Medical Editor
🇺🇸 Dallas, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ March 25th, 2023
AP Bar MCATAre you the ideal candidate for this position? Here's how we will know:
- You are a detail-oriented grammar demon, and proud of it.
- You have a laser-like focus for finding errors in dense manuscripts aimed for specialized audiences, and an ability to identify structural and logical gaps in content written by subject matter experts and to describe them.
- You have at least 3 years experience editing published educational material with observance of one or more detailed style guides, including at least 2 years of experience editing in a medical or health related field.
- You can excel while juggling multiple tasks in a single day.
- You are a positive person that understands collaboration is crucial to success. At the same time, you're able to stay highly motivated working independently. You give constructive feedback and are a consummate diplomat when writing queries or comments for authors. And you can receive feedback with tact and use that to grow
- You have at least a four-year degree in linguistics, English, journalism, or in a health related field.
- You are disciplined and a motivated professional who is eager to learn and thrive while working on deadline.
- You read a lot, and when you're done you read some more.
- You can write an interesting cover letter which specifically addresses many of these points.
- In addition, you have started noticing the writing and editing missteps in this job description and can confidently address a half dozen or more in a tracked changes word document with your application.
Job duties (Including but not limited to)
- Technical/Quality Assurance
- Edit test questions and explanations for clearness of expression, logical flaws, uniformity of design, and adherence to company style guides in medical, nursing, college prep, AP, bar, MCAT, CPA, and CFA exams
- Edit materials for grammar, punctuation, redundancy, clarity, consistency of style, and repetitiveness
- Consult and collaborate
- Provide suggestions to authors and other editors for substantive changes
- Helping to establish style and format guides for a variety of editing projects
- Cooperate with other departments
- Edit related materials in marketing and recruiting as needed
- Ability to take pride in work and give 110% effort
Limitations
- Applicants must have experience editing medical and/or scientific materials. Corporate communications editors, literary editors, teachers, and/or writers will not be considered.
- This is a full-time position in our beautiful Dallas, TX.
About the Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience with annual bonus opportunity
- Excellent work life balance
- Paid time off (based on sliding scale according to hire date and work hours)
- Generous paid holiday schedule that includes the entire week of Christmas off
- Comprehensive benefits package (medical, vision, dental, life, disability)
- 401(k) plan for retirement with 5% employer matching (eligibility after 90 days of employment)
- On-site group fitness classes & relaxed work environment
At UWorld, we believe strength is derived from the talents, ideas, and experiences of a diverse workforce. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other protected class. UWorld is proud to be an equal opportunity employer providing a drug-free workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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