Deputy Editor, Well
New York, NY · USD 190,000-210,000 / year · 10+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 9, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- New York, NY
- Salary
- USD 190,000-210,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- The Well desk is seeking a Deputy Editor to join its core leadership team to oversee editorial operations, including day-to-day scheduling, long-term planning and managing editors and reporters.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of the editorial workflow, including story presentation and promotion.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Well's desk head and the Well Visuals Team.
- Lead and shape coverage for the desk, make publishing decisions, and set the editorial calendar.
- Support team development, culture, and morale, and manage a team of editors and reporters.
- Shape and drive desk strategy, identifying opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
- Help set audience goals and collaborate closely with the desk audience editor.
- Serve as a hiring manager ensuring fair and equitable hiring practices.
- Run the desk's public representation and communications within the greater news organization.
- Lead the effort in defining editorial franchises and lanes of coverage.
- Work closely with the operations manager on budget, payroll, freelance contracts, and vacation scheduling.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as an editor, ideally with experience across many forms of storytelling.
- Experience with framing and elevating stories for the broadest possible audience.
- Experience with brainstorming ideas and coaching reporters, editors, and the visual team.
- Proven experience directly managing editors and reporters in a high-speed news environment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- A passion for innovative storytelling and a desire to deploy new formats.
- Superior organizational skills.
- A collaborative, enthusiastic team spirit and a desire to ask deep, tough questions about health and wellness.
Preferred qualifications
- Deep experience editing health and wellness journalism.
- A deep understanding of video, visual, and audio storytelling.
- A track record of fostering agility and successfully implementing new operational workflows.
Benefits
- variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- company-matching 401(k) plan
- employee stock purchase plan
- paid vacation
- paid sick days
- paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- professional development programs
Workplace
- This is an in-office position based in New York City.
- Includes regular attendance in the office four days each week.
