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Copy Editor
TriStar Event Media, LLC – Overland Park, KS
TriStar Event Media, LLC, an industry-leading event publishing company, has an immediate opportunity for a Copyeditor to join the award-winning editorial team in our Overland Park office. Experience editing medical content is a plus, but applicants with experience in a straight news environment will also be considered. The ideal candidate must be comfortable proofing for grammar and consistency as well as massaging text to improve flow and clarity. Full-time and part-time applicants will be considered.
Essential Functions
The Copyeditor’s primary responsibility is to edit and maintain quality control over all editorial content on TriStar’s association projects, producing the best possible publications and news sites for the company’s association clients and their members. The Copyeditor will also review TriStar’s internal copy as assigned, including but not limited to marketing and promotional copy, legal copy, and contract language. The Copyeditor is also responsible for creating editorial and digital content for TriStar’s association clients as assigned. This includes writing for products such as news sites and meeting newspapers, meeting programs and exhibit guides, meeting apps, and other digital products. The Copyeditor will also serve as the lead editor of select projects, providing editorial project management for TriStar’s association clients, and as a backup for other editors, as needed. The Copyeditor is responsible for collaborating with TriStar’s internal project teams to execute all assigned projects on deadline.
Responsibilities
- Copyedit and maintain quality control over all TriStar editorial content
- Manage time to accommodate overlapping projects
- Review all content updates to meeting news sites and emails, ensuring necessary elements are properly displayed, arranged, and formatted
- Proofread major TriStar communications to associations and advertisers, including project ratecards, post-meeting reports, and advertising email campaigns
- Create meeting preview, session preview, city guide, and other editorial content from provided information, online research, and source interviews, as needed
- Assist with planning and creation of social media posts and graphics, browser alerts, and other traffic-driving tactics for meeting news articles, as needed
- Provide support for the collection, editing, and formatting of user-submitted content, as needed
- Assist with scriptwriting and internal review of TriStar-produced videos and podcasts, as needed
- Maintain TriStar’s in-house editorial style guide
- Conduct an annual review of TriStar’s in-house editorial style guide and update the guide with input from the editorial team
- Review and approve editorial proofs
- Utilize writing and editing skills to produce high-quality editorial content for association clients
- Oversee the planning, editorial production, and creation of news products, meeting programs, and exhibit guides, as needed
- Communicate with TriStar’s association clients to achieve editorial objectives, as needed
- Work with internal project teams to plan and execute projects on deadline
- Travel onsite for daily production of meeting newspapers and news sites when necessary
- Maintain collaborative, positive working relationships with TriStar’s clients and employees
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field
- Experience as a print editor, digital editor, or medical writer
- Exceptional writing skills with sound editorial judgment and working knowledge of AP style
- A detailed eye for editing
- Computing skills, including Mac, MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Workspace
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Advanced written communication skills
- Ability to work on a team and independently
- Ability to work evenings and weekends during association events
- A genuine interest in healthcare topics, both clinical and research-based
TriStar offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees that includes health, dental and vision insurance, compensation time for weekend work and more. We offer a hybrid work environment. The editorial team currently works in-office one day per week.
Interested applicants should apply via the external link below. The application process includes a 15-minute survey and a portal to upload a resumé and work samples.
Freelance Medical Writer
TriStar Event Media, LLC – Overland Park, KS
A nationally recognized content leader in the healthcare association industry, TriStar Event Media is looking for experienced freelance medical/science writers to produce session news coverage for medical meetings.
Pre-meeting assignments involve interviewing speakers (researchers, trial investigators, clinicians, etc.) and writing session preview articles. Meeting assignments involve attending sessions, as assigned, and writing summary/recap news articles on tight deadline in TriStar’s onsite pressroom. Recap articles are typically published within hours, so the ability to distill research news quickly is essential and exceptional writing skills are a must. Working knowledge of AP style is required.
