Editor, Member Communications

American Association of Orthodontists - the AAO • Full-time • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States • $54.58k - $79.08k / year • 3m ago

Position Title: Editor, Member Communications

Department: Marketing & Communications

FLSA: ExemptStatus: Full-time

Reports to: Director of Marketing & Communications

About AAO:

The AAO is a professional association of educationally qualified orthodontic specialists dedicated to ethically advancing the art and science of orthodontics, improving the public’s health by promoting quality orthodontic care, and supporting the practice of orthodontics. The AAO is comprised of more than 19,000 members in the United States, Canada, and abroad. The specialty of orthodontics is the oldest and largest dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association.

Position Summary:

Provides the AAO with editorial content and manages projects related to member communications. Oversee the planning and development of channels such as The Practice Management Bulletin, eBulletin, and news articles on the member website.

Essential Functions:

Develop printed and electronic member communications that demonstrate the AAO vision with responsibility for all copywriting. Project management, planning, and development of current and future editorial content for member communication channels.
Project management, planning, and development of current and future print editorial content for print publications, including Annual Session print publications, The Practice Management Bulletin, and the Orthodontic Advocate.
Manage the approval process of materials for publishing through respective parties.
Coordinate advertising material reviews with respective staff, doctor reviews, external parties, and legal reviews.
Coordinate editorial alignment with advertising content and provide editorial review of materials included in member communications.
Provide editorial input on media kit content to ensure alignment with member communication messaging and publications.
Collaborate with the meetings and marketing teams to support editorial and visual content needs related to Annual Session.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in education and experience with emphasis in journalism, communications, or marketing
3-5 years prior experience in a role with responsibility for publications, editing, content curation, or internal communications
Experience with healthcare or related industry communications preferred

Skills and Abilities:

Meticulous attention to detail in writing and editing.
Ability to manage many projects simultaneously, from assignment to delivery, including planning print publications and direction of design and layout processes for the publications
Expert-level skills in respective editorial software, such as MS Office, Excel, etc.
Familiarity with online analytical tools (such as email analytics).
Excellent peer-to-peer leadership skills.
Strong organizational skills to provide consistently good work under pressure
Time is well managed, and multiple tasks are appropriately prioritized
Strong eye for engaging on-brand visual presentation, and selection of photography and other visual elements well-suited to editorial content
Data-driven: Research skills to identify opportunities for optimization
Working knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) and ability to drive high-quality web traffic from various member communication platforms, such as email.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Sedentary inside office work with limited exposure to weather conditions. Requires the ability to lift, pack and unpack boxes of supplies. It also requires being on one’s feet for long periods (10-hour days) during an annual conference at a hotel or convention center facility. Occasional travel is required, typically one trip annually of 4-6 days duration.

Benefits for Full-Time Employees