Executive Editor, Health & Wellness, CNN Digital Products & Services
About The Position
CNN is seeking an ambitious and visionary Executive Editor to lead and grow our coverage of human wellness, health, and longevity. This editor will shape CNN's features and service journalism in this category, working across text, video, and visuals to deliver content in longform, shortform, and repeatable formats. The ideal candidate is a strategic editorial leader with deep experience in health journalism or a related category, and a strong track record of managing cross-disciplinary teams. They will be a skilled people manager who has led reporters, writers, and editors in producing multimedia journalism that informs, inspires, and empowers audiences to live healthier, longer lives. This editor will bring a strong editorial point of view, extensive experience in visual and video storytelling, and a commitment to high editorial standards. Experience with first-person content, talent-led franchises, and format development is highly valued.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of editorial experience, with a strong background in health, wellness, or service journalism.
- Proven success managing editorial teams and cross-functional collaboration.
- Extensive experience in multimedia storytelling, including visual and video formats.
- Strong editorial judgment and experience handling sensitive or complex topics.
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale editorial formats and franchises.
- Experience with first-person content and audience-centered storytelling.
- Exceptional editing skills, both strategic and hands-on.
- Empathetic leadership style with a commitment to team development and inclusion.
- A clear editorial philosophy on how to deliver meaningful, actionable wellness journalism.
- Passion for helping audiences improve their lives through service-oriented content.
- Ability to turn abstract ideas into compelling, well-structured stories.
- Comfort working with talent and shaping talent-led editorial initiatives.
- Belief that joy, curiosity, and inspiration are valid editorial lenses.
- A love of experimentation and a willingness to challenge conventional formats.
Responsibilities
- Lead CNN's editorial strategy for health, wellness, and longevity, shaping coverage across platforms and formats.
- Supervise a team of editors and reporters, providing editorial guidance, mentorship, and performance management.
- Oversee the development of features, explainers, first-person narratives, and service journalism that reflects CNN's editorial standards and audience needs.
- Collaborate with video, visuals, and product teams to produce cohesive, multimedia storytelling.
- Develop and manage repeatable editorial formats and franchises, including talent-led initiatives.
- Make key editorial decisions, including story selection, resource allocation, and prioritization.
- Ensure coverage is inclusive, evidence-based, and grounded in rigorous reporting.
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and editorial excellence.
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- an employee wellness program
- life and disability insurance
- a retirement savings plan
- paid holidays and sick time and vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Industry
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
