What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Service Editor, Enthusiast Group position at Hearst Media Services?
Why Hearst Magazines?
Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Oprah Daily. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.
But we’re more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels—print, digital, video, and social—with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities. We create, package, and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.
Your impact:
Hearst’s Enthusiast Group—with great brands Popular Mechanics, Runner’s World, Best Products, and Bicycling—seeks an energetic, driven, and detail-obsessed associate service editor to find and create content centered on health, fitness, training, nutrition, tips, injuries, and other how-to content for Runner’s World and Bicycling. Working within our Service team, this editor will contribute to the overall content flow for our digital platforms.
Specifically, you will serve as a vital part of the Runner’s World and Bicycling health and fitness team on a daily basis. You should have knowledge or interest in running and/or cycling, and the ability to spot trends and other core topics our audience is engaging with and the advice they need to perform at their best to live healthier lives. You’ll stand out by displaying a willingness to create and target content to surpass performance metrics.
Please note that for consideration, resumes must be submitted in .pdf format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.
The role is based in the Enthusiast Group headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania.
What you’ll do:
- Under direction of the director of service content and our deputy editor of health and fitness, update existing content for Runnersworld.com and Bicycling.com, including making both minor and significant updates to stories and projects
- Pitch story ideas and create content that meets current performance metrics
- Stay on top of new developments, the latest science, and health-related news, trends, products, buzzy happenings
- Craft attention-grabbing headlines and display copy to reach our current audience while also thinking of how to reach new users
Who you are:
- You have 1 to 3 years of experience working for a digital media brand, ideally in the health/wellness/fitness space or at a service-oriented brand; experience in the running or cycling space is a must
- You are a strong researcher, writer, and reporter who delivers clean, concise, and factually correct copy on deadline
- Able to pitch and report original pieces on a regular basis to meet overall content goals
- Demonstrated experience publishing digital content within a CMS
- You have a basic understanding of SEO and service writing best practices.
- You are a self-starter with enthusiasm for health and wellness, organized with a sharp attention to detail, and a team player
- Willing to adapt to fast-changing priorities
- Able to thrive under multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
- Bachelor's degree
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