Health Content Writing Intern
Our health library is 1,500+ articles across 10 languages — keeping every one accurate, current and reviewed is the job.
- Stipend
- ₹5,000 / month
- Duration
- 3–6 months (flexible)
- Location
- Remote — anywhere in India
Who can apply: Students and recent graduates — any stream. Life sciences, nursing, journalism or English especially welcome
We've had more applications than we can read properly, and collecting more while people wait would be worse than saying so. The role isn't filled — check back, or leave your email on the careers page and we'll tell you the moment it reopens.
Where you’d start
You would start on what people actually search for — PCOS, thyroid, pregnancy nutrition — deepening and fact-checking the highest-traffic articles, adding sources, and setting the review standard everything after has to meet.
What you’d do
- Write and edit articles on cycles, pregnancy, nutrition, mental health and family care.
- Turn medical sources into plain language without losing accuracy.
- Fact-check against credible sources and cite them properly.
- Help keep our health library organised and searchable.
What we need from you
This is the real bar. If you meet it, please apply — we would rather teach the rest.
- Genuinely good written English.
- The discipline to check a claim before publishing it.
- Comfort writing about periods, fertility, pregnancy and mental health without euphemism.
Nice to have — genuinely optional
Not having these will not count against you.
- A blog, newsletter, college magazine or fan wiki — anything you have written regularly.
- A life-sciences or nursing background.
- Reading or writing fluency in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali or another Indian language.
What you’ll learn
Health writing and editing, medical fact-checking, SEO fundamentals, and how to write about sensitive topics with care.
What we offer
- A ₹5,000/month stipend, paid monthly.
- Fully remote — work from anywhere in India, no relocation.
- Flexible 3–6 months, and we will work around your exam and semester dates.
- Real work on a live codebase or live content, not a sandbox project.
- A completion certificate and a letter of recommendation that describes what you shipped.
- Direct working contact with the founder — no layers, quick answers.
Being honest with you
We would rather you know this before applying than after joining.
- We are pre-launch and small. Some weeks are messy and priorities move.
- ₹5,000/month is a learning stipend, not a salary. Please weigh that honestly against your situation.
- We cannot promise a full-time offer at the end — that depends on funding. If it happens, you will hear it from us directly and early.
- You will need your own laptop and a workable internet connection.
How to apply
This is how it works when applications reopen.
- Fill in the form on this page — six questions and a file, about five minutes. No account needed.
- Attach your CV (a single PDF is perfect) and anything you have built — GitHub, Figma, a blog, a reel, a college project. Coursework counts.
- In three or four sentences, tell us why women’s and family health interests you. We read every one of these.
- No cover letter template needed. Plain, specific writing is better.
- Prefer email? careers@shely.health with the role in the subject line reaches the same place.
What happens next
- We read your application and reply either way, usually within a week.
- A 20–30 minute call to talk through your interests and answer your questions.
- One small take-home task, scoped to about 3–4 hours. We do not set unpaid multi-day assignments.
- A final call, then a decision.