Sound Healthcare Communications is hiring: Senior Editor in New York

Sound Healthcare Communications provided pay range

This range is provided by Sound Healthcare Communications. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$85,000.00/yr - $95,000.00/yr

Responsibilities:

• Edit print and digital materials for health care providers and patients for grammar, spelling, punctuation, language consistency, sense and flow, format, spacing/alignment, and clarity. Materials include but are not limited to: Sales aids, flash cards, speaker decks, websites, interactive visual aids, emails, banners, and convention materials.
• Adhere to SOUND process and departmental procedures when reviewing materials at each stage of its development [e.g., mechanical, disk release, UAT].
• Maintain library of client/brand-specific style sheets to ensure consistency between editors.
• Ensure jobs adhere to the AMA Manual of Style (11th edition) and the brand’s style requirements.
• Partner with copywriters to ensure copy is aligned with existing content and properly annotated and referenced.
• Fact-check claims to ensure scientific accuracy, verify statistics and dates per primary reference source, and ensure citations are properly styled.
• Check/review changes from clients and medical/legal teams to ensure they align with the job.
• Proofread the final stage of materials.
• Participate during hot sheet, status, and kickoff meetings to represent and negotiate timing and expectations on behalf of the editorial department.
• Update the editorial department on new developments from meetings.
• Collaborate with other departments when needed.
• Consistently uphold the highest of quality standards for all materials leaving the agency.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by supervisor.
• 100% timesheet compliance.

Requirements:

• Outstanding verbal and written communicating skills.
• Possess a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to recognize errors in spelling and punctuation.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of AMA guidelines and FDA requirements governing pharmaceutical advertising.
• Expert in managing time and completing allocated work within a given timeframe.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks under pressure.
• Ability to build and manage teams, assign responsibilities, set deadlines and manage complex projects.
• Preferred 3-5 years of medical editing experience.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Writing/Editing

Industries

Advertising Services

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Benefits:

• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance
• 401(k)