What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Editor position at Synchrony Group?
Under the direction of the Managing Editorial Director the Medical Editor is primarily responsible for ensuring the overall editorial quality of communications by providing medical editing for accuracy clarity consistency grammar and style. Primary responsibilities include working independently to factcheck content proofread and edit copy and ensure adherence to client and project requirements American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style client corporate and brand style guides and agency standards. The Medical Editor works closely with members of the Editorial Services Medical Services and Creative Services teams to ensure deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy.
Job Duties
- Factcheck substantively edit and proofread all promotional marketing communication materials (eg print and digital selling tools promotional emails and mailers print and digital advertisements videos websites)
- Annotate and crossreference promotional materials for submission to client medical / legal / regulatory review
- Attend client medical legal and regulatory review meetings and incorporate changes resulting from those reviews as appropriate
- Check layouts and digital programming for completeness and accuracy against manuscript drafts and clientapproved files
- Check incorporation of changes into layout document or programmed digital files by Creative Services at various stages of the project lifecycle
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of reference lists
- Serve as subjectmatter expert regarding client and AMA style grammar and usage as well as agency standards
- Create maintain and adhere to project product and clientspecific style guides where applicable to ensure consistency across projects
- Collaborate with Medical Services and Creative Services department personnel to ensure accuracy of content and convey editorial comments
- Determine and communicate need for copyright permissions to reproduce figures / tables and obtain permissions from publishers; communicate costs to Account Services to ensure communication to clients as appropriate
- Assist colleagues with editorial problemsolving troubleshooting and brainstorming
- Attend product status meetings to keep abreast of upcoming or inprogress editorial projects
Key Competencies
Qualifications : Requirements
Preferred Skills / Experience
Working Conditions
Additional Information :
Synchrony places high value on the wellbeing of its employees; therefore Synchrony team members are eligible for a comprehensive array of benefits including competitive salaries generous paid time off excellent health insurance family leave and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
EOE. Synchrony is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime