Editor

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Real Chemistry is looking for an Editor to join our growing team!  

 

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, takes an innovative approach to advertising, and focusing on making healthcare more human.  Not just in our work, but in the way we conduct business, approach client relationships, and treat each other. It’s a place where people subscribe to the adage, “Be good to each other, but hard on the work.” A place where people are not just in it for the paycheck, but to make a dent in the universe. Sound like you? 

 

At ROOM42 (we are 21GRAMS’ in-house production company), we are seeking an Editor who maintains quality control of agency deliverables during all stages and is a liaison for the Editorial Department to other colleagues to own and reinforce established standard operating procedures. Someone who grows professional relationships with internal brand team members and works collaboratively to ensure best practices. As well as performs all functions necessary to keep workflow running smoothly and able to maintain a good level of quality control even with crunched timelines.

 

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, Lambertville, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

 

What you’ll do: 

 

Functional Responsibilities

• Establishes solid working relationships internally and with internal brand team accounts to which they are assigned; proactively and collaboratively engages with Copy, Medical, Account, Art/Studio, and Project Management teams to provide support
• May be assigned as lead editor for 1 or more accounts—commensurate with prior experience
• Raises a red flag with brand teams and/or senior managers when timelines are too tight, additional resources are needed, or when there is a disruption to normal workflow, among other concerns
• Maintains oversight for their own jobs to complete them on schedule whether by managing their own time or delegating promptly and responsibly to other resources; may have more senior staff overseeing their efforts until knowledge and understanding of the basic processes are achieved
• Supports and reinforces team and agency initiatives established by senior managers
• Participates in team meetings and contributes to fostering a team mentality
• Practices a positive “can do” attitude at all times
• When ready, mentors and trains new and/or junior employees and freelancers

 

Day-to-Day

• Maintains editorial quality control of agency deliverables during all stages
• Ensures adherence to AMA and client style to speed review process and minimize errors and corrections
• Edits copy to ensure use of correct grammar and punctuation, accuracy, consistency, and clarity, and adherence to team/client comments
• Fact-checks appropriate jobs and learns to comprehend scientific content and medical data to ensure accurate support of all claims made by agency or its clients
• If applicable, maintains style sheet for assigned account(s) as a reference for use by Editorial
• Learns about and ensures that each piece conforms to FDA regulations to minimize client medical/legal comments and avoid regulatory action
• If applicable, attends and actively participates in status, start-up, kick-off, and regroup meetings of brands for which they are Primary Editor
• Enters and submits time in Open Air accurately, thoroughly, and on time
• Achieves and maintains fluency in new software programs and apps maintained by Real Chemistry Experience (RCX) in Okta and helps mentor and train others
• If applicable, creates and maintains comprehensive style guides for assigned accounts
• Flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when necessary

 

This position is a perfect fit for you if: 

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 
• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 

 

What you should have:  

 

Qualifications (preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher desirable

• 0-2 years’ experience in medical advertising, medical publishing, and/or medical education, with 0+ years’ experience in medical advertising
• Expected to be 95%+ billable
• Advertising, marketing, business, English, or related degree preferred
• Ability to interact with diverse internal populations (eg, account, creatives, project management)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (ie, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and some Excel) and Adobe, and familiarity with digital routing/commenting platforms, spell-check/autocompare programs
• Ability to comprehend scientific content and data to ensure accuracy of all claims made by agency or its clients

 

Required Competencies

Must demonstrate:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as a high level of emotional intelligence
• A professional demeanor and communications with all superiors, colleagues, and peers in written, visual, and verbal interactions regardless of circumstances

• Ability to work proactively and/or independently
• A positive “can-do” attitude with both the internal team and other disciplines
• Ability to understand and follow agency and account procedures
• Good understanding of digital tools and platforms and able to help train others, as needed
• Responsible for helping to mentor and training all personnel at lower levels
• Capacity to assume higher-level responsibilities in the absence of a senior staff member

Aspirational guidance:

• Leadership Skills
  • Motivating others: creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate colleagues and team or project members; can assess each person’s strengths and use them to the benefit of the department/company; can delegate tasks and decisions to others constructively; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility
  • Managing vision and purpose: communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone
  • Demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence and is able to effectively deal with conflict management: committed to demonstrating a positive disposition regardless of circumstances to lead by example and maintain morale within the department and agency

• Business Skills
  • Decision quality: makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment
  • Dealing with ambiguity: can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; doesn’t get upset when things are up in the air; can easily shift focus and move on to other projects when a job is suddenly put on hold, but mindful of what needs to be completed if the same job is reactivated; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
  • Creativity: comes up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and valuable in brainstorming settings
  • Business acumen: knows how businesses work; knowledgeable about current and future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace

• Operating and Organizational Skills
  • Planning: accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results
  • Drive for results: can be counted on to exceed goals; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; is very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results
  • Organizational agility: knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the culture of organizations

• Interpersonal Skills
  • Interpersonal savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside of the organization; builds appropriate rapport as well as constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably

 

Pay Range: $85,000-$100,000
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.  Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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