Senior Digital Writer/Editor - Media Relations

About the position

Responsibilities

• Help develop and utilize a ticketing system to track, prioritize and execute requests, ensuring important and timely requests are completed first.
• Ensure continuity between related communications and elevate concerns or issues appropriately through various teams.
• Work in close coordination with other teams to ensure there is adequate coverage during vacations, sick days, or excessively busy periods that require additional copyediting/proofreading support.
• Largely rely on the authors of various communications to ensure accuracy, but also help check easily verifiable facts in those communications as an added safeguard.
• Be able to recognize the difference between substantial content edits and copyedits to ensure the primary writers intent and objectives are not compromised.
• Flag inconsistencies between multiple pieces of content that are writing on similar subjects.
• Ensure appropriate backup resources are in places where and when needed.
• Monitor outcomes and key measures of success to gauge the effectiveness of copyediting operations and adapt/evolve where needed.
• Efficiently and effectively execute goals and priorities while adhering to organizational standards for delivering excellent work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in copy-editing, proofreading and fact checking in deadline-driven environments.
• Experience in digital editing and platforms including MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Experienced writer, editor, and verbal communicator; strong medical writing experience.
• Comfortable with digital content channels, including but not limited to social media.
• Familiarity with web publishing.
• Highly organized and ability to develop and work with systems and processes to ensure accountability and effective tracking of multiple projects.
• Seamless ability to triage work based on multiple deadlines, priorities and stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience elevating important matters effectively to the senior director and others in the organization as appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in health care, journalism or higher education setting.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
• At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement.
• The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support.
• Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
• The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters.
• Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

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