Editor

HealthCentral; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthCentral is seeking an Editor to build and engage consumer health audiences by creating and editing content that helps people understand their health options and take informed next steps with confidence.

The Editor will work across editorial, audience growth, social, newsletters, and multimedia to deliver stories in formats best suited to the audience journey, while maintaining medical accuracy and patient perspectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of digital editorial experience in health, wellness, or service journalism.
• Strong editing and writing skills, with ability to simplify complex health topics for a general audience.
• Experience assigning and editing freelance writers and managing multiple deadlines.
• Sound editorial judgment with rigorous sourcing, fact-checking, and medical accuracy.
• Empathetic approach to health coverage and patient experiences.
• Familiarity with digital audience development, including search, newsletters, social distribution, and content performance.
• Ability to use audience insights and analytics to improve content.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills across formats (written, video, audio, social).
• Experience with CMS and editorial planning tools.
• Curiosity about AI in editorial workflows and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Edit consumer health content to address audience needs from symptoms to diagnosis to treatment decisions.
• Coordinate content experiences across channels: web, newsletters, social, video, and audio.
• Translate medical information into clear, actionable guidance while preserving accuracy.
• Incorporate patient voices and lived experiences alongside clinical expertise.
• Manage freelance writers, provide briefs, and maintain quality standards.
• Coordinate medical review, fact-checking, sourcing, and revisions for credibility and relevance.
• Review and update existing content to identify gaps and improvements.
• Pitch, assign, and occasionally write consumer health content.
• Contribute to editorial plans and monthly tentpoles with cross-team collaboration.
• Use audience research and performance data to inform assignments and boost engagement.

Skills

Editing & writing

Editorial judgment

Audience development

Analytics

Collaboration

Tools

Content Management System (CMS)

Editorial planning tools

SEO & audience insights

Job description

HealthCentral is a health experience company at the intersection of media and community. We translate clinical expertise into human understanding, pairing trusted medical insight with lived experience to create content, connections, and experiences that resonate in the real world.

We are seeking an Editor to help build and engage consumer health audiences by creating and editing useful, engaging content that helps people understand their health, explore their options, and take their next step with confidence. This role will focus on priority consumer conditions and audiences, combining medical expertise, practical guidance, and patient perspectives.

The Editor will edit, assign, and occasionally write and create content; manage freelance contributors; build and send newsletters; and maintain the accuracy and relevance of existing coverage. Working closely with colleagues across editorial, audience growth, social, newsletters, and multimedia, this person will help deliver stories in the formats and channels that best serve our audiences.

This is an opportunity for a thoughtful, collaborative editor to build lasting relationships with people navigating health conditions and decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit consumer health content that addresses specific audience needs, from recognizing symptoms and understanding a diagnosis to exploring treatment and managing everyday life.
• Build coordinated content experiences across channels and formats, including web, newsletters, social, video, and audio, while integrating DROPS and MedFluencers where relevant to the consumer audience journey.
• Translate complex medical information into clear, accessible, actionable guidance while preserving accuracy and nuance.
• Incorporate patient voices and lived experience alongside clinical expertise, reflecting the questions and challenges people face.
• Manage freelance writers and expert contributors, providing clear briefs, constructive feedback, and consistent quality standards.
• Coordinate medical review, fact-checking, sourcing, and revisions to ensure content is credible, current, and useful.
• Review and update existing content, identifying opportunities to improve coverage, fill gaps, and connect readers with helpful next steps.
• Pitch, assign, and occasionally write consumer health content.
• Contribute to shared editorial plans and monthly tentpoles, partnering with social, newsletter, video, and audio teams to develop stories across formats.
• Use audience research, search insights, and performance data to inform assignments and improve engagement and repeat visitation.
• Manage assignments, deadlines, and production costs using shared planning tools and efficient workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of digital editorial experience, preferably in consumer health, wellness, or service journalism.
• Strong editing and writing skills, with the ability to make complex health topics understandable and relevant to a general audience.
• Experience assigning and editing freelance writers and managing multiple deadlines.
• Sound editorial judgment and a rigorous approach to medical accuracy, sourcing, and fact-checking.
• An empathetic approach to covering health conditions, treatment decisions, and patient experiences.
• Familiarity with digital audience development, including search, newsletters, social distribution, and content performance.
• Ability to use audience insights and analytics to improve content.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills, with an interest in working across written, video, audio, and social formats.
• Experience with content management systems and editorial planning tools.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and responsible uses of AI in editorial workflows.

What Success Looks Like

The Editor will help make HealthCentral a trusted, useful resource people return to throughout their health journeys. Success means accurate, empathetic content that answers real questions, supports informed decisions, and connects audiences with a helpful next step—delivered consistently, efficiently, and in the right format.

HealthCentral is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at HealthCentral are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.