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Senior Editor, EverydayHealth.com

at Waterfront Media
Full time
No
Brooklyn, NY, United States (11201)
http://waterfrontmedia.com/

Waterfront Media, the leading privately held online health media company, is growing! We're seeking a Senior Editor for EverydayHealth.com, the #2 health site on the Internet.

The Senior Editor will have a special emphasis on new and ongoing community and social networking projects, and will also be responsible for supporting the editorial team in maintaining and updating the EverydayHealth.com site. He or she will regularly contribute to developing new content, helping to create and maintain user-generated features (blogs, photo galleries, groups, etc.), and taking the lead on other site-related projects. The prospective candidate must have strong writing and editing skills, be able to work on multiple projects at once, and meet strict deadlines.

Experience with managing and top editing associate-level staff and freelancers and working collaboratively with deputy and executive editors, designers, and product developers a must. Candidate must also have significant experience with online media including community and/or social networking, and an interest in the subjects of women's health, wellness, diet, and fitness.

Daily site tasks include:

* Regularly embodying the voice and tone of EverydayHealth.com
* Helping to build and maintain strong Community features and coming up with creative ways to leverage and grow existing Community editorial projects, tools, and events (contests, challenges, other)
* Creating, organizing, and editing new site content, and making appropriate updates to existing content
* Assigning and editing content to freelancers and overseeing production tasks
* Contributing to the writing, editing, and/or top editing of the daily email newsletters, Q&As, feature articles, new tools copy, etc.
* Helping with SEO projects
* Supporting the Deputy Editor and Executive Editor in cross-functional projects with Marketing, Ad Sales, and Tech teams, as well as company-wide initiatives Qualifications
* 7 + years writing/editing experience, with at least 4 years experience online
* Experience developing and maintaining online communities preferred (social networking, blogs, groups, etc.)
* Basic experience with a CMS and/or Community platforms
* Strong research, organizational, writing, editing, and communication skills
* Detail-oriented with the ability to meet deadlines effectively and multitask
* College degree, preferably with English or journalism concentration or equivalent experience
* Interest in and/or experience with health or women's lifestyle content

You must include your salary history/requirements in order for us to consider your application. Please include Everyday Health Senior Editor/Community as the subject line of your contact email.

cover letter and resume to careers(###)waterfrontmedia.com