Editor-writer, Wellness Cnn

Warner Bros Discovery Warner Bros Discovery · Media · New York, NY +3 · Creative, Content & Editorial

This role focuses on creating and editing wellness content across various formats for CNN, translating complex ideas into accessible and practical information to empower audiences. It involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing content concepts, and refining formats for habit formation and audience engagement. The role requires strong writing, editing, research, and fact-checking skills, with a passion for health and wellness.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop smart, innovative, short-form and multi-platform content concepts.
  2. Translate a wide spectrum of wellness themes — including human connection, mental health, fitness, nutrition, mindfulness, and longevity — into accessible formats that spark discovery, encourage behavior change, and meet audiences where they are.
  3. Build and refine repeatable, audience-friendly formats that create habit and stickiness.
  4. Support and elevate the work of subject-matter experts, including collaborating on scripts, bookings, pre-interview prep, and adapting content for newsletters, social platforms, and visual storytelling.
  5. Contribute meaningfully to the editorial direction and creative evolution of CNN’s Wellness vertical.

Skills

Required

  • 7–10+ years of professional writing and editing experience
  • digital media experience
  • service journalism experience
  • multi-platform content creation experience
  • ability to write with clarity, voice, precision, and speed
  • ability to edit decisively under tight deadlines
  • Strong ability to digest, interpret, and fact-check complex research, scientific findings, and wellness trends
  • Passion for or direct experience with health, wellness, or human-behavior-centered content
  • Sharp instincts for how storytelling evolves across mediums
  • Excellent research skills
  • journalist’s commitment to accuracy and rigor

Nice to have

  • Experience with audio or podcast formats