Junior Editor - Creative Engagement Group, Manchester

https://boards.greenhouse.io/tceg/jobs/3573164

Axiom is seeking a Junior Editor (Healthcare) with a passion for outstanding quality and editorial excellence, supporting us to create content that engages and educates diverse audiences.

You will be joining our UK team, who produce award-winning creative and scientific communications for our EU pharmaceutical clients. You will be working in a highly collaborative environment with expert talent in producing creative healthcare communications and experiences, from internal engagement and communications planning to healthcare professional/patient education programmes. On occasion, you’ll also support our US colleagues, who specialise in scientific training including eLearning, infographics, virtual training, and live experiences for US-based pharmaceutical clients.

This role will involve a diverse range of work, ensuring the highest standards are met through copy editing, proof reading, and quality checking all our deliverables – be they virtual/live events and exhibitions, digital platforms and applications, film or print.

This role will be supported and mentored by our Head of Editorial and Compliance, and will work in partnership with both our Scientific and Client Services teams.

Responsibilities and expectations of the role

• Provide editorial support to the Axiom EU and US teams

  • Copy editing: ensure linguistic accuracy, consistency and clarity in line with project briefs

  • Proof reading: check work across different outputs, contexts and formats, collaborating with studio and other departments where needed to ensure content is correct and consistent

  • Quality checking: ensure items are approved for spelling, grammar, punctuation and overall sense

  • Compliance: develop an understanding of pharmaceutical industry processes and adherence to compliance codes and regulations, including copyright and permissions

• Work collaboratively with the Scientific and Client Services teams

  • Work closely with Medical Writers and Client Services colleagues, communicating proactively to manage your workload and deliver projects to agreed timelines

  • Understand the importance of clear briefs and scope of work from colleagues, learning which questions to ask and when to follow up to ensure your work is aligned with expectations

  • Demonstrate flexibility and understanding when dealing with changing timelines; support the team with a calm and patient attitude

• Time/project management

  • Manage tasks across multiple accounts, products and therapy areas, whilst maintaining consistency and meticulous attention to detail

  • Work with the Senior Medical Editor to monitor your capacity, plan around multiple delivery requirements, manage conflicting deadlines and proactively respond to excess workload

  • Develop and demonstrate an understanding of time on job and budget implications; assist Client Services by checking your allocated hours and notifying the team of any scope creep

What we offer

• Comprehensive onboarding and training with an encouraging and enthusiastic team

• Exciting range of creative healthcare project types and opportunities to expand your skill set

• Opportunities to work with talented scientific, creative, events and digital teams across TCEG

• Benefits package

Requirements

• Educated to degree level, ideally in English or scientific discipline

• Working experience is not essential, but a keen interest in healthcare is a must

• Outstanding attention to detail, able to follow a style guide and spot errors, inconsistencies and inaccuracies

• A passion for quality; a self-confessed perfectionist!

• Exceptional verbal, written, and organisational skills, plus excellent knowledge of English spelling and grammar

• Ability to patiently manage multiple changing projects, tasks, priorities and deadlines

• High level of self-motivation, ability to work with tight timelines and under pressure

• Ability to thrive both independently and in a team environment

• Positive and proactive attitude; keen to learn

• Open to new/innovative ideas, proactive and highly collaborative team player, a positive problem solver

Additional beneficial knowledge, skills and abilities

• A scientific background or previous experience in a publishing/communications agency environment would be advantageous

• Strong Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat skills preferred

• A good understanding of UK versus US spelling and grammar rules would be beneficial