Senior Medical Editor

Harrison And Star•New York, NY

58d

About The Position

The Sr. Editor will review concepts, manuscripts, layouts/mechanicals, proofs, and video. Tasks include proofreading, word for word reads, initial edits, fact checks, correction checks/line slugs, cold reads, and double reads depending on what stage the job is at and according to the Agency Job Flow Process. Primary Job Responsibilities: Act as the liaison between the brand team and the editorial department; communicate with manager regularly about needs for the brand (coverage for heavier workflow, out-of-office, need for late night and weekend work) Monitor daily flow of email and chats; provide/respond to notes in brand team and editorial team chats Be flexible to working later nights and weekends, primarily for assigned brands, but also support other brands in the department as needed Edit copy according to Agency and Client style and make certain all jobs contain all appropriate information required by Clients and the FDA (eg, copyright lines, logos and generic names, fair balance, job code numbers, please see lines, etc.) Proofread, edit, and cold read all stages from manuscript to proof for grammar, punctuation, sense, spelling, AMA style, Client Style, and med-legal changes Monitor, ask for, and fact check all annotated manuscripts and pdfs for accurate support of all pertinent claims, qualitative and quantitative, cited. Triage annotated pdfs and reference lists for accuracy when ready for editorial; follow up on queries and comments until resolved to have an approved annotated pdf with an accurate, formatted reference block Monitor that each job is appropriately reviewed at each stage according to editorial practices and procedures with clear, concise comments Communicate via chats, calls, and emails with IPM, as well as Copy, Account, Art of any significant editorial issues on any job Assist team in keeping track of client and MLR style requirements by maintaining a style guide that can be shared with editorial department and brand team, as requested Attend assigned product status and start up meetings when requested, be prepared to be on camera at least 50% of time Willingness/ability to learn and adapt the use of software programs as introduced by Omnicom

Requirements

College degree preferred
3+ years of proofreading experience
Superior proofreading skills
An excellent grasp of grammar, familiarity with anatomy and physiology
Have a pro-active demeaner with an inclusive mindset and can-do approach
Working knowledge of Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel); navigating network server
Hardware : have at least 1 external monitor

Responsibilities

Act as the liaison between the brand team and the editorial department
Communicate with manager regularly about needs for the brand
Monitor daily flow of email and chats
Provide/respond to notes in brand team and editorial team chats
Be flexible to working later nights and weekends, primarily for assigned brands, but also support other brands in the department as needed
Edit copy according to Agency and Client style
Make certain all jobs contain all appropriate information required by Clients and the FDA
Proofread, edit, and cold read all stages from manuscript to proof for grammar, punctuation, sense, spelling, AMA style, Client Style, and med-legal changes
Monitor, ask for, and fact check all annotated manuscripts and pdfs for accurate support of all pertinent claims, qualitative and quantitative, cited.
Triage annotated pdfs and reference lists for accuracy when ready for editorial
Follow up on queries and comments until resolved to have an approved annotated pdf with an accurate, formatted reference block
Monitor that each job is appropriately reviewed at each stage according to editorial practices and procedures with clear, concise comments
Communicate via chats, calls, and emails with IPM, as well as Copy, Account, Art of any significant editorial issues on any job
Assist team in keeping track of client and MLR style requirements by maintaining a style guide that can be shared with editorial department and brand team, as requested
Attend assigned product status and start up meetings when requested, be prepared to be on camera at least 50% of time
Willingness/ability to learn and adapt the use of software programs as introduced by Omnicom