Editor
Pillar4 Media is seeking an Editor to join its fast-growing team.
As a member of the team, you’ll work closely with senior leadership and other team members to edit and optimize engaging reviews of products in the sleep, fitness, nutrition, and mental health space.
You’ll work closely with our editorial and SEO teams to plan, edit, create, and continuously optimize compelling content that’s engaging, informative, and optimized for different media partner sites in the health, wellness, and lifestyle space.
Pillar4’s mission is to help people live healthier lives with access to trusted resources, in-depth product reviews, and supportive communities. Our vision is to build the #1 content and commerce engine connecting consumers directly to the best brands in all four pillars of health and wellness: sleep, fitness, nutrition, and mental health.
What You’ll Be Doing
Reporting to the Senior Editor, the Editor will:
Write and edit product review content across Fitness, Nutrition, and Mental Health optimized for organic search ranking and onsite conversion.
Have a deep understanding of the benefits of the products featured on the site and convey them in a captivating, knowledgeable, and fun voice.
Uphold our high standards for editorial excellence and implement SEO and conversion rate optimization best practices. Each piece of content must be optimized, targeted to meet our marketing goals, and delivered on time; this requires coaching internal team members and contractors to uphold those same standards.
Occasionally post and format all content in our CMS platform; familiarity with WordPress or a similar Content Management System is preferred.
Partner with senior leadership to create and execute broader brand, content, and user experience strategy.
This role demands sharp editorial instincts and creative strategic thinking. Pillar4 Media is an early-stage, fast-growing company, so we all get our hands dirty. Important competencies include:
A deep background in and passion for product writing. You don’t need to be a fitness, nutrition, or mental health expert by any means, but experience in product writing is a must. We want to see that you can analyze a product from every angle and communicate your findings to an audience in a fun, engaging, and knowledgeable way.
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills. You maintain a methodical process and a high standard of excellence in your work while balancing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.
A crackerjack personality to match your amazing writing and editing skills. We are looking for a teammate whose voice shines through not only on the written page but also on the big (or small) screen.
Strong communication skills. You will build relationships with external stakeholders, manage staff writers and freelancers, report to internal stakeholders, and foster strong alignment with your team. This all requires clear, direct communication and follow-through.
Ownership mentality. You treat each content piece like it is your own and stand behind every word. You are comfortable putting your head down and producing excellent work without constant supervision.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related field preferred
At least 3 years of digital editing or content production experience (experience in SEO-focused content preferred but not required)
3+ years of product writing experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye toward SEO optimization
Experience working in common CMS platforms like WordPress is preferred
Drive to quickly gain expertise on a subject matter that may be foreign to you; a positive, “get it done” attitude
Familiarity working in a challenging, fast-paced environment
While we’re looking for specific experiences and skills, nothing is more important than a strong can-do attitude, resilience in the face of change and uncertainty, and a passion for learning and creating.
What We Look For
Openness to feedback and collaboration: You’ll be working closely with folks across different teams, so you’ll need to be open to the process and accepting of feedback and critique.
Strong communication skills: You’ll be able to build relationships with external stakeholders, report to internal stakeholders, and foster strong alignment with your team.
Alignment with Pillar4’s culture: We live by our values and expect our team to buy in.
Get After It
Act With Focus
Grow Without Limits
Build the Team
Obsess Over Customers
Commit to Service
Entrepreneurial spirit: Our team members act like entrepreneurs in that we are incredibly driven, agile, and goal-oriented, and are always up for a challenge.
Why You Should Join Us
Results: Pillar4 has built the #1 digital media company in the sleep health and hygiene space and is profitably expanding into fitness, nutrition, and mental health verticals.
Stability: We are privately owned, have a holding period of ‘forever,’ and have significant cash to invest.
Exposure: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed hundreds of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands.
Market landscape: The $4 trillion health and wellness market is a highly relatable industry that is transforming. There’s no better time than now to be building a business in this space.
Career growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions, or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
Learning: We are a mighty team with subject matter experts in creative, branding, content strategy, SEO, paid media, and more. The opportunity to grow new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
Impact-focused: Opportunities to take part in our quarterly initiatives with organizations like Beds for Kids and The Green Chair Project and help respond to the critical needs of our local communities.
Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence but a genuine interest in each other and making work fun.