Senior Writer, Mental Health Content
About Lyra Health
Lyra is transforming mental health care through technology with a human touch to help people feel emotionally healthy at work and at home. We work with industry leaders, such as Morgan Stanley, Uber, Amgen, and other Fortune 500 companies, to improve access to effective, high-quality mental health care for their employees and their families. With our innovative digital care platform and global provider network, 10 million people can receive the best care and feel better, faster. Founded by David Ebersman, former CFO of Facebook and Genentech, Lyra has raised more than $900 million.
About the Role
Lyra Health is looking for someone with exceptional writing, editing, and content development expertise to join the Workforce Transformation team. This position offers the unique opportunity to collaborate with internal partners and clinical experts to create psychoeducational content about supporting mental health at work—including video scripts, articles, handouts, workshop materials, and more.
The right candidate is an independent worker and prolific writer and editor—one who can turn complex concepts and research-backed insights into engaging, accessible, story-driven content. They are a confident collaborator who is able to navigate feedback from multiple stakeholders while keeping the end user’s needs in mind
Responsibilities:
- Create clear and compelling educational content that demonstrates expertise and credibility while honoring Lyra’s voice, tone, and values
- Synthesize notes and research—sometimes dense or complicated material and concepts—into understandable, accessible content
- Scope information appropriately to meet audience needs, channel demands, and clinical concerns, consulting with internal experts as needed
- Write engaging video scripts that balance education and entertainment
- Review and edit drafts from internal partners to be more engaging and accessible
- Collaborate with customer marketing and the many other teams we partner with closely
- Partner with content strategy manager to create and execute our editorial calendar
- Advocate for content excellence by coaching and mentoring others on writing best practices
Qualifications:
- Degree in communication, english, journalism, marketing, or related field
- 7+ years of experience writing effective, engaging educational content in a variety of formats
- Experience editing content and negotiating stakeholder feedback
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex subjects into engaging, understandable copy
- Leadership skills with ability to mentor and coach others
- Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in the face of strict writing deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
- Passionate about the intersection of mental health and work—including topics like organizational development, training managers, reducing burnout, destigmatizing mental health, and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace
Work Sample
- Please share 2-3 writing samples (educational content and a variety of formats preferred)
$95,000 - $146,000 a year
As a full-time Senior Writer, Mental Health Content, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000-146,000. The base range is determined by role and level, and placement within the range will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location.
At Lyra, base salary is only one aspect of an employee’s total compensation package, which additionally may include discretionary restricted stock unit awards, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, and retirement benefits. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
We also offer generous benefits that include:
-Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
-Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
-Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
-Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
-Paid parental leave
-401K retirement benefits
-Monthly tech stipend
-We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, free food and snack deliveries each month, regular community celebration…and more!
We can’t wait to meet you.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
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