American Association for Cancer Research
Executive Editor, Cancer Today/Communications
American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA
Overview
AACR publishes Cancer Today, an award-winning magazine for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. The quarterly magazine, which typically has 56 pages, serves an audience of cancer patients, survivors, and their families and friends. To ensure the continuing quality and relevance of Cancer Today, AACR is hiring a new Executive Editor. This key player will oversee all editorial, production, and planning activities for the print version and related electronic formats-the website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
Responsibilities
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Cancer Today
• Provide overall day-to-day leadership for publication and dissemination of print and digital Cancer Today content.
• Collaborate with other editors to plan content for Cancer Today consistent with the mission of the publication.
• Coordinate input from the editor-in-chief and Editorial Advisory Board.
• Develop ideas for stories. Review articles in scientific journals, presentations at research meetings and cancer news in other media. Keep up to date with issues and concerns of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Review story pitches from staff members, regular contributors and other freelance writers.
• Oversee writing assignments for the magazine and website.
• Edit assigned articles, oversee fact checking and copyediting, and prepare all content for publication.
• Write articles as needed.
• Work with the editorial team and design vendor to develop appropriate illustrations and layout for articles.
• Provide feedback on layouts to the design team and oversee checking and proofreading of all pages.
• Create and monitor all editorial and production schedules for print, website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
• Ensure that guidelines and procedures are followed for assigning articles, fact checking, copyediting and workflow for print, website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
• Work directly with the printer on print production of Cancer Today and oversee associate director in coordinating mailing and distribution of printed magazines.
• Oversee managing editor in coordinating print and online paid sponsored content.
• Oversee management of the Cancer Today website, e-newsletter and digital edition. Assist in creating e-newsletters and updating website with quarterly issue content.
• Work with the AACR IT team and website development vendor to develop, test and launch new functionalities and content for the website.
• Help create annual budget for Cancer Today and submit to Finance. Monitor monthly P&Ls and general ledgers and compare actual and budgeted expenses and revenues.
• Supervise a five-person staff overseeing all aspects of Cancer Today production.
Leading Discoveries
• Create schedules for and coordinate production of Leading Discoveries issues.
• In conjunction with the Chief Communications Officer, help generate story ideas for review and final approval by AACR CEO. Work with Foundation staff on articles for section of the magazine.
• Assign stories or rework existing content to run in Leading Discoveries.
• Edit, write or rewrite stories and submit to Marketing & Creative Services for layout.
• Work with MCS on proof corrections to create a final version ready for the printer.
• Work with website and social media teams for posting of the new content online.
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Experience writing and editing in a professional environment.
• 4+ years supervisory experience; nonprofit environment a plus.
• Superior organizational skills and ability to maintain and process information and paperwork.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment but also in a self-directed way.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with cancer patients, advocates, researchers and staff/freelancers.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of the cancer field and experience with patient advocates, preferred.
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Experience writing and editing in a professional environment.
• 4+ years supervisory experience; nonprofit environment a plus.
• Superior organizational skills and ability to maintain and process information and paperwork.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment but also in a self-directed way.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with cancer patients, advocates, researchers and staff/freelancers.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of the cancer field and experience with patient advocates, preferred.
Technical Competencies & Special Skills:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience in database management.
• Background in print and digital publishing.
• Familiarity with content management systems.
AACR publishes Cancer Today, an award-winning magazine for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. The quarterly magazine, which typically has 56 pages, serves an audience of cancer patients, survivors, and their families and friends. To ensure the continuing quality and relevance of Cancer Today, AACR is hiring a new Executive Editor. This key player will oversee all editorial, production, and planning activities for the print version and related electronic formats-the website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
Responsibilities
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Cancer Today
• Provide overall day-to-day leadership for publication and dissemination of print and digital Cancer Today content.
• Collaborate with other editors to plan content for Cancer Today consistent with the mission of the publication.
• Coordinate input from the editor-in-chief and Editorial Advisory Board.
• Develop ideas for stories. Review articles in scientific journals, presentations at research meetings and cancer news in other media. Keep up to date with issues and concerns of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Review story pitches from staff members, regular contributors and other freelance writers.
• Oversee writing assignments for the magazine and website.
• Edit assigned articles, oversee fact checking and copyediting, and prepare all content for publication.
• Write articles as needed.
• Work with the editorial team and design vendor to develop appropriate illustrations and layout for articles.
• Provide feedback on layouts to the design team and oversee checking and proofreading of all pages.
• Create and monitor all editorial and production schedules for print, website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
• Ensure that guidelines and procedures are followed for assigning articles, fact checking, copyediting and workflow for print, website, digital edition, and e-newsletter.
• Work directly with the printer on print production of Cancer Today and oversee associate director in coordinating mailing and distribution of printed magazines.
• Oversee managing editor in coordinating print and online paid sponsored content.
• Oversee management of the Cancer Today website, e-newsletter and digital edition. Assist in creating e-newsletters and updating website with quarterly issue content.
• Work with the AACR IT team and website development vendor to develop, test and launch new functionalities and content for the website.
• Help create annual budget for Cancer Today and submit to Finance. Monitor monthly P&Ls and general ledgers and compare actual and budgeted expenses and revenues.
• Supervise a five-person staff overseeing all aspects of Cancer Today production.
Leading Discoveries
• Create schedules for and coordinate production of Leading Discoveries issues.
• In conjunction with the Chief Communications Officer, help generate story ideas for review and final approval by AACR CEO. Work with Foundation staff on articles for section of the magazine.
• Assign stories or rework existing content to run in Leading Discoveries.
• Edit, write or rewrite stories and submit to Marketing & Creative Services for layout.
• Work with MCS on proof corrections to create a final version ready for the printer.
• Work with website and social media teams for posting of the new content online.
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Experience writing and editing in a professional environment.
• 4+ years supervisory experience; nonprofit environment a plus.
• Superior organizational skills and ability to maintain and process information and paperwork.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment but also in a self-directed way.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with cancer patients, advocates, researchers and staff/freelancers.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of the cancer field and experience with patient advocates, preferred.
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Experience writing and editing in a professional environment.
• 4+ years supervisory experience; nonprofit environment a plus.
• Superior organizational skills and ability to maintain and process information and paperwork.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment but also in a self-directed way.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with cancer patients, advocates, researchers and staff/freelancers.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of the cancer field and experience with patient advocates, preferred.
Technical Competencies & Special Skills:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience in database management.
• Background in print and digital publishing.
• Familiarity with content management systems.