EP346: Who Actually Hires Nurse Writers? A Behind-the-Scenes Look From Someone Who Did the Hiring with Shaun Chavis

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Janine Kelbach interviews Shaun Chavis about the hiring of nurse writers in the health and media sectors.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Savvy Scribe, Janine sits down with Shaun Chavis, a former journalist, editorial director, and content marketing consultant, to talk about who actually hires nurse writers. Shaun shares her perspective from years of hiring health professionals for editorial and content marketing roles in media and health tech companies. If you’re a nurse curious about freelance writing—or a beginner who hasn’t landed your first client yet—this episode pulls ba...

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Host: Janine Kelbach

Guest: Shaun Chavis

Topics covered

• nurse writers
• freelance writing
• content marketing
• health professionals
• hiring practices

Keywords

• nurse writers
• freelance writing
• content marketing
• health tech
• hiring

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Organizations: health tech companies, media

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