Associate Specialty Editor

5 Days ago • 5 Years + • Editorial

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The Associate Specialty Editor at WebMD will assist in selecting Medscape articles for various print publications (pulmonology, pediatrics, etc.), edit, fact-check, and proofread content to ensure accuracy and readability. Responsibilities include meeting publication schedules, coordinating graphics with art directors, and adhering to established content standards. This role requires an advanced degree in medicine or a related field and 5+ years of experience in medical editing or writing. Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, Adobe InCopy, and content management systems is essential.

Must have:

Advanced degree in medicine or related field
5+ years medical editing/writing experience
Excellent editing, writing, and communication skills
Proficiency in MS Office Suite and Adobe InCopy
Meets deadlines, strong organizational skills

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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: Bachelor's degree or higher in Life sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Communications, English, Journalism, or related field
Experience: 5+ years
Work Mode: Work from Office

Position Requirements:

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

Systems used: Aspen, Plume, Teambase, VIM, Workfront, Editorial Servers

Role & 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

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