Job Summary:

Develops/produces publications and/or documents with a medical or health care focus, including acquiring, writing, and editing material. Oversees production and art development. Coordinates work with personnel, including proof readers, illustrators/artists, graphic designers, authors, freelancers, and photographers. Works with vendors as needed.

For more information about the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, please visit: https://www.ccjm.org/.

Responsibilities:

• Develops/produces publications and/or documents with a medical or health care focus, including acquiring, writing, and editing material.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations in the development and processing of publications and/or documents with the direct responsibility for managing the editorial and production resources needed to produce material consistent with Cleveland Clinic’s objectives and image.
• Edits, writes, rewrites, copy edits, and proofs articles.
• Serves as coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• Shapes article structure, organization, and tone; decides what and how information is presented in both text and graphics; ensures correct style usage and clarity.
• Ensures that English and scientific usage rules are used consistently within publications and documents.
• Averts processing problems.
• Tracks all components and keeps them moving forward smoothly, on schedule.
• Chief coordinator between the “editorial side” (words and pictures) and the “production side” (page design and makeup, graphics, desktop publishing, printing).
• Maintains established quality/quantity standards.
• Coordinates work with personnel, including proof readers, illustrators/artists, graphic designers, authors, freelancers, and photographers.
• Serves as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Life Sciences or a related field.

Certifications:

• None required.

Complexity of Work:

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

Five years’ experience in progressively responsible editorial positions in a publishing or information-development setting with a target audience of physicians, other health care professionals, or consumers of medical and health care-related information.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires extensive standing and walking to various locations on campus.
• Requires dexterity sufficient to operate a personal computer (PC) in the course of work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Keywords: managing editor, editor, writer, medical editor, medical publishing

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