Senior Copy Editor

  • Full-time

Company Description

Digitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world’s largest healthcare communications network, Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.

Web: www.digitashealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/digitashealth | Twitter: www.twitter.com/digitas_health

Job Description

The Science & Medicine Department is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the healthcare content created by Digitas Health LifeBrands. The Department creates or vets copy that can pass the rigorous scrutiny of our clients’ medical-legal-regulatory committees, as well as stringent FDA reviews. The Department also reviews copy for medical and scientific accuracy, in addition to spelling, grammar, and adherence to brand style. The Science and Medicine Department works with other capabilities to ensure that medical information is correctly conveyed within the creative execution.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Collaborate with Creative and Account Services to provide documents that exhibit consistency, grammar, style, completeness, and accuracy for various healthcare materials
  • Perform copy editing, formatting, and proofreading of scientific manuscripts, including banners, emails, websites for direct to consumer and healthcare professionals as well as other materials, as assigned
  • Ensure adherence to style guidelines for copy and creative
  • Maintain style guides for specific brands
  • Work collaboratively with copywriters and other team members
  • Understand American Medical Association Manual of Style and other brand styles
  • Engage in other tasks and responsibilities for brand, as directed

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in English, healthcare, communications, or science
  • ELS certification desired
  • 5+ years of experience in copy editing
  • Familiarity with pharmaceutical marketing
  • Must be capable of working in a team environment
  • Must know how to use Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat software. Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint desirable

 

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