Health Editor: Wellness & Condition Content Lead

Condé Nast; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Condé Nast in New York seeks a health editor to lead advertiser-supported wellness and condition-specific stories across its sites. You will ideate, assign, and edit high-volume content to meet editorial standards while aligning with sponsor guidelines.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in service-based health journalism, extensive experience editing digital health content, and comfort collaborating with freelancers, copy editors, and reporters.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a digital editor.
• Robust background writing about complex, nuanced health and wellness topics.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to follow an ever-evolving content calendar.
• Must be comfortable overseeing multiple stories at once, all at various stages of the writing process.
• Experience working across multiple publications simultaneously, adapting pitches, writing, and editing to align with each brand's ethos
• Experience working with freelance writers, copy editors, and fact checkers.
• Basic knowledge of image sourcing through platforms such as Getty.
• Experience building stories in a CMS.
• Experience and familiarity with SEO best practices.
• Self-directed work style, but very comfortable collaborating with others.
• Experience working on sponsored or branded health content is a bonus.
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or a related field

Responsibilities

• Pitch, assign and edit editorial and advertiser-supported wellness and condition-specific stories, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy
• Write content as needed
• Stay current on emerging health trends, sports news, medical research, and wellness conversations to identify timely content opportunities
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Manage department administrative tasks such as invoicing and creating supplier contracts
• Ensure all content adheres to editorial guidelines, medical accuracy standards and sponsored content requirements
• Additional duties as required

Skills

Digital editing

Health journalism

Organization

Editorial strategy

Freelance coordination

Copy editing

SEO awareness

Sponsor/Branded health content

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field

Tools

CMS

Getty Images

Job description

Condé Nast in New York seeks a health editor to lead advertiser-supported wellness and condition-specific stories across its sites. You will ideate, assign, and edit high-volume content to meet editorial standards while aligning with sponsor guidelines.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in service-based health journalism, extensive experience editing digital health content, and comfort collaborating with freelancers, copy editors, and reporters.