Today, focusing on chronic health conditions, nutrition, new treatments, medications, and trending wellness topics. As a freelance fact-checker, you will review and edit news content within their WordPress CMS to ensure editorial standards are met. You will work with a team based in the UK and US, publishing across multiple timezones, five days a week. Healthline values diverse perspectives, equity, and inclusion, seeking freelancers who bring unique experiences and curiosity. The role is flexible, with varying workloads based on individual availability. Compensation is $40 USD per hour.
At a Glance
Healthline Media’s mission is to support the everyday journey to lifelong well-being through exceptional services that power healthy actions. We are the world’s leading digital health publisher with our brands Healthline.com and MedicalNewsToday.com ranked #1 and #4 by Comscore, respectively, and Greatist.com, PsychCentral.com, and Bezzy.com. More than 275 million people worldwide and 92 million people in the U.S. visit Healthline’s sites each month. We are a purpose-driven organization, owned by RVO Health, with a vision to create a stronger, healthier world.
What You’ll Do
RVO Health publishes daily news content on Healthline and Medical News Today. Our news focusses on all areas of chronic health conditions, nutrition, new treatments, medications, and trending wellness topics.
In this role, you will fact-check forthcoming news content to ensure that it meets our editorial standards. All editing and review work will take place within our WordPress CMS.
This is a freelance roll, paid hourly. Most news assignments are 800-1000 words and require about an hour of fact checking. Freelance fact-checkers may invoice in 30-minute increments.
This is a flexible role, and workloads can vary based on an individual’s availability.
We have teams based in the UK and across the US, and we publish across multiple timezones, five days a week.
What We’re Looking For
Credentialed doctors, nurses, pharmacists, clinicians, or researchers (MD, PhD, PharmD, RN, RD, or similar)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail, with a critical-thinking and problem-solving mindset
Experience writing or editing for publication
Knowledge of basic editorial and journalistic best practices.
Experience with WordPress or web publishing tools preferred, but not required.
At Healthline, we’re committed to providing our audience with trustworthy, accessible, and accurate information so they’re equipped to care for your health and wellness. We use an established Editorial Process to ensure we’re giving you the best possible information.
Our Editorial Process was developed by the Healthline team. It’s the backbone of everything we do. But what is this process? How do we ensure that everything we publish meets our standards?
Our team creates and edits every piece of content based on the 4 pillars of our editorial process. These pillars — (1) earning and maintaining trust; (2) keeping high journalistic standards; (3) prioritizing accuracy, empathy, and inclusion; and (4) continual monitoring and updating of content — ensure that you can always find the timely, evidence-based information you need.
Pursuant to various state Fair Pay Acts, below is a summary of compensation for this role at the company.
Compensation: $40 USD/per hour
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We welcome all interested freelancers, but as we expect to receive a high number of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback. Please also note that we cannot accept interest without either writing samples or a link to your online portfolio.
Our goal is to listen, engage, and activate voices to ensure that all identity groups and perspectives are represented in our work. Our aspiration is to have diverse partnerships at every level of the company, and we seek freelancers who bring unique personal experiences, curiosity and an eagerness to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.