Editorial Director NEW

EMJ

We’re Looking for an Editorial Director to Lead Our Content Vision!

Become the driving force behind EMJ/AMJ’s editorial success, shaping a bold vision and strategy for our high-quality medical content across all platforms. You’ll cultivate a high-performing editorial team, spearhead innovative engagement strategies, and forge strong relationships with key industry leaders and clients. Your passion for impactful medical publishing and your leadership will establish you as a key figure representing EMJ, expanding our reach and influence within the healthcare sector.

What’s in it for you:

• Grow with us – this is a high-impact role with opportunities for progression and the chance to shape the future of the EMJ brand and content strategy.
• Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
• Our Bike to Work scheme helps you save money and stay active on your commute.
• Start with 25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
• We offer enhanced maternityleave, ensuring time to bond with your baby.
• From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.

Who you are:

• A natural leader with a passion for medical publishing: Both within your team and externally to our audience and industry figures, bringing editorial leadership experience rooted in a love for the field, preferably medical publishing or related industries.
• Ready to create an impact through exceptional content: You’re eager to directly impact positive change in both our editorial content and the team, driven by your passion for publishing high-quality work. The confidence in your craft and demonstrable experience will encourage next level ability.
• Fearless, ambitious and driven: You’re a proactive go-getter with a tenacious spirit, excited to play a key role in a fast-paced growing company
• A natural connector with persuasive communication skills: Building strong relationships comes easily, and you have a knack for understanding and influencing through your clear and confident communication, and you are comfortable hosting events and engaging with clients.
• Passionate about purpose and the craft of publishing: You’re genuinely motivated by the opportunity to make a positive impact in healthcare, combined with a strong drive to create and disseminate high-quality editorial content.
• Highly organised and self-driven: You excel at managing your time and thrive in an environment where you have the autonomy to take ownership and make things happen
• Growth Mindset: You possess a drive to innovate and push boundaries in content creation and publishing.

What you’ll do:

• Shape and drive the editorial vision and strategy: Craft and implement a bold, forward-thinking editorial vision and strategy for EMJ/AMJ, ensuring high-quality and accurate content across all formats.
• Build & Lead Content Excellence: Establish and grow strong Editorial Boards, and mentor the editorial team to consistently deliver world-class, engaging content.
• Champion Innovative Audience Engagement: Drive audience growth and engagement through innovative content formats like interactive articles and digital campaigns, leveraging trending topics and SEO best practices.
• Cultivate Key Relationships & Collaboration: Develop strong relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and collaborate effectively with key clients, including hosting webinars and discussions.
• Expand EMJ’s Reach & Impact: Explore new therapeutic areas and medical fields to broaden EMJ’s reach and influence within the healthcare industry.
• Become ‘the face’ of EMJ: Be the recognised leader and accountable for all editorial performance, managing KPIs and processes to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and consistent delivery.

Key Information

• Salary: Negotiable
• Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Mon-Fri
• Working pattern: Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)
• Reporting to:Chief Content Officer
• Location: Our buzzing London/Moorgate office

We offer a hybrid work environment, balancing office and remote work. To support your training and development during your initial three-month probation, this period will be fully office-based, five days a week. Following this, we anticipate a regular office presence of at least three days a week to maintain collaboration and team connection.

About EMJ

EMJ’spurpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do andcreate Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ, we believe in

• Taking care of your own: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
• Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners.
• Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.

Find out more about us and careers at EMJ.

Application process:

Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a 20-30 minvideo call. Following this there will be a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.