Manager, Editorial and Publishing Services

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is seeking a Manager of Editorial and Publication Services to lead the editorial development, production, and quality assurance of the organization's educational, clinical, research, and professional practice resources. This role ensures all publications are evidence-based, accurate, consistent with organizational standards, and aligned with strategic priorities. The Manager will oversee the complete editorial lifecycle for print and digital publications, collaborating with subject matter experts, instructional designers, LMS staff, project managers, marketing, and external partners. This position also drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance readability, consistency, accessibility, and overall quality of educational resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Publishing, Nursing, Health Sciences, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible editorial or publishing experience.
• Experience managing multiple publication projects from concept through production.
• Experience editing technical, scientific, healthcare, or educational materials.
• Experience developing editorial standards or style guides.
• Experience working with volunteer authors, editorial boards, or subject matter experts.
• Strong editorial judgment and exceptional attention to detail.
• Advanced copyediting and proofreading skills.
• Knowledge of publishing standards, copyright, permissions, and editorial ethics.
• Ensure consistency across educational products while recognizing the distinct writing needs of clinician learners versus scholarly publications.
• Maintain editorial calendars and publication schedules to meet organizational priorities and deadlines.
• Develop and maintain editorial policies, procedures, templates, and style manuals.
• Collaborate with NERP team members on the production of books, toolkits, guidelines, position statements, educational resources, online learning materials, and other publications.
• Support digital publishing initiatives and emerging publication technologies.
• Support quality assurance testing for digital learning products to ensure editorial consistency, functionality, and learner experience.
• Collaborate in the development of project timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Monitor project milestones and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to maintain publication schedules.
• Provide guidance on manuscript preparation, editorial standards, and publication requirements.
• Coach authors on effective educational writing techniques and adapting clinical expertise into learner-centered educational materials.
• Develop author resources, writing guides, templates, and editorial tools that improve efficiency and consistency.
• Conduct educational workshops and training sessions on writing for educational publications, effective slide development, plain language, assessment writing, and editorial standards.
• Mentor authors throughout manuscript development and revision.
• Coordinate peer review and revision processes.
• Foster productive relationships with interdisciplinary contributors and external partners.
• Partner with Education, Research, Clinical Practice, Marketing, Membership, Meetings, and Digital teams to support organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate with journal editorial offices, publishing partners, and vendors to ensure consistency across organizational publications.
• Support dissemination of research and evidence-based resources through multiple communication channels.
• Monitor publication metrics and recommend improvements to editorial processes.
• Evaluate new editorial technologies, publishing platforms, and workflow efficiencies.
• Implement continuous quality improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and publication quality.
• Assist in developing and managing publication budgets.
• Assist in the management of relationships with freelance editors, copy editors, designers, printers, and production vendors.
• Review vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are met.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in communications, Publishing, Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Experience with online learning and educational publishing strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with learning management systems and eLearning platforms preferred.
• Experience in an association, nonprofit, academic, healthcare, or medical publishing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain editorial policies, procedures, style guides, and writing standards.
• Establish a consistent editorial voice and maintain alignment with organizational branding.
• Ensure publications adhere to evidence-based standards, editorial best practices, accessibility guidelines, and organizational quality expectations.
• Lead editorial quality assurance for print, digital, online learning, and multimedia educational products.
• Review complex manuscripts for organization, readability, and clinical accuracy.
• Partner with various teams (Education, Research, Clinical Practice, Marketing, Membership, Meetings, Digital) to support organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate with journal editorial offices, publishing partners, and vendors.
• Support the dissemination of research and evidence-based resources.
• Monitor publication metrics and recommend improvements to editorial processes.
• Evaluate new editorial technologies, publishing platforms, and workflow efficiencies.
• Implement continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in developing and managing publication budgets.
• Assist in managing relationships with freelance editors, copyeditors, designers, printers, and production vendors.
• Review vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are met.
• Provide ongoing professional mentoring and support learning expansion.
• Serve as an educational resource for staff.
• Promote a positive work environment and collaborate with the leadership team.
• Oversee manuscript tracking from submission through final publication.
• Collaborate with designers, printers, digital publishing vendors, and technology partners.
• Ensure publications comply with copyright, permissions, licensing, and intellectual property requirements.
• Support digital publishing initiatives and emerging publication technologies.
• Ensure educational content is written appropriately for practicing clinicians using principles of adult learning and health literacy.
• Support quality assurance testing for digital learning products.
• Lead multiple publication projects simultaneously while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborate in the development of project timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Monitor project milestones and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Serve as the primary editorial contact for volunteer authors, reviewers, editors, clinical experts, and internal staff.
• Provide guidance on manuscript preparation, editorial standards, and publication requirements.
• Coach authors on effective educational writing techniques.
• Develop author resources, writing guides, templates, and editorial tools.
• Conduct educational workshops and training sessions.
• Mentor authors throughout manuscript development and revision.
• Coordinate peer review and revision processes.
• Foster productive relationships with interdisciplinary contributors and external partners.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

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