Modern Healthcare seeks a senior editor

The Senior Editor is the force behind Modern Healthcare’s leadership development content and its print publication, MH, which caters to the individual and organizational progress of high-level health care executives. The position oversees production of the twice-a-month magazine, including managing editorial meetings that ensure a workflow that is both efficient and collaborative.

The Senior Editor assigns, edits and oversees magazine features, writes briefs and short articles as needed, helps develop leadership content or sidebars within daily news items, helps reporters develop ideas and angles and then edits stories, Q&As, case studies, etc. that result in leadership content for all Modern Healthcare platforms.

The Senior Editor oversees production of MH, Special Reports, Awards and Recognition programs and leads production for the Check In, a twice monthly webcast.

The role regularly offers editorial input, feedback, and support to all newsroom staff with the goal of continuously strengthening our journalism. This position also supervises the work and performance of the creative unit and serves as a back-up news editor.

The Senior Editor is an idea generator: listening constantly, testing frequently, and always seeking better ways to present leadership development content in a compelling audience-focused manner that makes Modern Healthcare essential journalism. This position requires excellent project management skills with strict attention to detail, deadlines, and short and long-term goals.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of journalism experience on complex financial topics with a specific interest and experience reporting on healthcare finance and operations
• degree in journalism or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with AP Style
• Well organized, with a high degree of personal initiative and creativity
• Exemplary language skills and storytelling ability with a keen eye for strong content, and the ability to craft and nurture that content through the creative process while establishing and adhering to deadlines
• Strong detail-oriented writing and editing skills, including the ability to adapt material for multiple channels (print and digital)
• Strong sense of what makes a good web story and how to deliver it with impact and then following up on audience reaction to it to see what can be improved in the future
• Experience overseeing publication production, including artwork, layout, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and grace under pressure
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, and highly entrepreneurial
• Strong knowledge of SEO, digital metrics, tools, and analysis
• Background generating meaningful content that garners a high volume of traffic to the website, engagement to print features and encourages awareness and excitement around the brand
• Experience monitoring other media outlets to ensure utilization of all sources and to remain competitive
• Ability to stay abreast of the latest healthcare industry financial news and analysis and understand how it impacts II’s audience
• Background selecting local, state, national, and international news items received from wire services, based on assessment of items’ significance and interest value
• Ability to attend, and speak at, various industry events

To apply, go here.