Associate Editor

Associate Editor

Haymarket Media, Inc. is seeking an Associate Editor to join the Haymarket Medical Communications team for our growing Rare Disease Advisor (RDA) brand. This position is located in our New York City office but a remote employee will also be considered.

Job Overview:

The Associate Editor will contribute to the delivery of content on a range of rare diseases to an audience of healthcare providers (HCPs). S/he will work collaboratively with freelance writers and copy editors, senior editors, medical experts, and other teams within Haymarket to manage long-form clinical and medical resources for the rare diseases that RDA covers editorially, as well as other support functions for the RDA editorial team.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the ideation, creation, editing, and digital publication of quality news articles, interactive quizzes, and information/resource pages for HCPs and other care team members. This may occasionally include monitoring news, writing articles, and/or updating pages.
• Assist in maintaining the RDA editorial calendar, ensuring fresh content is available across verticals for weekly email newsletters and that newsletters are error-free and deployment-ready.
• Collaborate with freelance writers, copy editors, and fact-checkers to prepare content for digital publication.
• Monitor press release distribution and maintain a database of potential news stories.
• Contribute to the coverage of rare disease conferences, both virtually and on-site.
• Use SEO and digital best practices in content creation and publication.
• Monitor website analytics to gain insights on readership and help guide content strategy.

Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in English/journalism/communications or biological sciences. Advanced degrees in these subjects are a plus.
• 2+ years experience in medical communications/education, with demonstrated skill in editing and writing; experience with rare diseases a plus.
• Proficient in AMA style.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices, social media, and other digital promotional strategies.
• A successful record of handling multiple simultaneous projects and adhering to deadlines.
• Understanding of the needs of medical professional audiences, or demonstrated ability to identify and serve the needs of a highly specialized audience.
• Excellent reading comprehension, listening and analytical skills, and oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in writing/editing news articles and covering medical conferences is a plus.
• Experience as a strong team player who can work independently and cross-functionally within an organization and follow through on all assigned tasks.

What We Offer:

• A competitive compensation package
• The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $65,000. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, skill level, functional and/or industry knowledge, education level, certifications, as well as other qualifications.
• Paid annual vacation, holiday and sick time off
• Comprehensive health plans including medical, dental and vision
• Competitive 401(k) investment options and generous company matching program
• Life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee referral awards
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training opportunities through industry-recognized programs
• A creative and passionate workplace and a fun, collaborative team environment
• Three Week “Work from Anywhere” benefit, to ensure work life balance

About Rare Disease Advisor:

Rare Disease Advisor is a leading HCP-facing news and information website, offering the latest scientific and medical insights on a range of rare diseases. To date, RDA covers more than 40 rare diseases and has published over 9,000 pieces of original content since its launch in September 2021.

About Haymarket:

Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded half a century ago, Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business, with an unrelenting focus on the quality of the products and the people. The philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products, combining the best in content, design, production and customer services. Globalization is opening up the world further and provides many opportunities for growth. Haymarket has offices around the world and many of the titles are now truly global brands. Haymarket serves a broad spread of business markets, from marketing to medicine to technology along with exhibitions and live events. Predicting the shape of the business in 3, 5, or 10 years is almost impossible; and the unpredictability is part of the appeal. Haymarket aims to be the perfect company to work with or for – we have the processes and attitude that ensure quality and consistency, and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes every day rewarding.

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