TriStar covers some hybrid meetings where remote reporting may be possible, but the ability to travel to large convention cities (San Diego, Chicago, Washington DC, Orlando, etc.) is preferred. Experience covering medical meetings is a huge plus, but applicants with experience in a straight news environment will also be considered. Experience reporting on medical research, particularly cancer research, is a plus.
Interested applicants should apply via the external link below. The application process includes a 15-minute survey and a portal to upload your resumé and writing samples.
Senior Graphic Designer
TriStar Event Media, LLC – Overland Park, KS
Honored as one of the best places to work in Kansas City by Ingram’s Magazine, TriStar Event Media has an immediate opening for an experienced and talented Senior Graphic Designer. Our designers work with some of the largest and most highly regarded medical associations in the country alongside our project teams of writers, editors, and digital specialists. Our business involves traveling to popular meeting cities across the country for onsite design and photography work, so you won’t be chained to your desk every day.
The successful candidate will work on multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines while maintaining high design standards in a fast-paced (and fun) environment. We are currently seeking candidates with a strong foundation in newspaper and/or magazine design; however, thriving in this position requires a grasp of BOTH print and digital mediums. Strong organizational skills and self-motivation are required, as our designers are responsible for managing their own workload. Some client interaction may be required, and inter-departmental collaboration is essential.
Responsibilities
- Print Projects: Working with other graphic designers, editors, salespeople, and production personnel from concept to completion, you will design, lay out, and send print publications to press. This includes meeting magazines, daily newspapers, event programs and planners.
- Digital Projects: You will be responsible for the look and feel of websites, email campaigns, mobile app graphics, as well as web and social media graphics for our association partners. You will work closely with our digital team to ensure cohesive branding across platforms.
- Marketing Projects: In addition to client work, you will be responsible for a variety of marketing materials, such as project proposals, reports, email marketing, and presentations that require great attention to detail.
- Seasonal travel in the spring and fall will be required, including some weekend work (Travel with a companion once a year, on us!). Travel projects typically include onsite design work and live photography.
- Senior designers may be tasked with assisting junior team members, including reviewing their work and/or delivering training as necessary.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience designing print publications, websites, email campaigns, social media and mobile app graphics, and powerpoint presentations
- Expert knowledge of typography rules and styles for publication design and layout
- Talent and creativity to prepare designs, mockups, and artwork in accordance with internal and external branding guidelines while also meeting standards of the graphic arts and prepress industries
- Ability to work evenings and weekends during association events (3 to 4 times per year)
- Photography experience
Required Software Competencies
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Id, Ai, Ps, Xd, Acrobat), FIgma, Google Workspace tools, and Microsoft Office, including Powerpoint
- Proficiency with the following tools will support a smooth transition in the role: Trello, WordPress, Litmus, Hubspot, and Bugherd
- Video editing experience is a plus, but not required
Professional Skills
- Background that includes newspaper and/or magazine design highly desired
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a “grace under pressure” mentality
- Desire to keep abreast of current design trends and software
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage the work of self and others
- Ability to work on a team and independently
- Strong focus on customer service
Compensation and Benefits:
TriStar offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, one paid companion flight annually while traveling for work, compensation time for weekend work, and more. We offer a hybrid work environment. The design team currently works in-office one day per week. Local candidates preferred.
To Apply
To join our award-winning design team, please apply via the external link below. The application process includes a brief survey and access to a portal to upload your resume and design samples. Please include your salary requirements and a minimum of five design samples or a link to your online portfolio.
Who We Work With
ABOUT TRISTAR
TriStar is a full-service marketing agency serving healthcare associations. Our custom media solutions bring association and industry supporters together in mutually beneficial ways, delivering amazing experiences for members and meeting attendees. This includes engaging journalistic content that reaches audiences via diverse channels. We build non-dues revenue with our proprietary royalty-share model by leveraging our experienced sales team and extensive industry knowledge for end-to-end services across media channels. Our partners benefit from risk-free collaboration on marketing and planning for events and beyond, supported by our industry resources and tailor-made strategies.
