Reports To: President, HMP Global
Direct Reports: Managing Editor and Associate Editor
Location: Hybrid (3 days in-office/2 days work-from-home in either Malvern, PA or East Windsor, NJ) or Remote (depending on your proximity to our offices)
Travel: Up to 5 trips/year to proprietary HMP events (no external industry events)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k w/discretionary match, PTO, Life Insurance
Eligible for annual discretionary bonus
HMP is a leading healthcare event and education company, with a dominant position in several therapeutic areas including Oncology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Cardiovascular, Wound Care and Public Safety. With a mission to improve patient care, we deliver information and education to healthcare professionals through 400+ global, regional, and local events and reach over 4 million users monthly through digital networks and social channels.
Position Summary
HMP Global seeks a highly organized and strategic Assistant Editorial Director to lead and optimize content operations for the Psych Congress Network (PCN) and NP Institute Online Learning Hub. This role oversees daily content development and deployment, manages advisory board and key opinion leader relationships, supervises an editorial team, and drives editorial and digital strategy and brand alignment across multiple content channels. This position has limited writing responsibilities but requires expertise in content development, editing, content management, stakeholder engagement, and cross‑functional collaboration with education, marketing, and multimedia teams.
Functional Focus Breakdown
Content Development and Management: 40%
Key Opinion Leader Engagement (Advisory Board & Onsite): 30%
Editing: 30%
Writing: Minimal
Content Management & Development
- Manage and participate in digital content development and execution across the Psych Congress Network and the NP Institute Online Learning Hub brand channels.
- Work with executive management to plan the content of the strategic vision, including short- and long-term goals with SOPs, to ensure successful strategic execution.
- Establish, maintain, and nurture relationships with key experts in psychiatry and neurology.
- Ensure the editorial and clinical missions are reflected in all content produced by the team.
- Identify, create, and lead approved new content initiatives to increase brand awareness and improve engagement.
- Work with the content team and digital operations to fulfill sponsored campaigns.
- Develop original brand house and campaign content, including newsletters.
- Oversee social media plan execution and monitor ROI.
- Analyze content metrics to drive decision-making.
- Attend relevant internal and approved external conferences for content and networking.
- Support ongoing content tagging initiatives aligned with corporate goals.
- Ensure effective and appropriate use of AI tools across brands.
Departmental Collaboration
- Collaborate with the Psych Congress Education Team on content and business opportunities across brand channels.
- Work on independent content projects with meeting Chairs, Steering Committees, and Faculty.
- Collaborate with The Collective (HMP internal agency) to maximize reach and engagement.
- Partner with other brand managers to enhance cross‑division content opportunities.
- Work with Sales, Design, and Marketing counterparts to meet content/business objectives.
- Support executive initiatives aimed at improving team workflows and strategic impact.
External Associations
- Explore and maintain approved partnerships with leading organizations and academic centers.
- Monitor industry trends and drug development to ensure relevant content coverage.
- Engage with contributors and faculty to identify topics and monitor trends.
Team Management
- Lead assigned teams as a role model committed to business goals and professional development.
- Ensure completion of all mandatory management training.
- Track and manage team content deadlines.
- Oversee digital execution and e‑newsletter deployments across platforms.
- Ensure consistent content tagging by the team.
- Implement and maintain written SOPs for key editorial processes.
- Conduct weekly team and 1:1 meetings to track brand status and development goals.
- Identify networking and growth opportunities for the team.
- Train, evaluate, and support staff while prioritizing workflows.
- Foster a positive team atmosphere focused on motivation and performance.
- Provide formal performance reviews and oversee evaluation processes.
- Ensure editorial adherence to internal and AMA style guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant editorial/content experience, ideally in psychiatry, neurology, or clinical media.
- Strong background in digital content execution, KOL engagement, and campaign-focused editorial strategy.
- Ability to manage daily content volume, multimedia workflows, and cross-departmental projects.
- Exceptional editing skills and familiarity with AMA style.
- Experience managing direct reports and fostering team development.
Preferred Qualifications
- A graduate degree is preferred: Master’s, PhD, PharmD, or MD in life sciences, communications, or healthcare.
- Newsletter tools (e.g., Ongage, HubSpot).
- Multimedia content production (video/podcast).
- Campaign analytics and performance tracking.
- AI tools like ChatGPT for professional editorial use.
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