Editorial Director

Join Amplity, the full-service go-to partner of biopharma companies that delivers flexible + specialized medical + commercial services. No matter where a drug is in its lifecycle, we scale with ease to maximize resources + improve impact for all our clients. Through strategic partnerships + deep therapeutic expertise, Amplity transforms how breakthrough treatments reach the people who need them.

As an Editorial Director (ED), you will work collaboratively with leaders, creative professionals, and key thought leaders to bring Amplity's journals and publications to life across multiple formats.

The Editorial Director (ED) role entails overseeing the delivery of specific journals, ensuring content engages audiences across platforms while supporting readership growth, sponsorship opportunities, and Amplity's mission objectives. Responsibilities include shaping the overarching editorial vision across written, digital, and multimedia formats; coordinating editorial calendars; curating content from various sources; and maintaining strong partnerships with external entities. The role also requires close collaboration with sales, marketing, and digital teams to align editorial strategies with business growth targets and audience engagement, and upholding quality standards within budget constraints.

Partnering with senior leadership, the ED plans short- and long-term visions for journals, while also driving readership and engagement. Additionally, the role involves budget approval, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership of a high-performing team to achieve desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education/Experience

• BS/BA in 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.

Key Competencies

• 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

EPIIC Values:

All positions at Amplity have a responsibility to demonstrate our EPIIC Values in order to uphold our high-service standards.

Excellence: We set high standards. We are solutions-focused and achieve outstanding results with a professional and positive attitude.

Passion: We love what we do. Our energy inspires, engages, and motivates others.

Innovation: Our ideas set us apart. We are curious and bold and challenge traditional ways of working.

Integrity: We are open, honest, and transparent. We do the right thing with courage and understanding.

Collaboration: We are better together. We actively seek the participation of others to achieve greater outcomes.

About Us

Amplity powers biopharma innovation through expert-led teams that deliver. Whether you knew us in the 80's as Physician Detailing Inc., or in the 00's as part of Publicis Health , the companies that came together in 2019 to form Amplity have delivered contract medical, commercial + communications excellence for 40+ years.

Our people-driven, tech-enabled DNA fuels everything we do.Our professionals understand the pharmaceutical industry from the inside out. With a deep grasp on product lifecycles, marketing hurdles, operational nuances + the complex needs of providers and patients, we help our clients launch products + operate smoothly with precision - across all business shapes, sizes + specialties.

We are on a mission to improve patient outcomes through executional excellence - enabling our partners in pharma to thrive in turn. At Amplity, we are allies in excellence. And we do it quicker, better, nicer than anyone else.

Our Diversity Policy

We encourage and support equal employment opportunities for all associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or veteran status. Employment decisions are evaluated on the basis of an individual's skills, knowledge, abilities, job performance and other qualifications. In addition, Amplity Health maintains policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which Amplity Health has facilities.