Senior Medical Editor

Company Description

Publicis New York is a full-service communications agency with a focus on creating culturally relevant consumer platforms in broadcast, digital advertising, web development, social, CRM and experiential channels.  Our healthcare team has over twenty years of growing leading healthcare brands across a broad range of categories including vaccines, immunology, women’s health, food/nutrition and oncology.  We have experience with uncovering the cultural opportunity for every health brand and we bring insights from our diverse client roster, including P&G, Citi, Walmart, Nestle, Abbott, L’Oreal, T-Mobile, to our health brands.    

As part of the Publicis agency network, we strive to “Lead the Change” for our client’s businesses and be their preferred creative partners in their marketing transformations.  We believe that change has become the defining characteristic in today’s business environment. Creating leading strategies and powerful ideas that allow our clients’ brands to become unique, irreplaceable, in control and ahead is our purpose. You have to lead the change, if you don’t want to be led by change. Are you ready to lead the change?  

Do you love communing with the grammar gods? How about debating the finer points of annotation? Do you have an intimate relationship with your preferred style manual? 

The Senior Editor collaborates with writers, creative directors, and project managers to ensure work is on tone, on point and accurately referenced. The right candidate will have substantive medical/pharmaceutical experience and fluency with AMA style. He or she will feel comfortable working on digital copy and be able to work with various client/brand style guides. 

Importantly, this person is smart and enthusiastic about doing great work. 

Job Description

Senior Editor 

Do you love communing with the grammar gods? How about debating the finer points of annotation? Do you have an intimate relationship with your preferred style manual?  

The Senior Editor collaborates with writers, creative directors, and project managers to ensure work is on tone, on point and accurately referenced. The right candidate will have substantive medical/pharmaceutical experience and fluency with AMA style. He or she will feel comfortable working on digital copy and be able to work with various client/brand style guides. 

Importantly, this person is smart and enthusiastic about doing great work. 

About the Role: 

• Edit, fact-check, and proofread web and digital copy. 
• Ensure adherence to client/brand guidelines. 

• Maintain project style sheets. 
• Request and track permissions. 

Qualifications

• Exceptional editorial ability. 
• Excellent proofreading and fact-checking skills. 
• Ability to collaborate and communicate well with a team. 
• Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment. 
• Ability to handle multiple projects and client editorial styles simultaneously. 
• Bachelor’s degree. 
• 3 years’ editorial experience, including medical/pharmaceutical and, ideally, web. 
• Confidence with technology and medical subject matter. 
• Fluency in AMA style. 
• Dedication and high standards. 

Additional Information

Compensation Range: $51,000 - $73,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.
The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 02/20/2024.