Job Title: Rheumatology/Dermatology Editor
Job Type: Contract (W2)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Work Location: Atlanta, GA (HYBRID role; in-office 3 days per week)
Work Schedule/Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day (standard business hours)
Compensation: $39.00 to $44.50 per hour
Overview:
Our client is a leading digital health and medical media organization that delivers trusted clinical news, education, and insights to healthcare professionals worldwide. This role sits within the editorial team supporting physician-focused medical journalism and specialty news coverage.
The Rheumatology/Dermatology Editor will be responsible for assigning, editing, and writing high-quality medical news and feature content focused on rheumatology and dermatology topics. The role combines editorial oversight with long-form feature reporting and requires someone who can translate complex clinical information into engaging, accurate, and accessible content for physician audiences. This is an ideal opportunity for a strong health editor with deep specialty knowledge and experience working in a fast-paced multimedia news environment.
Responsibilities:
- Assign and edit rheumatology and dermatology news content for physician and specialist audiences.
- Ensure all editorial content is accurate, timely, balanced, clinically relevant, and aligned with audience needs.
- Pitch, report, and write in-depth feature stories with fresh and compelling editorial angles.
- Collaborate closely with editorial leadership on feature development and content strategy.
- Work cross-functionally with marketing teams to support newsletters and promotional editorial initiatives.
- Coordinate with operations and production teams to ensure timely content publishing.
- Edit and proofread content for grammar, clarity, tone, and medical accuracy.
- Translate complex medical terminology and clinical concepts into accessible editorial content.
- Manage freelancer assignments and provide editorial guidance as needed.
- Meet tight deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards in a fast-paced environment.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 5+ years of experience in health or medical content editing and writing.
- Strong knowledge of rheumatology and dermatology subject matter.
- Experience assigning and editing editorial content for professional or healthcare audiences.
- Strong feature writing and investigative storytelling skills.
- Ability to edit for accuracy, timeliness, clarity, and relevance.
- Excellent proofreading, organizational, and deadline management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving editorial environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Biology, Journalism, or related field.
- Experience working within medical journalism, healthcare publishing, or clinical news organizations.
- Experience editing content for physician or specialist audiences.
- Familiarity with multimedia editorial formats and digital publishing workflows.
- Experience collaborating with freelance writers and cross-functional content teams.
- Ability to translate highly technical or academic medical information into engaging content for broader audiences.
- Creative mindset with strong editorial judgment and story development capabilities.
