Associate Editor: Super Age

Super Age is seeking a detail-oriented Associate Editor to support the editorial team behind The Mindset, our longevity and lifestyle newsletter for people who want to live longer, stronger, and more aligned with their purpose.

About Super Age

Super Age helps readers unlock the science and art of living longer, better. Our flagship newsletter, The Mindset, delivers breakthrough longevity science, expert insights, and practical tools for living your best life. We combine research-backed guidance with sophisticated storytelling across movement, nutrition, sleep, mindset, connection, and purpose. Super Age reaches over 1.2 million readers who want to live better, longer.

About The Role

As the Associate Editor, you'll support the editorial flow of The Mindset newsletter and SuperAge.com. You'll work closely with editors and writers to ensure every story meets our high standards of accuracy, style, and clarity. Responsibilities include fact-checking, copyediting, content uploads, newsletter QA, and helping to draft and refine editorial copy. You'll also help track assignments, manage databases, and support campaign production.

This is a part-time role (approximately 20 hours per week) with the potential to evolve into a full-time position within a year. You'll work closely with the Founding Editor and cross-functionally with Campaign and Operations teams to keep our fast-moving editorial ecosystem running smoothly.

Requirements

Editorial Support:

Assist editors with writing, copyediting, and fact-checking for newsletters, features, and social copy, ensuring accuracy, elegance, and consistency with Super Age's editorial voice.

Production Support:

Help format, upload, and QA content in Airtable, CMS, Wordpress, and email platforms. Support final proofing of newsletters and web articles before send or publish.

Research and Curation:

Source credible studies, experts, and cultural references to support longevity and wellness coverage. Curate emerging stories and trends aligned with Super Age pillars.

Administrative Support:

Upload and organize stories in Airtable and WordPress, update editorial trackers, maintain contributor databases, and help coordinate production timelines.

Quality Assurance:

Review newsletters, images, and metadata to ensure compliance with brand voice, grammar, and accessibility standards.

Requirements

Minimum two (2) years of professional editorial experience in digital publishing, content production, or communications (experience at a health/wellness media company, digital publisher, or mission-driven content brand preferred)
Proven writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt tone to the Super Age voice: confident, informed, and elevated
Minimum one (1) year experience of editorial workflows and tools (WordPress, Airtable, Slack, Google Workspace, and newsletter platforms)
Minimum one (1) year applied AI tool experience, including AI-assisted publishing tool experience and understanding of AI limitations (e.g., summarization, transcription, workflows, fact-checking aids and the ability to apply technology responsibly to enhance editorial accuracy and efficiency.)
Strong organizational skills with multiple deadlines: Ability to manage several concurrent
projects or assignments while maintaining quality and meeting weekly production schedules
Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills; you spot typos and inconsistencies others miss
A collaborative, flexible, and low-ego approach: you thrive in a small, high-performing team and take pride in doing things well. A genuine interest in science-backed longevity, fitness, nutrition, mental health, habit change, and culture
A sense of curiosity, creativity, and initiative: you don't just follow assignments, you help make the work better

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to help shape one of the fastest-growing health and longevity brands in digital media. You'll learn from an experienced editorial team, contribute to meaningful stories, and help millions of readers live longer, healthier, and more inspired lives.

Benefits

This contractor role will start at approximately 20 hours per week, with the hope and intention that it evolves into a full-time position over time

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