News Editor

Global English News Editor

Position at WebMD

Medscape is seeking a global English news editor to be part of the global editorial team. This position will support our English Editorial Market Lead with news production geared toward healthcare professionals, mainly in the UK but also in Europe, across the two English-language Medscape Professional Network websites (medscape.co.uk and medscape.com). The candidate must be based in the UK.

The position requires an experienced news editor who will largely focus on planning and publishing content that specifically addresses the needs of UK healthcare professionals. The editor will be tasked with producing news and commissioning expert columns. The editor will be charged with staying on top of the latest healthcare policy news and news relating to professional societies and bodies in the UK. They will also work closely with our marketing partners.

Global English News Editor Responsibilities:

• Ensure high editorial standards are maintained for all content published on Medscape UK and Medscape.com
• Develop topics for news coverage that are aligned with editorial strategy
• Manage freelance writers and copyeditors
• Commission articles from freelance writers and edit as needed
• Supervise UK clinical summary production
• Supervise UK translation production
• Work within approved news budget
• Fill in for and collaborate with the English market lead and other global editors as needed
• Collaborate with the marketing team and other departments as needed on global English market campaigns

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in medical or science journalism
• Previous demonstrable editing experience
• Experience covering medical/scientific conferences and academic studies for a specialised audience is preferred
• Native English speaker
• Familiarity with the UK healthcare system, government, and culture
• Comfortable with working in a fast-paced media organisation
• Based in the UK

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