Associate Editor, Health

$62,400 - $65,000/Yr

Dotdash Meredith

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
101-250 employees
Publishing Industries

About the position

Health is seeking an associate editor to help us grow the Health.com news, trends and evergreen library. We are looking for an SEO savvy content enthusiast with a passion for all things health and wellness. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for content execution, including sourcing freelance writers with category expertise, pitching new assignments, creating assignment memos, editing, and publishing new content in our CMS. You'll work collaboratively with the editorial team and the Growth/SEO teams to develop, edit, and update articles. The ideal candidate is familiar with and eager to learn about health and medical topics and enjoys working both independently and with team members. In your role, you will research trending and SEO-guided topics for news and evergreen articles. You will work with senior editors to assign the appropriate stories to freelance writers and assist on evergreen projects and articles as needed. Additionally, you will collaborate with social and email teams to disseminate stories and help build out an editorial calendar. You will also help review writing samples of potential contributors, ensuring that we maintain high editorial standards and a diverse range of voices in our content.

Responsibilities

  • Research trending and SEO-guided topics for news and evergreen articles
  • Work with senior editors to assign the appropriate stories to freelance writers
  • Assist on evergreen projects and articles as needed
  • Work with social and email teams to disseminate stories
  • Help build out an editorial calendar
  • Help review writing samples of potential contributors

Requirements

  • 3+ years experience developing and curating digital content for web
  • Detail-oriented and deadline-focused with solid proofreading skills
  • Ability to clearly and succinctly translate medical jargon and academic speak to a lay audience
  • Experience posting or crafting copy for a brand's social media
  • Operating experience with web analytics tools
  • Background in health, science, or wellness editorial content preferred
  • Undergraduate degree, preferably in journalism or communications a major plus
  • Proactive, flexible, and enthusiastic team player

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Adoption or surrogate assistance
  • Donation matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Basic life insurance
  • Basic accidental death & dismemberment
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Supplemental accident insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Short term and long term disability
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • Family care benefits
  • Generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
  • 10-12 paid holidays annually
  • Generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
  • Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance
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