Health & Wellness Writer/Editor

Health & Wellness Writer/Editor

locations

United States of America – Remote

time type

Full time

job requisition id

JR0023452

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A little about us

At Yahoo News, we are building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) by making it easy to discover the most useful and interesting content online. We do this by collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality content and engaging experiences to the 35 million users who come to us every day. Under a new leadership team, we are committed to revitalizing this well-recognized and reliable source of breaking news, entertainment and lifestyle content and positioning it for the future. As part of an effort to build authority around health and wellness content, we are seeking a writer and editor with experience in the field.

A lot about you

The right person for this role will have a passion for storytelling, a high news metabolism, a passion for delivering health and wellness information in a digestible manner and a desire to inform audiences about their bodies in new ways. We are interested in being a leading authority in the health and wellness space by creating stories using experts and leveraging our network of partner publishers. Our ideal candidate has high standards around health reporting, already knows the difference between the CDC, FDA and ACOG (and all the other health-related acronyms) and is plugged in with trustworthy sources and freelancers. This candidate will be a confident leader and teammate who can help us uphold our mission of being the best guide on the internet by consistently publishing content that adds context, cuts through noise, breaks down complex topics and overall helps our users better understand the world.

Your day at Yahoo

• Start at 7 a.m. ET
• Jump on writing or assigning the biggest health and wellness-related news of the morning
• Create a list of health and wellness-related trending news based on press releases, sources, Google Trends, social media, internal metrics and partners to be distributed to the team to inspire pitches
• Assign breaking and trending news with a unique Yahoo angle to in-house reporters and freelancers
• Edit Yahoo reporters and freelancers
• Participate in brainstorming during daily standups and weekly evergreen and feature pitch meetings
• Write 1 to 3 stories per week
• Assist with team operations

You must be:

• Have 5+ years of experience working as a writer/editor
• Demonstrated ability to assign and deliver trending content
• Follower of daily health news and trends – health & wellness content expert!
• Ability to form differentiated and unique angles into a story being widely covered
• Strong editorial judgment, knowledge of standards and style
• Familiarity and experience with content management and publishing systems
• Understanding of SEO best practices and tactics
• Willing to work East Coast hours

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 – $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.