Editorial Assistant

Macmillan Cancer Support; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A cancer support charity based in Westminster is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide support in managing editorial processes, print production, and coordinate external reviews. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, organization, and IT skills, with an emphasis on attention to detail and the ability to handle complex information. This role is crucial in maintaining high standards in health information delivery.

Qualifications

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong standards of English and grammar.
• Experience in managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial and print production support.
• Manage external review of content.
• Project manage production of audio information.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organization skills

IT skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Editing and proofreading

Job description

The Cancer Information Development team produces high-quality, award-winning patient information for people affected by cancer.

We are striving to do everything we can to ensure that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and those who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success.

As an editorial assistant, you will provide editorial, print production and stock management support to the Cancer Information Development team. Working with information development nurses and editors, you will manage and coordinate the external review of our content. You will also project manage the production of information in audio format.

With a range of internal and external stakeholders to work with, including key suppliers, strong communication skills are essential. You must also have the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with medical professionals and people living with cancer, to ensure the timely review of our information.

Success in the role demands excellent organisation, IT and time management skills, to balance a range of ongoing projects to deadline and provide administrative support as required. You will also have excellent attention to detail, allowing you to follow Macmillan's production processes and help maintain the PIF TICK accreditation for health information.

Part of the assistant role is to support the editors with editing and proofreading information in line with internal guidance. So high standards of English and grammar are important, as well as the ability to deal with complex information about cancer.

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.