Health Writer

New Posted 3 January 2024 | Remote | Pillar4 Media

The Opportunity

Pillar4 Media is seeking a Health Writer to join its fast-growing team.

As a member of the Pillar4 Well health content team, you’ll work closely with senior leadership and other team members to play a crucial role in our content production process. You’ll be responsible for delivering accurate, and well-researched copy that will engage our consumer audience and fit perfectly with our media partners’ voice, tone, and style.

Pillar4’s mission is to help people live their best days, starting with their best night’s sleep. 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 managing editor, the writer will:

Write health informational and product review content for consumer audiences.
Interview medical experts and relevant professionals for research and story quotes.
Develop working relationships with our medical advisory board members
Work with team leads and editors to constantly refine and improve content creation style.
Assist in product testing as needed across health categories.
Help to source and/or create appropriate stock, product, and custom imagery for your stories.
Become an expert in our health categories and stay informed on the latest developments and/or relevant news to keep your content up to date.
Demonstrate a meticulous approach to your work and display a highly organized, focused process and an ability to execute.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in English, Creative Writing, Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.
1-3+ years of proven dexterity with written language. You can translate ideas and complex research into an attractive, accurate copy that engages and informs your audience. You may demonstrate this with a portfolio of varied writing samples directed at different audiences.
Experience and/or passion for SEO and content marketing a plus. If you don’t have this experience, you are eager and passionate about learning and applying these strategies to your content consistently and naturally.
Problem-solving and agility. You thrive in an environment where there is no playbook for success. You can adapt to different tasks and shift priorities as needed. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are energized by helping to build a brand-new team.
An inherent drive to be excellent: You are not satisfied with average. You are enthusiastic and committed to do whatever it takes to get the job done at a world-class level.
Comfort in working with an editor and receiving feedback on your writing, adapting to new styles, practices, and platforms.

While we’re looking for some specific experiences and skillsets, 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 accept feedback and critique.
Strong communication skills: You’ll have the ability to build relationships with external stakeholders, report up 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.
Act with focus
Get after it
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, 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 also a real interest in each other and making work fun.

The Package

Base salary and performance-based bonus commensurate with experience. At Pillar4, you’ll have access to competitive benefits, including health insurance, 401k, a monthly wellness stipend for house cleaning, gym membership, grocery delivery or massages, and cell phone reimbursement.

Who We Are

Launched in 2017, Pillar4 Media operates a portfolio of market-leading digital brands that help consumers make better purchasing decisions. Our vision is to help people live healthier lives with access to trusted resources, in-depth product reviews, and supportive communities. Our mission is to be the #1 content and commerce engine connecting consumers to the best brands in all four pillars of health and wellness: sleep, fitness, nutrition and mental health.

We also partner with the leading direct-to-consumer brands in our markets to grow their businesses online. Our current portfolio includes the following:

Mattress Advisor, launched in 2017
Mattress Nerd, acquired in 2018
Sleepopolis, acquired in 2020
Mattress Clarity, acquired in 2020
The Fit House, launched in 2021
Garage Gym Reviews, acquired in 2021
Sleepyti.me, acquired in 2022
Sleep Advisor, acquired in 2022
BarBend, acquired in 2023
Breaking Muscle, acquired in 2023
Partnerships with leading direct-to-consumer brands and media companies to grow their businesses.

Pillar4 has operations in Charlotte, Raleigh, Springfield and Austin with remote teammates stretching to Denver and Portland.

One Better Ventures (OBV) is an investor in Pillar4. OBV is a consumer-focused venture capital firm focused on creating sustainable businesses that do good in the world. OBV is led by the former management teams of Burt’s Bees and Seventh Generation.

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.


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