Senior Editor, Health Content & Editorial Ops

BioNews Services; Pensacola (FL); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BioNews Services is seeking an experienced Editor to manage day-to-day execution of our unbranded commercial content programs, including interactive guides and article hubs that educate chronic disease communities. You will run the production engine from briefs to publication, build outlines with the SEO team, edit drafts for accuracy and tone, and publish pages in WordPress.

Additionally, you will supervise freelancers, coordinate Jira-driven workflows, and uphold editorial independence while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editorial experience.
• Experience editing health, medical, or science content.
• Proven ability to run a high-volume content pipeline with many deadlines.
• Knowledge of SEO fundamentals and content structure for search and AI discoverability.
• Working knowledge of WordPress and Jira (or similar CMS and project management tools).
• Experience managing freelancers, including giving direct, constructive feedback.
• Comfort working with unbranded commercial content while protecting editorial integrity.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and calm under shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Editorial execution: build outlines, edit drafts for accuracy, structure, tone, and patient/caregiver-first clarity; ensure on-page optimization; publish in WordPress.
• Workflow and pipeline management: move work through Jira and coordinate hand-offs across teams.
• Team leadership: assign work to freelancers, give actionable feedback, coach writers on house style.
• Commercial program support: balance client asks with editorial independence, prepare status updates and delivery reports.

Skills

Editorial workflow

Editing

SEO basics

WordPress

Team leadership

Freelancer management

Editorial integrity

Tools

WordPress

Jira

Job description

BioNews Services is seeking an experienced Editor to manage day-to-day execution of our unbranded commercial content programs, including interactive guides and article hubs that educate chronic disease communities. You will run the production engine from briefs to publication, build outlines with the SEO team, edit drafts for accuracy and tone, and publish pages in WordPress.

Additionally, you will supervise freelancers, coordinate Jira-driven workflows, and uphold editorial independence while