Editorial DE&I Internship

GoodRx is America’s healthcare marketplace. Each month, millions of people visit goodrx.com to find reliable health information and discounts for their healthcare — and we’ve helped people save $35 billion since 2011. We provide prescription discounts that are accepted at more than 70,000 pharmacies in the U.S., as well as telehealth services including doctor visits and lab tests. Our services have been positively reviewed by Good Morning America, The New York Times, NBC News, AARP, and many others.

Our goal is to help Americans find convenient and affordable healthcare. We offer solutions for consumers, employers, health plans, and anyone else who shares our desire to provide affordable prescriptions to all Americans.

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunities to excel.

With that said, research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. GoodRx is committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage women, people of color, those in the LGBTQ+ communities, and Veterans to apply for positions even if they don’t necessarily check every box outlined in the job description. Please still get in touch – we’d love to connect and see if you could be good for the role!

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values at our publication. We aim to both further diversify our staff, as well as to provide the best health information for a wide variety of underserved groups. Your participation in our internship program could help us to enrich our team, as well as to help to provoke new areas of coverage in our health content.

We are a publication that covers consumer healthcare in a clear, concise, and well-researched way that facilitates better decision-making. Our coverage areas include Clinical, Pharmacy, Health Personal Finance, Health Advocacy, Well-being, Pet Health, and Patient Experiences. Affordability and accessibility are core issues for us–and we routinely cover cost and insurance coverage, as well as the social determinants of health.

As part of our process, we do extensive fact-checking, reference formatting, and quality assurance work. This internship will primarily be oriented around these tasks but will also offer additional opportunities to learn about various aspects of health publishing–including the potential to get a few byline opportunities of your own. Our previous interns have copy-edited articles, interviewed patients , written health advocacy and pet health pieces, and more!

Our team includes medical and pharmacy editors who are licensed physicians and pharmacists, as well as experienced journalists and content creators. We also work closely with our Research Group, which includes health economists who produce original published research in tandem with academics that is routinely published in peer-reviewed journals.

We would love to teach you about publishing–and to learn more about your interests, skills, and priorities. Join us!

Application Process

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis for the January 2023 class of GoodRx Editorial interns. You will receive offer notification by the end of November.

Duties

• Our interns’ primary responsibilities include fact-checking and adding references to articles. Other responsibilities will vary and may include completing administrative tasks, pitching story ideas to editors, and assisting with the interview process for the next cohort of Editorial interns.
• We are looking to hire three interns for this cohort, each with a particular interest in one of following focus areas:
• Copy editing – editing articles for tone, readability, and adherence to GoodRx’s style guide
• Patient stories outreach – sourcing and interviewing patients, and writing articles based on their experiences
• Writing – working with assigning editors to research and write articles for topics spanning all aspects of healthcare, from affording treatments to health advocacy and DEI
• All interns will have the opportunity to learn about the publishing process and to explore roles and responsibilities outside of their focus areas!

Eligibility

• Applicants can include recent college graduates, graduate students, and individuals early in their careers. Emphasis will be given to applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are looking for interns who can add new and distinct perspectives to our work culture and our editorial product.

Additional Information

• Duration: Six months, from January through the end of June. In addition, several of our former interns have continued contributing to the team on a freelance basis after their internships ended.
• Hours: Part-time; we expect our interns to work 29 hours per week during Pacific working hours.
• Location: This position can be based on-site or hybrid in Santa Monica or San Francisco.

FAQ

• FAQ: Is this internship suitable for Doctor of Pharmacy students? We will not consider prospective Pharmacy students for this internship. Licensed pharmacists or recent PharmD graduates looking to gain writing experience should consider applying to our Freelance Writer, Pharmacy position.

GoodRx is America’s healthcare marketplace. The company offers the most comprehensive and accurate resource for affordable prescription medications in the U.S., gathering pricing information from thousands of pharmacies coast to coast, as well as a telehealth marketplace for online doctor visits and lab tests. Since 2011, Americans with and without health insurance have saved $35 billion using GoodRx and million consumers visit goodrx.com each month to find discounts and information related to their healthcare. GoodRx is the #1 most downloaded medical app on the iOS and Android app stores. For more information, visit www.goodrx.com .