Freelance Senior Editor

GSW, powered by Syneos Health; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

GSW, powered by Syneos Health seeks a meticulous editorial lead to drive brand integrity in pharma advertising. You will oversee proofreading, maintain AMA style, verify data accuracy, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet brand goals.

Ideal candidates have pharma advertising editorial experience, command AMA/FDA guidelines, and can lead brand initiatives. This role emphasizes brand leadership and collaboration across departments within a healthcare communications agency.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of pharmaceutical advertising experience within editorial.
• Proficiency in AMA style and FDA guidance

Responsibilities

• Proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Edit for client and AMA style
• Verifying accuracy of information, data, and claims; communicating appropriately and effectively with other departments
• Be an editorial brand lead and work with other departments to reach common goals

Skills

Pharma advertising experience

AMA style

Editorial leadership

Education

Scientific, medical, pharmaceutical, or technical background

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Description

Meticulous doesn't begin to describe your dedication to accuracy. You are diligent and punctilious with an absolute understanding of the tone and structure of writing. In this role you will be expected to take the lead on their own brand and will report to an editorial manager. This role is ideal for someone that already has pharma advertising experience and has owned their own brand.

You will:

• Proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Edit for client and AMA style
• Verifying accuracy of information, data, and claims; communicating appropriately and effectively with other departments
• Be an editorial brand lead and work with other departments to reach common goals

Essential Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of pharmaceutical advertising experience within editorial
• Proficiency in AMA style and FDA guidance

Desired Requirements

• Scientific, medical, pharmaceutical, or technical background
• Experience editing in Adobe Acrobat a plus

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $50 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise - if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.

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