Freelance editors

Freelance editors

WG Content is expanding our freelance editing team. Please apply if you’re looking for rewarding work (from home) with a fun, savvy team. You can bring — and enrich — your expertise by working with some of the most respected health systems and academic medical centers, along with other industries. Editing associates contribute to a variety of writing assignments and projects, including web content and print collateral. This virtual position requires demonstrated healthcare editing experience, responsive communication skills and attention to detail. 

About us:

WG Content is a woman-owned, 100% remote company fully dedicated to healthcare content since 2000. We create clear, actionable content for healthcare systems and academic medical centers across the country — and other businesses that serve and support healthcare. We build relationships one word at a time, and help our clients do the same. If you’re looking for a culture that values being empowered, kind, curious and fun, come see what it’s like to thrive at WG Content.

Responsibilities:

• Edit content for WG Content clients, including web content, print content and other writing assignments. 
• Work to tight deadlines, both internally for WG Content and externally for clients. 
• Edit a variety of assignments.  
• Exercise self-discipline and time management to organize editing in conjunction with other work assignments. 
• Deliver constructive feedback in an appropriate manner. 
• Edit content per the WG Content Content Quality Standards:  
  • Meets the client’s project objectives as outlined in the client-approved scope and estimate, the WG Content work order and as communicated by the project manager. 
  • Is logical and flows in an organized manner, and is divided into appropriate paragraphs, headers and subheads. Content is broken into readable chunks, using bulleted lists where appropriate for scanability. 
  • Is fully developed and well-written, using appropriate source material and credible resources. For Web content, writing includes appropriate meta tag information, linking information and other directions to client programmers (webification).  
  • Is appropriate for the target audience. 
  • Reflects the appropriate style per the client’s direction. 
  • Appropriately uses the client-supplied style guide or Associated Press Stylebook (if no style guide is recommended, writer uses the WG Style Guide). 
  • Uses the appropriate point of view per the client’s direction. 
  • Includes all client-specific direction and follows client-formatting guidelines and CMS guidelines as indicated by client. 
  • Reflects the appropriate voice and tone per the client’s direction.  
  • Includes appropriate vocabulary and variations in the type and structure
  • of sentences. 
  • Avoids use of passive voice whenever possible. 
  • Self-edits and checks against the client’s style guide or AP Stylebook so edits
  • are error-free. 
  • Uses appropriate grammar, spelling, paragraphing, punctuation, active voice, sentence length/structure and parallel construction.  
  • Reflects the readability (grade) level that the client has requested. 

Qualifications:

• Meets deadlines on time, every time. 
• Has the discipline to work in a virtual environment. 
• Must have initiative to work independently, but willing to collaborate with a team. 
• Has healthcare experience. 
• Based in the United States.