Staff Writer, Health & Fitness
The Staff Writer, Health and Fitness, is responsible for writing compelling original content for PopSugar.com. You’ll create and update daily articles – including SEO content, feature stories, news, and commerce content — across our health and fitness vertical.
This position includes working with the Health and Fitness team to brainstorm topics, workshop headlines, and collaborate on seasonal themes and tentpoles. Our ideal candidate is a speedy and accurate writer with a passion for Health and Fitness content who brings a strong sense of journalistic integrity and a positive team dynamic.
This role reports to the Health and Fitness Content Director.
WHO WE ARE
PS’s Health and Fitness verticals make sense of the overwhelming amount of health-related and adjacent information online by cutting confusing jargon and offering trusted knowledge with inclusivity and relatability. Through honest and inspiring storytelling, we’ll bring a fresh and diverse perspective to the wellness landscape.
POPSUGAR is the go-to destination for diverse and undeniably cool women who crave wit and honesty in their everyday lives — from a fresh take on wellness, to the state of abortion rights, to deep dives on entertainment.
POPSUGAR is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.
As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Partner with the Sr. Editor and Content Director of Health and Fitness to identify and strategize content around evergreen and timely topics
Research, write, edit, and produce multiple posts each day for POPSUGAR’s Health and Fitness vertical
Create seasonal and themed features based on team and network brainstorms
Work with team members on daily coverage and weekly/monthly editorial themes and planning
Follow a wide range of wellness topics to identify opportunities to spotlight stories and talent
Conduct original reporting and interviewing to produce in-depth features as needed
Consider analytics and previous successes to pitch strategic, winning story ideas
Work closely with other editors and writers on the team to develop and execute a content marketing plan for every story, including but not limited to: pitching to partners and social teams, getting brands and influencers to share, etc.
SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE:
Exercising sound judgment on coverage, resulting in content that drives traffic and engagement
Producing new pieces of standout original content each day
Driving site traffic growth in line with daily and monthly traffic budget
Bringing new, intersectional perspectives and passions to PS with original, impactful content
WHO YOU ARE
If you are a writer with 3+ years of experience (preferably covering Health and Fitness topics) and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment, we want to hear from you.
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This job is remote.