Assistant Editor

Ecri-USA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Assistant Editor at ECRI plays a crucial role in updating, revising, enhancing, and producing content for digital publications, products, and services. This position involves collaboration with various teams to ensure the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the content produced, while also supporting ECRI's mission to promote safe and effective healthcare practices.

Responsibilities

• Update, revise, enhance, and produce content for publications and services including e-news products and articles.
• Assist with document preparation by fact-checking, light copyediting, and formatting.
• Submit documents and manage editorial workflows for content review, copyediting, and production.
• Build new member pages, including content tagging and managing publishing workflows.
• Review digital pages for adherence to ECRI editorial and website style guides.
• Publish to member websites and create and post Word/PDF/XLS deliverables.
• Conduct quality control of ECRI member pages and resolve problems with Managing Editor and Director of Publications.
• Act as liaison to publication staff and all support services, including subject matter experts, marketing/communications, and media services.
• Submit visualization needs to Media Services.
• Support new work practices as digital publication develops and evolves.
• Maintain milestone logs to track progress and aid in time management and organization.
• Meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, interact with different departments, and work independently.
• Participate in departmental editorial and group meetings as well as other ECRI meetings as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years experience in digital production processes preferred.
• Ability to prioritize work, set expectations, problem solve, and work in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a group.
• Interest and ability to acquire additional skills as needed.
• Experience with content management systems is preferred.
• Degree in English, journalism, or related field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of Products (e.g., Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
• Employer-matching 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Paid leave for parents.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and other voluntary benefit programs (e.g., accident insurance, identity theft insurance, flexible spending accounts).
• 16 hours annually of paid time to volunteer at preapproved ECRI Cares charities during normal business hours.