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A successful independent communications agency has an opportunity for an editor to join their growing team. The editor is responsible for the development of high quality medical copy by providing a high standard of editing, project administration and co-ordination.
General:
- To establish and maintain good working relationships with colleagues
- To ensure that medical communications are produced in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Build good relationships with clients, opinion leaders and external agencies
- Maintain and update knowledge and expertise in relevant subject areas
Responsibilities:
General:
- Where appropriate, complete project initiation forms before a project is started, seek sign-off of budget estimates from the CSD or Medical Director and ensure that project invoices are sent promptly to clients
- Where appropriate, manage and update project files
- Where appropriate, co-ordinate or manage specific projects to ensure they are delivered to budget, on time and meet the client’s communication objectives
- Call, attend and contribute to internal project briefing/discussion meetings
- Where appropriate attend client meetings
- Create schedules for projects and monitor projects against schedule
- Assist the CSD in producing budgets for projects
- Keep project files and references up-to-date
- Keep the EPM regularly informed about the status of projects
Editing:
- Ensure that all medical communications are produced in accordance with the client’s preferred style
- Quality control a colleague’s work to check for grammar, spelling and consistency before it is sent to the client
- Production edit the final draft (for accuracy, consistency and readability, in accordance with SOPs) before it is sent to the client for sign off
- Ensure that permission to use illustrations has been obtained from the publisher/author
- Check artwork
- Adapt manuscripts to journal requirements
- Check references to ensure their accuracy and validity
- Prepare submission packs for manuscript submission
Production:
- Assist the Editorial and Production Manager (EPM) in the production process.
Project Administration and Organisation
Attendance at Scientific Meetings:
- Attend scientific meetings (e.g. conferences, roundtable meetings, and workshops) to provide on-site support, gather appropriate information (e.g. notes, tape recordings) for communication outputs and, where appropriate, manage faculty members
An Editor will be able to demonstrate the following behaviours:
- Initiative, common sense and a high level of independence is required for this position
- A basic understanding of financial understanding and management
- Proactive management of client business
- Establishing and maintaining professional and productive client relationships
- Effective delegation to team and other available resources i.e. strategists, Managing Directors, new business, finance, administration
- Clear communication to team, across departments and to senior management
Client management:
- Ensures client’s goals are met through creative communication programmes that achieve a client’s strategic objectives
- Builds new business opportunities with existing clients through intelligence gathering and proposal development
Package:
An excellent salary and package is offered including, bonus, pension and 25 days holidays.
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