Content Editing Associate - Editorial Assistant

Please submit a cover letter together with your resume in a single document. Only applications with a cover letter will be considered.

LOCATION:  Hybrid – 8 days a month in the office.

Wolters Kluwer has offices in the following locations: Chicago IL, Dallas TX Denver CO, Hagerstown MD, Houston TX Indianapolis IN, Kennesaw GA, Madison WI, Minneapolis MN, New York City NY, Philadelphia PA, Riverwoods IL, Torrance CA, Waltham MA.

OVERVIEW

Your position is responsible for coordinating the development process for UpToDate topics. This includes coordinating the contributor assignment and authoring process, supervising, and coordinating the full review and revision process, and ensuring all project components are finalized for production launch on schedule using the content management system. You will provide administrative and editorial support to internal editors and external contributors to facilitate and complete the content development workflow.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Manager, Content Editing.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working closely with one or two physician deputy editors (DEs) to guide progress in an assigned medical specialty.
• Maintaining frequent contact and developing relationships with external specialty authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
• Carefully documenting content developments and workflows in the proper databases.
• Ferrying content through the editorial process, including:
  • Styling and formatting original manuscripts
  • Reviewing and tracking graphics, and coordinating with Graphics and Permissions teams
  • Sending content to a variety of external contributors for review; setting deadlines and following up to ensure timely responses.
  • Incorporating contributor revisions for specialty DEs to review
  • Proofreading, checking links and references, and finalizing topics and graphics for publication; ensuring content is error-free and consistent with UpToDate's style guidelines.

• Addressing all editorial tasks in a timely manner.
• Carefully tracking progress toward annual goals and providing accurate monthly reports to indicate completed and in-process work.
• Preparing for and leading specialty meetings with DEs to review the status of the specialty's pending items and discuss next steps.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience:

• Excellent proofreading, communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Editorial experience is a plus, but not necessary.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

TRAVEL:  <5%

About UpToDate

The UpToDate suite offers clinical, drug, patient, and member content to support health professionals wherever care takes place.  We offer professionals across the healthcare ecosystem with leading technology to provide the best evidence-based solutions in modern healthcare for patients. https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/uptodate

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