What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Scientific Content Editor - PowerPoint Specialist position at WebMD Health Corp?
Description
Position at WebMD
Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.
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.
What You'll Do
- Initiate production documents to include project features by adding appropriate sections and removing unnecessary ones
- Develop and format PowerPoint slide decks that supplement live and online educational content
- Generate tables and figures in PowerPoint from text-based educational content
- Provide instruction to graphics editors to create complicated figure recreations and illustrations
- Select images from our image database to augment educational content
- Identify the need to and obtain permission from copyright holders to republish images
- Perform quality control checks throughout the content development process to ensure completeness and consistency with product standards and requirements
- Facilitate hand-off of material from editorial to web producers and manage the staging review process
- Become familiar with house style guide / AMA style guide and editorial processes and procedures
- Develop the ability to ensure consistency and correctness in spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and usage per AMA and Medscape house style; applying judicious substantive and clinical edits, as well as offering suggestions for improving clarity, format, and flow (all while upholding the author's voice) for all online and live educational activity content
- Develop the ability to revise scientific language for usage, flow, and clarity, as well as ensuring facts, data, and scientific units have been used consistently
- Formatting reference citations according to modified AMA style
- Providing insight and guidance to other team members on editorial style, policies, and best practices
- Maintaining friendly and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders by clearly articulating with an effective communication style
- Conveying edits and queries using a respectful tone and concise format
- Continuously identifying opportunities for process improvement
- Completing other responsibilities, as assigned
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What You'll Need to Succeed
