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News Editor

England, United Kingdom (On-site)

News Editor

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Editorial • Undisclosed

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Medscape seeks a Global English News Editor based in the UK to join their editorial team. This role involves planning and publishing content for healthcare professionals, primarily in the UK and Europe, across Medscape.co.uk and Medscape.com. Responsibilities include ensuring high editorial standards, developing news coverage topics aligned with editorial strategy, managing freelance writers and copyeditors, commissioning articles, supervising UK clinical summary and translation production, working within budget, and collaborating with marketing and other departments. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of medical or science journalism experience, demonstrable editing skills, experience covering medical/scientific conferences, and familiarity with the UK healthcare system. Native English speakers are preferred.

Must have:

3+ years medical journalism experience
Demonstrable editing experience
UK healthcare system familiarity
News planning & publishing
Freelance writer management
Article commissioning & editing

Good to have:

Experience covering medical conferences
Experience with academic studies

Description

Position at WebMD

Global English News Editor

Medscape is seeking a global English news editor to be part of the global editorial team. This position will support our English Editorial Market Lead with news production geared toward healthcare professionals, mainly in the UK but also in Europe, across the two English-language Medscape Professional Network websites (medscape.co.uk and medscape.com). The candidate must be based in the UK.

The position requires an experienced news editor who will largely focus on planning and publishing content that specifically addresses the needs of UK healthcare professionals. The editor will be tasked with producing news and commissioning expert columns. The editor will be charged with staying on top of the latest healthcare policy news and news relating to professional societies and bodies in the UK. They will also work closely with our marketing partners.

Global English News Editor Responsibilities:

Ensure high editorial standards are maintained for all content published on Medscape UK and Medscape.com
Develop topics for news coverage that are aligned with editorial strategy
Manage freelance writers and copyeditors
Commission articles from freelance writers and edit as needed
Supervise UK clinical summary production
Supervise UK translation production
Work within approved news budget
Fill in for and collaborate with the English market lead and other global editors as needed
Collaborate with the marketing team and other departments as needed on global English market campaigns

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in medical or science journalism
Previous demonstrable editing experience
Experience covering medical/scientific conferences and academic studies for a specialised audience is preferred
Native English speaker
Familiarity with the UK healthcare system, government, and culture
Comfortable with working in a fast-paced media organisation
Based in the UK

WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.

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