Freelance Brand Editor

Meticulous doesn’t begin to describe your dedication to accuracy.

GSW is looking for a Freelance Brand Editor who has pharma agency experience.  This role is fully remote.

You are diligent and punctilious with an absolute understanding of the tone and structure of writing. As an advocate for readers, you will evaluate and provide fresh perspective to copy and make recommendations to improve upon the work of copywriters, medical liaisons, and artists. In this role, you will review original and all revisions to concepts, copy, layouts, final art, printer’s proofs, and digital QCs to ensure materials produced are clearly communicated, of the highest quality, and meet or exceed customer expectations. Do you feel like this paragraph could be improved? This role is for you. You will:

• Work directly with medical liaisons to ensure content/claims can be substantiated by supporting clinical studies
• Review all sources of written materials fact checking and verifying correct use of unfamiliar terms while ensuring accuracy of quoted materials
• Review layouts assessing how copy works with the overall design; check use of appropriate fonts and font sizes against specifications in copy document; check consistency of spacing, text alignment, line and word breaks
• Check graphs, charts, and tables for uniformity of style and size making sure data are displayed clearly and correctly
• Writes, updates, and distributes account-specific brand guidelines, incorporating customer preferences and medical/regulatory/legal requirements
• Performs functionality checks of digital projects (working links, websites, banner ads, and other digital projects in staging sites)
• Demonstrate knowledge of brand/disease state and contribute from that perspective

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in English or journalism or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years’ editing experience
• Ability to apply understanding of brand/disease state to science-based content
• Excellent grasp of mechanical/layout design and issues
• High attention to detail using a thorough approach under tight timelines

Desired Requirements:

• Scientific, medical, pharmaceutical, or technical background
• Knowledge/familiarity of AMA style

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $45 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.