Head of Content
$210,000–$210,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Lead the content team and own the editorial vision, strategy, and roadmap for Thrive's science-backed health and wellbeing content. Write, edit, and produce high-impact content including webinars, articles, video scripts, product copy, Microsteps, and courses while serving as senior editor on the team's most important work. Build systems, workflows, and editorial calendars to enable high-quality output at scale, and partner with product, brand, partnerships, and customer success to ensure content supports engagement and business outcomes. Set and enforce editorial standards for accuracy, credibility, voice, and science-backed quality across all formats. Champion the Thrive brand voice and the effective, responsible use of AI in content creation, personalization, and distribution. Represent Thrive to customers, partners, and at industry moments as needed.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in content, editorial, journalism, and/or branded content, including team leadership
- Demonstrated success as a player-coach — leading a team while also producing high-impact content
- A portfolio demonstrating high-quality content across multiple formats and a measurable impact on audience growth or engagement
- Proven ability to build and lead a content team, including hiring, developing, and managing writers and editors
- Strong editorial judgment and a relentless quality bar, paired with the operational discipline to ship consistently and address customer feedback
- Fluency with content performance metrics, SEO, and audience analytics to inform editorial decisions
- Excellent stakeholder management — you can align content strategy with product, marketing, and commercial goals
- Demonstrated curiosity about AI tools and how they can responsibly enhance content workflows
- Experience in a startup or high-growth environment
- A seasoned content leader who has built and scaled editorial teams, set vision, and shipped high-quality work in a deadline-oriented culture
- Equally comfortable managing a team, presenting to customers, developing content roadmaps, and rolling up your sleeves to pitch, write, edit, review and research
- AI-fluent, with ready-to-implement ideas on how AI can responsibly accelerate and enhance content creation
- An exceptional storyteller and hands-on maker who can translate scientific research and behavioral science into clear, compelling, trustworthy content for global audiences
- Deeply credible and curious in the realm of health and wellbeing, with a passion for the latest science and research across general wellbeing and specific health conditions
- A manager who leads by example: you raise the quality bar while building the processes, calendars, and standards that enable your team to move fast, iterate, and continually learn and improve
- Multi-format fluent — with expertise and experience in Thrive's content formats including webinars, articles, video, audio, social, newsletters, curricula, recipes, and in-product content
- A people-first leader who develops talent, gives compassionately direct feedback, and cultivates a culture of excellence
Desired Qualifications
- A passion for health and wellbeing, including experience translating complex scientific subject matter into accessible, trustworthy content — health, wellbeing, and behavior change strongly preferred
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