Location: New York,NY, USA
At GREY , we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward - harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems - for the world's most influential brands. Our core values - creativity, unity, empathy, and service - power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL SERVICES, PHARMA
WHO WE ARE:
At Grey Group, we create Famously Effective ideas - creativity that delivers business results - for the world's most influential brands. Our core values - creativity, unity, empathy, and service - power the work we do in each of our 40+ studios across six continents. In 2023, we were named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace and our agency network, The Grey Group, ranked in the top ten award winners at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Associate Director of Editorial Services is responsible for editing pharmaceutical advertising materials in virtually every medium (print, digital, and TV) and at every stage of development. As quality control for the agency, this role is crucial to the successful execution of projects, ensuring that every project is accurate, error free, and adheres to brand, medical, legal, and regulatory guidelines. This is a senior leadership position that is responsible for managing the Editorial Department in collaboration with the Director, Resource Management.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Oversee a team of at least 1-3 Senior or Managing Editors, including handling all resourcing, staffing, training, and budgeting in collaboration with the Director, Resource Management.
* Support Managing Editors in reviewing work of other members of the editorial department.
* Oversee at least 1 launch account with the support of a team of editors.
* Partner with the client finance team in ensuring accounts are appropriately staffed and utilized efficiently across all accounts when requested by the Director, Resource Management.
* Manage all new business activities that involve editorial, including editing pitch decks and maintaining the new business calendar.
* Ensure all established editorial and agency processes are followed in partnership with the Director, Resource Management.
* Onboard all editorial staff and freelancers on both editorial and agency processes.
* Serve as a lead resource for all FDA rules and regulations and train the Editorial and Project Management Departments on best practices.
* Hire freelance support as needed for launches.
* Maintain all editorial staffing for launch and label updates in collaboration with the Director, Resource Management.
* Interviews all freelance and full-time hires and conduct performance reviews for Managing Editors.
* Continue to refine editorial processes for the agency, adapting ways of working for different clients.
* Serve in a client-facing capacity for all new business initiatives.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
* At least 5-7 years of promotional pharmaceutical editing experience required
* Prior HCP launch experience required
* Mastery of Adobe Acrobat Pro and ProofHQ and experience in training on digital routing platforms
* Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to maintain calm under high-pressure situations
* Expert knowledge of AMA style and FDA rules and regulations, as well as a willingness to train editors on FDA guidelines
* At least 3 years of direct supervisory experience required
* Ability to work independently while collaborating across disciplines
* Client-facing experience required
WHO YOU ARE:
* Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one's ever seen before
* Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
* Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
* Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $140,000 to $160,000 Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details
At Grey Group we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous, and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies, and procedures that promote a culture where everyone's difference is valued.
Grey Group is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone's difference is valued.
GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
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