Senior Editor

Adelphi Group • New York, NY

9d • $69,500 - $93,875 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Medical Editor maintains editorial quality control of agency deliverables throughout all stages of production. This role calls for a proactive, motivated, and resourceful individual with excellent editorial skills and a dedication to establishing thorough editorial processes. The Senior Editor serves as lead copyeditor for at least one brand and provides backup support for other brands, working across promotional and educational materials for physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patients, from manuscript through print or digital production.

The role collaborates closely with Account Services, copywriters, art directors, account coordinators, and other team members to ensure materials are accurate, useful, clear, readable, and appealing. The position also supports content development and referencing, project scheduling and quality-control timing, research and article retrieval, and the creation and maintenance of brand style guides.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Excellent editorial skills.
• Articulate oral and written communication skills.
• Curiosity or interest in medical topics.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of copyediting experience in a pharmaceutical advertising agency, in-house agency, or medical publishing company; candidates with copyediting experience in other fields who are new to the pharmaceutical agency environment may also be considered.
• Working knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition.

Responsibilities

• Lead copyeditor for at least one brand and provide backup editorial support for other brands.
• Copyedit, fact-check, and proofread promotional and educational materials for physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patients from manuscript through print or digital production.
• Work with Account Services, copywriters, art directors, and other team members to ensure print and digital materials are accurate, useful, clear, readable, and appealing.
• Coordinate with Account Coordinators on project quality-control timing, including copyediting, styling, fact-checking, and proofreading.
• Work with writers on content and referencing.
• Work with the account team on content and scheduling.
• Assist copywriters and the account team with research and article retrieval.
• Create and maintain a brand style guide.

What This Job Offers

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