Editor

Adelphi Group • New York, NY

12d • $55,000 - $80,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

An Editor works semi-independently with team direction in a healthcare marketing agency environment with assigned brand teams to enforce quality control across core editorial functions (editing, fact checking, proofreading, and correction checks) while meeting deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required - English, communications, journalism, biology, or related field
• 1-3+ years editorial experience in a healthcare communications or related industry
• Command of the English language, including strong spelling, writing, punctuation, and grammar skills.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, remote meeting video tools, and text comparison software (preferred).
• Experience with digital documents and routing systems preferred.
• General math competency.
• Familiarity with latest edition of AMA guidelines and Merriam-Webster.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.
• Familiarity with FDA pharmaceutical advertising regulations.
• Strong interpersonal skills: Develops positive, professional relationships within the department and across disciplines.
• Strong time management skills: Ability to plan ahead, work efficiently, and prioritize projects effectively to complete all work in an accurate and timely manner based on team-directed timelines.
• Communication skills: Expresses ideas clearly and effectively.
• Problem-solving skills: Recognizes problems and provides practical solutions to supervisor and/or team members that demonstrate common sense and editorial practicality; exercises good evaluative and decision-making skills with appropriate follow-up.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Advanced degree in related field may be considered in lieu of required experience
• text comparison software (preferred)
• Experience with digital documents and routing systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Proofreading: Maintains version control, ensures project file integrity, and verifies that requested changes have been accurately incorporated across rounds of project routing.
• Copy Editing: Ensures correct spelling, grammatical accuracy, adherence to AMA/brand style, and consistency across brand deliverables.
• Fact Checking: Verifies data and factual information using provided references, annotations, and general science and math competency.
• Communication and Collaboration: Works effectively in a team environment to build and foster collaborative atmosphere and ensure goals are being met while maintaining quality control.
• Brand Stewardship: Develops thorough understanding of assigned accounts and product categories, and accommodates multiple assignments effectively.

Benefits

• Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level