Full-Time Senior Staff Writer, MD+DI

The Informa Markets - Engineering group is seeking a Senior Staff Writer to create high-quality, compelling, and targeted content for its industry-leading Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) B2B media brand.

Ideal candidate has experience writing for business-to-business media, and ideally some knowledge of or experience covering the medtech/medical device or a related industry.

Thrives on producing compelling, originally reported content in a fast-paced environment.

Accountabilities:

• Conducting research, interviewing industry sources, writing stories, and editing contributed content related to medical device design, manufacturing, regulatory, and business topics.
• Brainstorming, pitching, developing, and executing features, news analysis, and news briefs.
• Providing informed analysis and/or insight in every article.
• Covering trends in medical device design and manufacturing, with emphasis on innovation in materials, components, equipment, and manufacturing processes.
• Producing slideshows, infographics, videos, and other multimedia content.
• Adapting and creating content for social media.
• Optimizing content for search engine discoverability.
• Measuring, monitoring, and optimizing content effectiveness.
• Assisting with building and editing of e-newsletters.
• Attending and producing content from live events.
• Completing additional assignments as required.

Requirements:

• 5+ years relevant editorial/reporting/journalism experience; B2B focus and/or coverage of medtech market a plus.
• Experience pitching, developing, and producing high-value content.
• Strong interviewing, editing, writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to generate high-quality, click-worthy editorial content and drive traffic.
• Familiarity with web content management systems, basic SEO principles, web analytics, social media, and standard journalistic best practices.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to reprioritize.
• Ability to meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
• Ability to travel to industry events.
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications, or other relevant field (or equivalent experience); engineering degree a plus.

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