What We Expect From You

• Develops and executes departmental and company procedures

• Acts as a champion for the Editorial department

• Meets with other department heads and/or brand teams that require additional editorial resources

• Determines and assigns product responsibilities of each editor/proofreader

• Coordinates freelancers’ schedules and adapts departmental resources when staffing deficiencies or excessive workload increases arise

• Editing responsibilities (includes proofreading, fact-checking, and styling major promotional print pieces in accordance with AMA and client guidelines)

• Establishes and maintains policies and procedures for the department, including client, FDA, and AMA updates

• Ensures appropriate expense control and achieves budgetary goals on assigned brand(s)

• Motivates staff and keeps them well informed of any procedural changes

• Ensures editorial style is meticulously maintained for each assigned brand

• Conducts performance evaluations for direct reports

• Hires and trains staff

• Interacts with clients in the interest of solving problems and/or establishing policies and guidelines relevant to their business, as required

• At least 5 years at a pharmaceutical/healthcare advertising agency

• Prior supervisory experience or demonstrated equivalent

• Medical education experience, as applicable

• In-depth knowledge of AMA style (11th edition) and familiarity with FDA regulations

• Bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in a related field

• Expertise in MS Office, including Word and PowerPoint; comfort working in Acrobat

• Internet search capability