Editorial Director
Position Overview:
HealthCom Media (HCM) is seeking an experienced Editorial Director (ED) to lead its editorial team and oversee the editorial operations for both print and online content. This leadership role requires a visionary individual with a strong editorial background in healthcare publishing, a passion for clinical accuracy, and the ability to drive content strategies that engage and educate our audience of nursing professionals.
As the Editorial Director, you will be responsible for ensuring the clinical relevance, timeliness, and quality of all content published across HCM’s platforms. You will lead editorial strategy, manage editorial content and staff, collaborate with internal and external partners, and maintain editorial ethics based on established guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME).
Key Responsibilities:
- Editorial Strategy & Content Development: Oversee and direct editorial content strategy, ensuring all content meets high journalistic standards, aligns with the needs of nursing professionals, and supports the publication’s business goals.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the Publishing Directors to develop editorial and sponsored content, balancing both editorial integrity and business revenue targets.
- Content Management: Manage the editorial calendar, generate topic ideas, solicit articles, and ensure timely publication of print and digital issues.
- Quality Control: Oversee peer-review processes, including manuscript evaluation and revisions, ensuring clinical accuracy in all formats (print, digital, special projects).
- Team Leadership: Direct and supervise editorial staff and freelancers, fostering collaboration and ensuring high standards for editorial quality.
- Social Media & Digital Strategy: Lead the development of the social media strategy, incorporating digital content such as blogs, videos, podcasts, and online features.
- Continuing Education (CNE): Plan and create CNE content, write posttests, and manage all necessary documentation to meet accreditation standards.
- Budget & Workflow: Collaborate on editorial budgets, manage editorial workflows, and ensure production deadlines are met.
- Ethical Standards: Develop and uphold editorial and publication ethics policies to ensure compliance with industry standards.
Qualifications:
- Education: MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), with preference given to candidates with experience in healthcare journalism, English, or communications.
- Experience: Minimum 7 years of editorial experience, ideally within healthcare publications, including experience managing editorial content and teams.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office Suite; experience with editorial project management tools such as Basecamp is a plus.
Essential Skills & Abilities:
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and content development abilities.
- In-depth understanding of healthcare trends, nursing issues, and clinical content.
- Familiarity with editorial review processes and the ability to manage peer review and manuscript submission systems.
- Ability to balance editorial integrity with business goals and revenue generation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
Additional Duties & Responsibilities:
- Represent HCM in editorial meetings and conferences.
- Organize focus groups and analyze reader feedback to inform content strategy.
- Develop and manage editorial board updates and recruit new members.
- Handle all aspects of author and peer reviewer communications, including manuscript submission, revisions, and feedback.
- Write content for special projects, including webinars, blog posts, and other digital initiatives.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional development and industry engagement.
- Flexible work arrangements.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter detailing your editorial experience, and any relevant portfolio samples or work examples.
Join us at HCM, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nursing education, research, and clinical practice through impactful editorial leadership.
Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN, is the Editor-in-Chief of American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association. A nurse leader with more than 30 years of experience, Gelinas also serves as system vice president and chief nursing officer of CHRISTUS Health, a system comprising more than 350 hospitals, services and facilities in the United States, Mexico and Chile. She is a well-respected thought leader and speaker on health care management, clinical issues, and patient safety and quality issues. She has served in various nursing leadership roles, including a member of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nursing Steering Committee; the board of directors for the National Patient Safety Foundation; the Nursing Advisory Council of The Joint Commission; and many others. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a member of the Academy’s Nursing Informatics and Technology Expert Panel.