Medical /Scientific Society seeks full-time flex Editorial Production Manager with medical and/or scientific experience.
Hours/Schedule: Full-time flexible – 35 hours/week is full-time
Job Type: Direct hire
Locations Requirement: Remote but candidate must reside in DC Metro area for occasional meetings.
Rate: $65-70K salary plus a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, compressed work week, and flexible work hours
Job Description: Seeking an Editorial Production Manager for to oversee publication of Society's 2 medical journals to ensure the smooth flow of the journal production process.
Responsibilities:
- Performs daily editorial production management
- Performs issue-related production management; reviews and approves final proofs and bluelines
- Proofreads all scientific manuscripts; copyedits manuscripts as necessary
- Serves as a contact for the editorial office, printer, consultant copyeditors, and (on editorial questions) authors.
- Manages manuscript copyeditors
- Creates production schedules
- Maintains effective communication with the Managing Editor and staff.
- Maintains standard operating procedures related to editorial production
Qualifications:
- Baccalaureate degree required
- Minimum of 6 years of experience with production management, copyediting, and proofreading for medical/scientific publications; experience with peer-reviewed medical journals is a plus
- Excellent editorial judgment, organizational and project management skills, and attention to detail; proficient in AMA style (copyediting test required)
- Ability to handle multiple ongoing projects and manage work of freelancers
- Excellent position-related computer skills
- Ability to work under deadline pressures associated with production of a monthly journal
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, internally and externally, as necessary
- Candidates must be self-starters who can be highly proactive while also being strong team players
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