Editor, Content Updates – Everyday Health Group
Everyday Health Group (EHG) is a recognized leader in patient and provider education and services attracting an engaged audience of over 74 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant information, data, and analytics. We empower healthcare providers, consumers and payers with trusted content and services delivered through Everyday Health Group’s world-class brands.
About the Role
Everyday Health Group (EHG) is looking for an Editor with a passion for health and wellness to be a part of our content updating process. Ensuring our content is accurate and contains the latest medical research and evidence-based health best practices is core to our mission to empower and inspire people to live their healthiest lives every day.
The applicant should have strong project management skills to shepherd content through workflows with medical reviewers, writers, SEO, etc. Reporting to the Director of Content Updates, the editor will work with freelance writers and editors to respond quickly to health and consumer trends.
The ideal candidate has demonstrated digital storytelling and editing skills, as well as a familiarity with evolving SEO best practices. This specific individual should be a thorough, independent editor with the ability to prioritize and excel in a deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Work on content updates projects across EH, helping to manage workflows to meet established deadlines
- React quickly to health news/trends to ensure all content is updated strategically
- Write content briefs for updaters to implement
- Work with a team of freelance content writers and editors
- Ensure content adheres to Everyday Health style guidelines and editorial standards
- Manage editorial workflow (AirTable experience preferred) through publication, including working with the Marketing team, SEO, photo/design, medical review, copy edit, and production
- Top editing and review of updates as needed
About You
- 5+ years of digital editing, including experience with an online Health, Wellness, News and/or Lifestyle brand
- Strong background in consumer health content, including educational and e-commerce content
- Strong organizational ability, good verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and the capacity to work effectively under pressure
- Strong editorial judgment
- Familiarity with project management software (AirTable preferred)
- Demonstrated experience editing in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of SEO best practices and editorial standards, and dexterity in adapting to dynamic guidelines in these areas
- Experience working in a CMS
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Journalism, Communications, English, Marketing or related field
