Senior Associate Editor
About Ro
Ro is the healthcare technology company building a patient-centric healthcare system. Ro's vertically-integrated primary care platform powers a personalized, end-to-end healthcare experience from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. With a nationwide provider network, in-home care API, and proprietary pharmacy distribution centers, Ro is the only company to seamlessly connect telehealth and in-home care, diagnostics, and pharmacy services nationwide to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance. Since 2017, Ro has facilitated more than six million digital healthcare visits in nearly every county in the United States, including 98% of primary care deserts. Ro also provides its patient-centric solutions including Workpath, its in-home care API, and Kit, its at-home diagnostic testing service, to other healthcare companies. Visit Ro.co for more information.
Ro was named #2 in Wellness on Fast Company's 2019 list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, listed by Inc. Magazine as a Best Place to Work in 2020 and 2021, and named one of FORTUNE's 2021 Best Workplaces In Health Care.
As a Senior Associate Editor, you will play a critical role in defining our content strategy of Health Guide—Ro’s main content hub. The Senior Associate Editor will be charged with bringing out the very best in the work of both staff and contract writers. You will work directly with our Managing Editor, medical reviewers, and SEO specialists to build an enduring library of high-quality, engaging health-related content that is accessible to millions of readers each month.
Who are you? You’re a hard-working, detail-oriented editor who wants to help people live better lives by shaping articles that are engaging, empathetic, clear, complete, and underpinned by rigorous medical research.
What you’ll do:
- Manage content output for a rapidly growing content hub, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure our content is highly engaging, educational, and accessible
- Hone writing that exists to arm readers with all the information they need to make the best possible decisions for their health and wellbeing, in a way that is clear, compassionate, and comprehensive
- Recruit freelance contributors and maintain those relationships, managing all aspects of the onboarding process
- Leverage quantitative SEO tools while balancing this valuable data with the qualitative “why” of things
- Edit and tweak articles as needed to maximize traffic acquisition potential and user engagement
- Supplement submissions from our writers as needed to ensure our content is complete, fluid, and engaging
- Have final eyes on an article before publishing
What you’ll bring:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 3-5 years of experience editing and for a large medical publication or online medical resource
- Existing relationships with star journalists with extensive experience writing about health, medicine, and science for a general audience
- Working understanding of content management systems (WordPress, Joomla, etc.)
- Excellent project management skills, you are natural when it comes to balancing multiple parallel workflows
- Comfortable collaborating cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- You are hard-working, get along well with others, and don’t mind dad jokes
Bonus Points:
- Familiarity with web analytics platforms, such as Google Analytics, Omniture, etc.
- Prior experience with medical, legal, and regulatory review processes
- Deep understanding of SEO, in particular, content ranking factors
Benefits + Perks:
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance + OneMedical membership
- Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Fitness reimbursement
- Paid maternity/parental leave
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