Editor, Family & Wellness: Special Projects

Job Title
Editor, Family & Wellness: Special Projects
Job Description
The Family & Wellness Group at Dotdash Meredith is seeking a full-time Editor to support special projects on Parents and Verywell Mind. We are looking for a digitally-savvy candidate with a passion for parenting and mental health content, and interest in the planning and execution of large editorial initiatives that drive brand strategies forward.
In this role, you will report to the Associate Editorial Director of Special Projects and work closely with editorial team members to produce awards and accolades programs, data journalism, sponsored point-of-care publications, digital issues, events, and more. In this role, you will also interact regularly with shared teams including product, design, and more. Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment is a must.
About Your Contributions:

• Support the ideation and production of large-scale editorial projects that uniquely showcase our work and brand POV around major topics in family and parenting and mental health.
• Help organize the editorial and creative planning for all special projects-from awards and accolades to digital issues to data journalism and more-assisting in the alignment of responsibilities of editorial, design, and product partners.
• Collaborate with editorial team members in brainstorming, assigning, and producing special projects that require content creation and curation.
• Work with the Health Group communications team to support earned media opportunities for our Editor-in-Chief.
• Help create new editions of Parents Health Guides, sponsored point-of-care publications that drive revenue back to the brand, by managing processes, editorial planning, and a small team of contributors.
• Organize, track, and update all details of each special project to ensure all stakeholders have transparency into processes, budget, and progress and that all contributors from shared teams are accountable for tasks that will meet established timelines.

About You:

• 3-5 years of experience writing, editing, and publishing digital content, ideally with a focus on parenting, health, or lifestyle content
• Top-notch editorial skills with an eye for good writing, solid research and reporting, and a keen sense of what content works well online
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask
• Organized, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven with proven experience of working with editorial calendars and reaching production goals
• Highly creative storyteller with an eye for user-first digital content and the ability to talk through visual concepts with product and design counterparts
• Proactive, flexible, and enthusiastic team player with strong interpersonal communication skills, cultural competence, and the ability to partner with others with empathy and shared motivation
• Experience using digital publishing tools like content management systems, as well as organizational and task management tools like Google Sheets and Airtable

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Pay Range
Salary: $58,500 - $75,000
The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
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