Summary: Team member responsible for leading sizable written portfolio and providing editorial support across teams. The Editorial Manager will also work with project leads to plan and implement interviews, web content, video scripts, flyers, podcasts, and other communications products.
Location: Remote
Anticipated salary: $74,000 Extended experience: up to $84,000 if experience exceeds expectations
Principal Functions:
Author compelling articles, blogs, executive communications, and internal products for a wide range of audiences
Provide editorial support for briefs, reports, blogs, legislative alerts, success stories, and more
Support ASTHO???s executive leadership team on communications opportunities, offering strategic messaging support as needed
Serve as a final editor on products prior to distribution and/or printing
Lead planning of ASTHO???s communications workgroup and represent the Content Development team on other internal ASTHO workgroups
Work with team leaders to improve writing across the organization and ensure engaging, accurate, error-free products
Manage ASTHO???s style guide, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation
Educate colleagues on editorial best practices
Identify opportunities for increased collaboration across teams. Build relationships that foster short- and long-term improvements in ASTHO???s publications process
Maintain ASTHO???s weekly internal employee newsletter and contribute to external newsletters as needed
Provide project management support to the department, which includes, but isn???t limited to, managing workflows, triaging inquiries from teams, and communicating frequently with project leads throughout the content development process
Qualifications:
Bachelor???s degree in communications, English, journalism, public health, or related field
Minimum of Four (4) years of experience in editing and communications
Must have a portfolio of published content available for sharing during the interview process
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Superb writing and copyediting abilities, familiarity with APA style a plus
Solid time and project management skills
Experience in Monday.com or similar project management platforms preferred
An independent, high-level thinker and doer who reflects the full spectrum of ASTHO???s Core Values: Leadership, Respect, Diversity and Inclusion, Responsiveness, Integrity, and Collaboration.
About Us: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice. ASTHO is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with a regional office in Atlanta, GA. ASTHO was incorporated on March 23, 1942 with the goal of helping health officials navigate a rapidly changing public health landscape and remains a strong voice in governmental public health.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: ASTHO is an all-encompassing diverse and inclusive organization that respects and celebrates every person???s strengths, assets, and values, eliminating inequities and biases in all facets of activities and operations. ASTHO is committed to leading organizational change efforts that support racial healing, racial justice, and transformation within state and territorial public health agencies.
Mandatory Vaccination Policy: As a Public Health organization, ASTHO accepts the responsibility to follow CDC guidelines and advisories relating to the health of all. ASTHO has adopted a mandatory vaccination policy applicable, as permitted by law, to all ASTHO employees to safeguard the health of our employees from the hazard of COVID-19.