Assistant Editor

Peake Media’s Just Cause is to increase healthy lifestyles around the world by educating and empowering health and wellness professionals.

Peake Media is a national business-to-business media company that provides best practice, business resources that educate and empower health, fitness and wellness industry professionals to succeed. Those resources include: print publications, websites, e-newsletters, digital and social media content, and in-person events.

The Position:

We are looking for a talented and driven Assistant Editor to work alongside our editorial and creative teams in publishing content and managing production of our brands. This individual should have a degree in journalism, communications or English from an accredited university or college, be a proven content creator able to work on deadlines, be a team player, and a self-starter. We are seeking a go-getter with drive and passion for what they do.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with editors to write stories and create digital content (including videos) for our print publications, websites and social media.
• Arrange photo shoots for certain projects (no experience required).
• Help with editing and proofreading magazines. 
• Manage operational and production aspects of sending publications to print.
• Generate story and topic ideas for articles, videos and social media.
• Manage social media and other digital marketing assets, including email marketing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or English.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of AP Style.
• Ability to work well under deadlines.
• Hardworking, self-starter, team player and positive communicator.
• Must be able to have fun and laugh.
• Interest in health/fitness is a bonus; we are an active team.
• Experience with SEO strategies and Google GA4 analytics is a bonus.
• Desired multimedia experience, including creating videos and social media content.

If you’re interested in being part of our growing team, please send a cover letter, resume and content samples to editor-in-chief Rachel Zabonick-Chonko at rachel@peakemedia.com.