Digital Health & Fitness Journalist
Job description
Are you an experienced writer or editor who is passionate about health and fitness? SparkPeople.com, America's largest weight-loss and healthy living website, is seeking a motivated and talented self-starter with strong writing abilities to join our growing team. Candidate will be responsible for creating seven to 10 pieces of content per week. Content will include a both long- and short-form articles, blogs and lists with a focus on informing and inspiring our passionate members to reach their health and fitness goals. While we typically love people working in our Cincinnati office, this full-time position with benefits has the option of working anywhere in the United States. 
 
Key responsibilities include:
  • Write original health, fitness and nutrition content; formats will include longer form articles and shorter form blog posts
  • Collaborate with our editors to brainstorm and develop topic and feature ideas
  • Pitch both seasonal and newsworthy ideas throughout the month
  • Write compelling headlines and copy that resonates with members
  • Stay current with health and fitness trends and news to help create buzzworthy new topic ideas
  • Create social media friendly images/graphics to go with each piece of content
  • Upload and post content to websites via online content management system
  • Brainstorm creative ways to present content using infographics or unique story structures
  • Gain an understanding of the SparkPeople voice and member needs
  • Identify and utilize experts in various health and fitness fields to enhance content
  • Assist with other editorial projects as needed
Ideal candidate will possess:
  • 3-7 years experience creating consumer-facing content
  • Four-year bachelor’s degree (English or journalism preferred but not a must)
  • Relevant experience or specialization in health, fitness, nutrition, or related fields is a plus
  • Excellent grammar and professional writing/editing skills
  • Basic photo editing experience and a keen eye for visuals
  • Understanding or experience with consumer-facing social media platforms
  • HTML, Internet and Microsoft Office experience
  • Attention to detail and great organization skills
  • Ability to manage yourself to meet deadlines and goals
  • Ability to quickly generate creative ideas for compelling stories, headlines and features
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
     
This salaried position is full-time and does include benefits (401K, health/dental insurance, and more). We are looking for someone passionate about what they do to join one of the best digital health teams in the world!

About SparkPeople
SparkPeople.com is the most-trafficked weight-loss website in America, with over 100 million page views and 15 million visits each month. Our free nutrition and wellness programs help people reach meaningful health goals--and literally save lives.
 
The SparkPeople office (located in downtown Cincinnati) is a fun and exciting work environment with amazing career opportunities, an on-site gym and the flexibility for occasional work-from-home. Our small team regularly works with many of the top Internet and publishing companies.  We have had very little employee turnover; SparkPeople leaders have worked together for over 15 years. 


To Apply
Please send a cover letter, resume and 2-4 writing samples to careers@sparkpeople.com. Include "Digital Health & Fitness Journalist" in the subject line of your email.