Freelance health journalist needed for reported interviews for a nonfiction book about Direct Primary Care
A published author and economist is seeking an experienced freelance journalist to conduct roughly 15–20 on-the-record interviews with patients and physicians for a narrative nonfiction book about Direct Primary Care (a membership model of primary care). This is reported-research work: sourcing subjects, interviewing them, collecting documentation, and writing short, vivid, accurate write-ups the author will draw on.
You will: identify and recruit willing, on-the-record subjects (with help from the author’s contacts); conduct recorded interviews; obtain signed releases; collect supporting documents (medical bills, price lists, membership agreements); and deliver a 300–600-word reported write-up per subject with verbatim quotes and a fact sheet.
You are: an experienced reporter with published clips featuring real, named people and scenes (health or medical beat a strong plus); skilled at getting people on the record; scrupulous about consent, quote accuracy, and documentation; comfortable with sensitive subjects; reliable on deadlines. You have no financial tie to the direct-primary-care industry.
Terms: freelance, work-for-hire; paid per subject or hourly (negotiable); an estimated 2–3 month engagement, part-time. The author has a disclosed financial interest in a company that sells insurance designed for DPC patients, which you will disclose to every interview subject.
To apply: send a short note, two or three relevant clips, and your rate to Sean Flynn at sflynn@scrippscollege.edu. Strong candidates will be asked to complete one paid test interview and write-up before a full engagement.