EDITORIAL COORDINATOR RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Dec 20, 2024 - The Editorial Coordinator manages the editorial process logistics, including template creation, content tracking, and story closure, while ensuring timely responses to the editorial team's requests. This position coordinates with editors to facilitate a smooth publishing workflow, oversees the publication of stories in WordPress, and updates editorial guidelines. This role oversees the peer review manuscript workflow for ASM Journal Editors, provides support to authors and editors, and monitors publication metrics to maintain quality and efficiency.

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1. Editorial Coordinator, GreenLeaf Publishing, Austin, TX

Job Summary:

  • Plan, write, edit and distribute content (internally/externally) in English and French
  • Maintain tone of voice and key visual identity and provide guidelines for internal clients
  • Provide assistance within the internal and external communications process
  • Assist with content related to Marketing & Communications campaigns and projects across multiple channels (blog, social media as requested, websites, apps, SMS, emailing, campaigns, and advertising with objective of maintaining/improve quality and protect brand/reputation
  • Proofread copy to check spelling and grammar in English and French (website, blogs, apps, brochures, flyers, and any other documentation)
  • Review the editorial quality of reports, surveys, publications, marketing materials, flash news and countless ad hoc requests as they arise and suggest improvements.
  • Following-up on efficient project management with leaders, graphic designers, and internal clients, when supporting a project
  • Coverage of internal and external events and networking to build up business and media relations.
  • Provide editorial support, deliver and lead project work including managing priorities and supporting client-driven projects
  • Review and content development support, execute the coordination and reporting of project deliverables undergoing clients' electronic review/tracking processes
  • Request and obtain permission for borrowed materials and maintain accurate and trackable records


Skills on Resume:

  • Bilingual Writing and Editing (Hard Skills)
  • Brand Voice Consistency (Hard Skills)
  • Content Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Proofreading and Editing (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Soft Skills)
  • Marketing Campaign Support (Hard Skills)
  • Event Coverage (Soft Skills)
  • Document Tracking (Hard Skills) 

2. Editorial Coordinator, Beacon Media Group, Portland, OR

Job Summary:

  • Respond to requests from the editorial team in a timely manner, keeping in mind deadline
  • Manage the logistics side of the editorial process, including creating templates, tracking content, and closing stories.
  • Communicate with editors and editorial team to ensure a smooth publishing process, including ensuring that new production is on time and accurate
  • Collaborate when needed with editors on headlines and summary content
  • Post stories in WordPress and contribute story ideas
  • Update the Editorial Operation manual
  • Manage the peer review manuscript workflow for ASM Journal Editors from submission to final decision.
  • Provide first-level technical and procedural support to authors, reviewers, and Editors for the peer review system.
  • Act as point of contact for ASM authors, reviewers and editors including training on the peer review system and informing them of updates to that system.
  • Ensure quality control and monitor timeliness at each stage of the peer review process to adhere to ASM standards and practices.
  • Generate and monitor regular statistical reports on submissions, acceptance rates, and turnaround times and generate custom reports
  • Complies with company policies, procedures and regulations.


Skills on Resume:

  • Editorial Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Team Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Headline Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • WordPress Posting (Hard Skills)
  • Manual Updates (Hard Skills)
  • Peer Review Management (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Support (Soft Skills)
  • Quality Control (Hard Skills) 

3. Editorial Coordinator, Riverstone Communications, Denver, CO

Job Summary:

  • Working closely with the Editor in Chief to ensure BMJ Open workflow is efficient and tasks are prioritized correctly
  • Coordinating and prioritizing tasks for freelancers and agencies, and recruiting and overseeing relationships
  • Responding to presubmission queries and queries about editorial policies, e.g. trial registration, open peer review
  • Tracking priority papers and sending to the editors for expedited triage
  • Managing and overseeing any journal backlog, ensuring the tasks are distributed according to resources and agreed priorities
  • Assisting the Editor-in-Chief on ongoing papers with ethical issues, etc. For example, finding institutional email addresses, following up with institutions and authors
  • Social media engagement - managing Twitter output
  • Reporting - running and creating editorial reports to monitor overall editorial performance and specific aspects (e.g. relating to backlogged papers, editor-by-editor performance comparisons)
  • \Proven experience of working in the editorial office of a peer-reviewed journal or journal publisher
  • Strong understanding of the peer review process, and the stages a manuscript goes through to be published
  • Be numerate and spreadsheet-proficient, knowledgeable of formulas and advanced functions in Excel or Google Sheets.


Skills on Resume:

  • Workflow Management (Soft Skills)
  • Task Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Editorial Policy Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Priority Paper Management (Hard Skills)
  • Backlog Management (Soft Skills)
  • Ethical Issue Assistance (Soft Skills)
  • Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Reporting (Hard Skills) 

4. Editorial Coordinator, Blue Horizon Publications, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary:

  • Coordinates and is responsible for JACC editorial board meetings, helping disseminate to the board 
  • Preparing and recording the decisions of the board to be sent to authors.
  • Distributes and records transfer offers and decision letters to JACC's sister journal editors-in-chief.
  • Liaison to JACC guest editors in chief, overseeing separate review process and ensuring no conflicts arise with the regular board.
  • Answers e-mails in shared email JACC and JACC such as Case Reports account, working closely with authors, editors, and reviewers to make sure manuscripts are processed in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Manage and coordinate communication among the JACC Editor in Chief, the JACC Editorial Board, and authors of original research articles and review articles.
  • Responsible for the JACC Journals content strategy and execution of content distribution with the JACC & JACC such as Case Reports Managing Editor.
  • Running the office and assisting all editorial departments
  • Managing contributors from setting them up for payment to allocating costs and troubleshooting
  • Assisting with travel and photoshoot arrangements
  • Dealing with reader inquiries and engaging the relevant departments as necessary
  • Planning and executing important events for the titles, managing key stakeholders
  • Contributing heavily to social media and the digital footprint of the brands


Skills on Resume:

  • Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Management (Soft Skills)
  • Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
  • Content Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Support (Soft Skills)
  • Contributor Management (Soft Skills)
  • Event Planning (Soft Skills)