Manager, Editorial and Publishing Services

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses; Washington; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is seeking a Manager of Editorial and Publication Services to lead the editorial development, production, and QA of educational and clinical resources. This role ensures publications are evidence-based, accurate, and aligned with strategic priorities.

You'll oversee the complete editorial lifecycle for print and digital publications, collaborating with nursing subject matter experts, LMS staff, project managers, marketing,

Qualifications

• Experience leading editorial lifecycle for educational/clinical resources.
• Ability to establish consistent editorial voice across publications and brands.
• Track record of ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with organizational standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement editorial policies, style guides, and writing standards.
• Lead editorial QA for print, digital, and multimedia products.
• Collaborate with Education, Research, Clinical Practice, Marketing, and LMS teams to support initiatives.
• Partner with publishing partners and vendors to ensure consistency across materials.
• Support dissemination of research and evidence.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Publication management

Quality assurance

Cross-functional collaboration

Evidence-based publishing

Job description

OUR PURPOSE

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the health of women and newborns. Our mission is to empower and support nurses caring for women, newborns, and their families through research, education, and advocacy.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager of Editorial and Publication Services leads the editorial development, production, and quality assurance of the organization's educational, clinical, research, and professional practice resources. This position ensures all publications are evidence-based, accurate, consistent with organizational standards, and aligned with the organization's strategic priorities.

The Manager oversees the complete editorial lifecycle for print and digital publications while collaborating with nursing subject matter experts, instructional designers, learning management system (LMS) staff, project managers, marketing, and external publishing partners. This position also leads continuous improvement initiatives that enhance readability, consistency, accessibility, and the overall quality of the organization's educational resources

Editorial Leadership

• Develop, implement, and maintain editorial policies, procedures, style guides, and writing standards specific to the organization's educational, clinical, research, and professional practice resources.
• Establish a consistent editorial voice across all educational and publication resources while maintaining alignment with organizational branding. Ensure publications adhere to evidence-based standards, editorial best practices, accessibility guidelines, and organizational quality expectations. Lead editorial quality assurance for print, digital, online learning, and multimedia educational products.
• Review complex manuscripts for organization, readability, and clinical accuracy
• Partner with Education, Research, Clinical Practice, Marketing, Membership, Meetings, and Digital teams to support organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate with journal editorial offices, publishing partners, and vendors to ensure consistency across organizational publications.
• Support dissemination of research and evidence