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Associate Specialty Editor

Maharashtra, India (On-site)

Associate Specialty Editor

12 Hours ago • 5 Years + • Video Editing

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Summary

The Associate Specialty Editor at WebMD will assist in selecting Medscape articles for various print publications (pulmonology, pediatrics, dermatology, rheumatology, and neurology). Responsibilities include editing, copy editing, fact-checking, formatting, and proofreading content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to style guides. The role requires coordinating with art directors on layouts and meeting publication deadlines. The ideal candidate will possess an advanced degree in medicine, pharmacy, or a related field, along with 5+ years of experience in medical editing or writing. Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, and Adobe InCopy is also essential.

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Advanced degree in medicine or related field
5+ years medical editing/writing experience
Excellent editing and communication skills
Proficient in MS Office Suite and Adobe InCopy
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Description

Position at WebMD

About the Company:

Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Internet Brands® is a fully integrated online media and software services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Health, Automotive, Legal, and Home/Travel. The company's award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 250 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands' powerful, proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company's continued growth. Internet Brands is a portfolio company of KKR and Temasek.

WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands Company, is the leading provider of health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, prIME Oncology, MediQuality, Frontline, QxMD, Vitals Consumer Services, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®, MedicineNet®, theheart.org®, and RxList® are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For Company details, visit our website: www.webmd.com / www.internetbrands.com
Education: Master’s degree in Life sciences, Pharmacy, Journalism, English, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Experience: 5+ years
Work Mode: Work from Office

Office Timings: 2PM to 11PM

Responsibilities :
● Assist with the selection of Medscape articles for all news print publications for pulmonology, pediatrics, dermatology, rheumatology, and neurology as required
● Edit, copy edit, fact check, format, and proofread publications’ content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and readability and adherence to established content standards and styles and to fit the print page
● Meet planned print publication schedules
● Assist with selection of graphics to include in print
● Coordinate making changes to layouts with art directors

Skills, Requirements, and Experience :
● Advanced degree in medicine, pharmacy or similar field (required)
● 5+ years of experience in medical editing, writing, or equivalent years of relevant experience (required)
● Excellent time-management skills, organization and project management skills
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, in the English language
● Proficient knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Adobe InCopy
● Experience working with content management systems
● History of consistently delivering on deadlines

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