Editor

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JOB PURPOSE

The Editor for Optometry Times completes the tasks necessary for the creation and preparation of high-quality content for the media channels used by the brand/property, with an emphasis on increasing the reach and impact of Optometry Times and our digital channels.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Multimedia Content Creation (75%)

Write and edit multimedia content, including articles, slideshows, videos, podcasts, quizzes, polls, and more for Optometry Times.
Manage weekly e-newsletters, source topic resource centers, monthly digital issue alerts, and conference briefs in alignment with cadence of annual meetings.
Attend conferences to create content, including written articles, videos, podcasts, slideshows and more.
Work with expert contributors, ophthalmic bloggers and freelance writers to produce and edit original content for Optometry Times, including keeping tabs on author submissions and sending deadlines/reminders to authors.
Work with Optometry Times editorial team to create compelling custom content when applicable, including but not limited to writing, editing, and proofing.
Participate in data and web traffic analysis and the development of recommendations from that data, and will help to facilitate the execution of chosen tactics.
Stay current with content consumption trends to optimize opportunities to engage audience across platforms.

Digital Content Planning and Development (10%)

Regularly confer with editorial teams/supervisor/advisory board to contribute to content and topic generation for daily web publishing.
Maintain a daily digital content schedule.
Assist in evaluating finalized copy for compliance with policies, style and tone.

Social Media and Web Traffic Enhancement (10%)

Manage and use best practices to enhance the reach and impact of Optometry Times social media channels
Use Search Engine Optimization and other strategies to boost traffic to OptometryTimes.com

Industry Networking & Other (5%)

Maintain positive professional relationships with industry experts and other internal and external contacts related to the generation and preparation of content.
Attend conferences and events to write news or create other multimedia.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences communications, journalism, or a related field.
2-5 years experience in journalism or related field.
Ability to learn about the professional roles, language and terminology, and nuances of the optometry discipline or the curiosity and interest to learn quickly.
Ability to translate industry understanding into relevant, practical content geared toward professional optometry audience.
Demonstrated creativity and innovation in content planning and execution in both digital and print platforms.
Excellent scheduling, organizational skills with sharp attention to detail.
Thrives both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Familiarity and ease with content management and publishing systems, medical literature databases (PubMed etc.) and social media; knowledge of Google Analytics and SEO strategies a plus
Proficient with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Adobe Creative Suite.