Senior Editor

Summary

Join The Healthy by Reader’s Digest as a Senior Editor and contribute to the development and optimization of medical, health, and lifestyle content for TheHealthy.com and its print magazine section. Reporting to the Deputy Editor, you will be a key contributor, using your writing and editing skills, understanding of health advice's cultural impact, and commitment to factual accuracy. You will guide stories from conception to publication, analyze content performance data, and actively participate in editorial strategy. This role requires a positive attitude, collaborative spirit, and a passion for health and wellness. The position offers the opportunity to work remotely or in one of our offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, or Gurgaon.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience writing and/or editing digital content
• 2+ years in health, medicine, or science content
• 2+ years focused on SEO research using a tool such as SEMRush to assign and structure new content and updates to evergreen or seasonal content, and experience implementing SEO best practices while maintaining editorial quality
• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, media, marketing or related field or with health or medical accreditation
• Strong understanding of the digital landscape, including SEO strategy and performance metrics
• Familiarity with WordPress, basic HTML, Google Docs, Microsoft Excel, and other spreadsheet-style programs
• Skills in organizing and managing multiple projects at the same time while thinking creatively, setting priorities, and changing course as needed
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an evolving team
• Familiarity with, and interest in, the health and wellness lifestyle space

Responsibilities

• Assign, write and publish breaking health news
• Produce content in WordPress and report out performance data as requested
• Assist with writing, producing, routing, and providing brand-standard direction on special assets for weekly celebrity interviews
• Play a key part in editorial strategy by guiding and tracking assignments, performing SEO research, and working with the Deputy Editor to lead team members through brainstorms, outlines, pitching and content creation, ensuring project deadlines are met
• Write, edit, proofread and refresh content with an eye for the latest search-relevant best practices with promising performance potential on social and other channels
• Field writers’ pitches and prioritize and schedule assignments
• Promote content via channels as assigned
• Lead social media production and promotion using design and social scheduling tools
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (partnerships, sales and marketing, etc.) to lead the development of creative assets and campaigns
• Balance multiple projects simultaneously
• Tackle assignments with daily direction from Deputy Editor
• Collaboratively complete other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in print publishing a plus

Benefits

• Work/life balance
• Generous time off
• Comprehensive benefits and programs