Production Editor

Company DescriptionMindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.Job DescriptionJob Description:Initiating editorial production documents and tailoring for custom project featuresProviding leadership on quality control throughout project development and rolloutReviewing all materials post-content development for completeness and adherence to quality, project, and product standards and requirementsReviewing initial web-produced content for completeness, functionality and alignment with the submitted materials during staging and coordinating edits from stakeholder teams for delivery to Production for updatingProviding editorial support during periods of high volume (e.g., copyediting, reference acquisition, slide creation/formatting, synch sheet development, fact checking)Maintaining a friendly and productive relationship through clear articulation and an effective communication style with internal and external stakeholdersContinuously identifying opportunities for process improvementEnsuring maintenance and updating of department processes and templates quarterly and training/coaching internal stakeholders to ensure best practices are followedCompleting other responsibilities, as assignedRequired Skills:Minimum of 3 years' related work experience, preferably in a large medical education and/or medical communications company, and/or professional medical publisherExperience using web-based project management toolsSuperior communication (verbal and written) and team-building skillsExperience in off-line editorial content development and online production, with high level of attention to detailExperience in a broad variety of medical therapeutic areasFamiliarity with medical terminology and/or medical publishing standardsWell versed in AMA styleExcellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently coordinate and work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly deadline-driven environment, while taking into consideration global stakeholders based across multiple time zonesAbility and desire to meet deadlines and deliver results with minimum supervision by creatively using existing resources in a productive and/or innovative way, to quickly deal with unforeseen issues, and suggesting plausible solutions to ensure that timelines are consistently metSelf-motivated, positive attitude and very high energy, with a willingness to accept varied assignmentsExceptional focus on accuracy, attention to detail and consistency of workDemonstrable critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and high degree of initiativeAbility to work independently, as well as collaboratively with members of Editorial Services, Scientific Direction, Program Management, Production and Studio teamsThorough knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)Efficient capabilities for developing and editing PowerPoint files, Word documents, performing image searches, medical data reference searches (e.g., PubMed, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov)Desired (not required) Skills:College degree in English, journalism and/or biological sciencesExperience editing/producing continuing medical education materialsUnderstanding of ACCME guidelinesExperience with print permissions and copyright requirementsExperience with web-based document sharing sites (such as Box)Knowledge of internet technologies; previous online development experience a plusExperience in Photoshop and IllustratorExperience with Endnote or other referencing softwareAdditional InformationIf you are interested feel free to reach Ajay Kumar on #732-243-0011 or email your resume on ajayk(at)mindlance.com