Remote Editor - Oncology Journals & Content Strategy

American Cancer Society, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Cancer Society is seeking an Assistant Managing Editor for the Journal Program. This role leads peer review, production, and editorial strategy for the journals CANCER, Cancer Cytopathology, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, and Pediatric, Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer.

Fully remote within the U.S. You'll manage editorial vendors, guide content acquisition, and collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief to shape the publication pipeline and ensure timely dissemination to oncology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; experience with scholarly journals.
• At least 3 years' experience with web-based peer review systems and editorial processes.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud for digital artwork and editing video preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages peer review and editorial aspects of the journal.
• Oversees the editorial support vendor and ensures protocol adherence.
• Manages solicited content from acquisition to submission for CANCER.
• Leads revenue-generating supplements and special issues from proposal to online publication.
• Collaborates with the Editor-in-Chief on letters to the editor and decision appeals.
• Tracks and analyzes data to chart trends and editor honoraria payments.
• Compiles reports for annual/quarterly meetings and ad hoc discussions.
• Makes data-driven recommendations and implements editorial changes.
• Manages and triages communications for the Editorial Office.
• Collects annual disclosures from Editorial Board members.
• Provides production support for the journal (35%).
• Copyedits and proofreads critical materials; checks for errors.
• Monitors journal platforms and coordinates publisher updates.
• Ensures a steady pipeline of content in a continuous publication model.
• Leads monthly content strategy meetings with leadership on pipeline status.
• Implements publisher-enforced process changes.
• Screens submitted images for inappropriate manipulation and flags issues.
• Leads journal user engagement with short-form video, podcasts, infographics.
• Provides operational and administrative support: invoices, honoraria, calendars.
• Plans logistics for annual journal meetings (virtual or in-person).

Skills

Editorial management

Peer review processes

Data analysis

Communication skills

Advanced Excel & PowerPoint

Time management

Training staff

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The American Cancer Society is seeking an Assistant Managing Editor for the Journal Program. This role leads peer review, production, and editorial strategy for the journals CANCER, Cancer Cytopathology, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, and Pediatric, Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer.

Fully remote within the U.S. You'll manage editorial vendors, guide content acquisition, and collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief to shape the publication pipeline and ensure timely dissemination to oncology