Content Editing Associate

Mass Digital Health; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Commuter Benefits

Tuition Assistance Plan

Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer in the United States seeks a Content Editing Associate to join its editorial team in supporting medical specialty content. The role emphasizes organization, communication, and timely delivery, with strong proofreading and attention to detail.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required. The position involves collaborating with physician deputy editors, coordinating with authors and reviewers, and ensuring content aligns with UpToDate style guidelines.

Qualifications

• Excellent proofreading, communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Editorial experience is a plus, but not necessary.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Work with physician deputy editors to drive progress in an assigned medical specialty.
• Maintain contact with external authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
• Document content developments and workflows in the appropriate databases.
• Ferry content through editorial process: styling manuscripts, review graphics, coordinate with teams, and coordinate reviews.
• Proofread, check links/references, and finalize topics and graphics for publication.
• Address all editorial tasks in a timely manner.
• Track progress toward annual goals and produce monthly status reports.
• Prepare for and lead specialty meetings with DEs to review pending items and plan next steps.

Skills

Proofreading

Communication

Time management

Organization

Editorial experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Location:

Our offices are located in Waltham, MA, Hagerstown, MD, Indianapolis, IN, Kennesaw, GA, Chicago IL, Riverwoods IL, and Madison, WI.

Responsibilities:

We are searching for a Content Editing Associate to join our editorial team. The position requires an individual with very strong organization, communication, and time management skills, as well as someone with close attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills. Prior medical experience and medical knowledge are not required.

The main tasks of the Content Editing Associate are as follows:

• Working closely with one or two physician deputy editors (DEs) to drive progress in an assigned medical specialty.
• Maintaining frequent contact and developing relationships with external specialty authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
• Carefully documenting content developments and workflows in the proper databases.
• Ferrying content through the editorial process, including:
  • Styling and formatting original manuscripts
  • Reviewing and tracking graphics, and coordinating with Graphics and Permissions teams
  • Sending content to a variety of external contributors for review; setting deadlines and following up to ensure timely responses
  • Incorporating contributor revisions for specialty DEs to review
  • Proofreading, checking links and references, and finalizing topics and graphics for publication; ensuring content is error-free and consistent with UpToDate's style guidelines.

• Addressing all editorial tasks in a timely manner.
• Carefully tracking progress toward annual goals and providing accurate monthly reports to indicate completed and in-process work.
• Preparing for and leading specialty meetings with DEs in order to review the current status of the specialty's pending items and discuss next steps.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Qualifications:

• Excellent proofreading, communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Editorial experience is a plus, but not necessary.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

$35,000.00 - $58,600.00 USD

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave

Full details of our benefits are available upon request.