Account Manager - Accelerated Sales Program
White Cap
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Partner with senior leadership to plan the overarching vision encompassing the relevant journal(s), both short-term and long-term.
- Manage the complete editorial workflow for assigned journals, from initial concept and manuscript development to final layout.
- Responsibilities include content solicitation, creation, editing, proofreading, and ensuring timely delivery of finalized files.
- Guide written, video, podcast, and live editorial formats, ensuring consistency of quality, brand voice, and mission alignment.
- Coordination with client servicing and content teams, as well as leadership from partner associations, to develop editorial calendars and associated content sourced from submission platforms, in-house writers, freelance writers, and key thought leaders.
- Collaborate with the digital team to ensure optimize content across brand websites, social media channels, and podcast and video platforms, using analytics to refine strategy.
- Editorial decision-making will remain fully independent from sponsorship and advertising discussions.
- At the same time, EDs will liaise closely with sales, marketing, and leadership teams to align editorial strategy with business growth objectives, targeted sponsorship opportunities, and readership goals.
- Maintain relationships with external partners (including associations and vendors).
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with experts in the field for high-quality content.
- Approve journals’ budgets and expenditures.
- Collaborate with other function leaders to improve communication and workflow among the teams.
- Lead a high-performing team to drive results.
Requirements
- BS/BA in English, communications, journalism, or health sciences field.
- Minimum seven (7) years’ professional editing experience, including fact-checking, researching, and referencing skills, and knowledge of American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style 11th edition; oncology experience a plus.
- Minimum two (2) years leading a team to high performance.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
- Ability to establish a vision and a plan to achieve it
- Strong problem-solving and management skills
- Multimedia storytelling skills across print, digital, video, and audio platforms
- Self-motivated and able to connect editorial vision with commercial and audience-growth strategies
- Balances a strong conviction for a wiliness to listen and adjust course
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with strong attention to detail
- Agile and willing to learn new things
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Project; Adobe Acrobat
