Editor

Joint Commission • Oakbrook Terrace, IL

3d

About The Position

With supervision, edits content, including accreditation and certification manuals as well as healthcare quality and patient safety information in various print and digital publications. Ensures that content is appropriately written, edited, reviewed, and approved, and that content is accurate, is published in a timely manner, and meets customer expectations and needs. Supports senior editorial staff with their projects as directed, including copyediting, proofreading, and inputting and checking changes in production

Requirements

• The level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree in English, communications, or journalism.
• Minimum of two years of editorial experience in publishing, preferably in healthcare.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with digital publishing tools, content management systems, and project management systems or willingness to learn.
• Ability to learn new digital publishing technologies and successfully use in day-to-day work.
• Strong project management skills and ability to successfully meet multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Proactive work style and focus on timeliness, adept at troubleshooting and working autonomously as well as on a team.
• Interpersonal skills needed to interact with and elicit cooperation of internal staff and external authors, reviewers, and content experts in developing content. Ability to resolve disparate points of view or needs relative to publication content. Team player.
• Professionalism and commitment to high standards, self-confidence, assertiveness, integrity, and good judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign/InCopy a plus.

Responsibilities

• With supervision, edits content, including accreditation and certification manuals and healthcare quality and safety content for assigned manuals, books and e-books, digital newsletters, and digital portals.
• Writes and/or edits articles, tools, introductions, summaries, and other content as needed.
• Updates existing content based on subject matter expert review in assigned publications to ensure ongoing accuracy, currency, and relevance.
• Adheres to development/publication schedules for all assigned content, ensuring timely, accurate publication.
• Reviews, edits, and, as necessary, revises/rewrites draft content to ensure accuracy and conformity with Joint Commission standards, goals, initiatives, policies and procedures, and department style. Secures content reviews from appropriate Joint Commission staff.
• Works closely with production staff by preparing content for production and reviewing copyedited and proofread content, layout designs, and the like. Ensures that all content is presented professionally and in a timely way to provide a high-quality user experience.
• Supports senior editorial staff with their projects as directed, including copyediting, proofreading, and inputting and checking changes in production.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees