WebMD

Associate Specialty Editor


PayCompetitive
LocationNavi Mumbai/Maharashtra
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: oDmOvfw2?nl=1
      About the Company:

      Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Internet Brandsu00AE is a fully integrated online media and software services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Health, Automotive, Legal, and Home/Travel. The company's award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 250 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands' powerful, proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company's continued growth. Internet Brands is a portfolio company of KKR and Temasek.

      WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands Company, is the leading provider of health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, prIME Oncology, MediQuality, Frontline, QxMD, Vitals Consumer Services, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMDu00AE, Medscapeu00AE, CME Circleu00AE, Medpulseu00AE, eMedicineu00AE, MedicineNetu00AE,u00A0theheart.org u00AE, and RxListu00AE are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

      All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

      For Company details, visit our website:u00A0www.webmd.com u00A0/u00A0www.internetbrands.com
      Education:u00A0Masteru2019s degree in Life sciences, Pharmacy, Journalism, English, or a related field, or equivalent experience

      Experience:u00A0 2 + years

      Work Mode:u00A0Work from Office
      POSITION SUMMARY:u00A0
      Medscape is seeking an experienced medical journalist to edit medical news for multipleu00A0specialty audiences. Reporting to an Executive Editor in a specific specialty, you will reviewu00A0specialty-specific journals and help identify potential studies for news coverage, edit news andu00A0feature articles, and network to build a solid roster of expert contacts/sources in a specificu00A0specialty and its various sub-specialties.u00A0The person in this position must demonstrate a high level of editing skills and a sophisticated
      understanding of medicine and health reporting. Tasks include identifying information and events that warrant coverage; assigning and editingu00A0articles; working with freelance and staff writers; collaborating with other editors on the specialty
      team and on the larger editorial team as needed.
      The ideal candidate must be able to multitask, as well as work both independently (underu00A0minimal supervision) and collaborate in a team environment. The candidate must haveu00A0experience in publishing and superb written and communication skills. The ability to work wellu00A0under pressure and prioritize in a deadline-driven environment is essential.

      MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
      uF0B7 Assigning and editing high-quality, engaging, and medically-accurate content,u00A0particularly in the areas of Nursing Profession.u00A0
      uF0B7 Edit articles to verify accuracy, rewriting as needed as well as evaluating and integratingu00A0perspectives from editorial reviewers
      uF0B7 Managing the editorial workflow from start to finishu00A0
      uF0B7 Work with freelancers as neededu00A0
      uF0B7 Managing multiple projects while meeting tight deadlinesu00A0
      uF0B7 Analyze traffic metrics and audience engagement as part of strategic editorial planningu00A0
      uF0B7 Providing new approaches for sometimes dry or difficult content for professional andu00A0consumer audiencesu00A0
      uF0B7 Collaborating on strategic content with other departments, e.g. SEO Team, Medicalu00A0Reviewers, Photo Editors, Content Editors, and Strategists as needed
      uF0B7 Review key specialty journals and medical news outlets
      uF0B7 Monitor competing information sources
      uF0B7 Edit relevant daily content for web
      uF0B7 Collaborate with web editors, graphics, art to enhance online content with value-addedu00A0information such as graphics, photos, video, audio, original source documents, etc.
      uF0B7 Approve articles and subject lines for newsletters
      uF0B7 Collaborate on social media initiatives developed for specialty
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      REQUIREMENTS:u00A0
      uF0B7 Three to five years editing, including experience with an online Health, Wellness, News and/or Lifestyle brandu00A0
      uF0B7 Well versed with biostatistics
      uF0B7 Acumen to deliver consistently high-quality editorial in multiple formats to capture andu00A0maintain the interest of physicians and reflect a high standard of literacy and accuracy
      uF0B7 Editing of individual stories to verify accuracy and reflect good news judgment in a fastu00A0paced news environment
      uF0B7 Good organizational ability, good verbal communication skills, attention to detail and theu00A0capacity to work effectively under pressureu00A0
      uF0B7 Experience creating interactive content and working in a CMSu00A0
      uF0B7 Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively asu00A0various projects requireu00A0


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