Assistant Content Manager

Assistant Content Manager

Modern Healthcare and GenomeWeb sit at the center of healthcare and life sciences business intelligence. Our audiences expect content that is credible, relevant, and grounded in real expertise.

As an Assistant Content Manager, you'll help support custom content programs from signed agreement through delivery. Working alongside Content Managers and the Advertising Solutions team, you'll assist with content development, project coordination, freelancer management, and client communication while helping ensure programs meet both client goals and audience expectations.

What You'll Do

• Support custom content programs from kickoff through delivery
• Participate in client calls and assist with project communication and follow-up
• Help develop, edit, and oversee content across formats (articles, podcasts, white papers, webinars, video)
• Coordinate freelance writers, editors, and producers
• Work with sales and internal teams to support program execution
• Assist with webinar, podcast, and video production and moderation logistics
• Help manage timelines, deliverables, approvals, and project tracking
• Research healthcare topics and industry trends to support content development
• Contribute ideas that align client objectives with audience interests and brand standards

Required

• 2+ years of experience in content marketing, project management, client management, custom publishing, editorial, healthcare communications, or a related field
• Familiarity with healthcare, healthcare technology, life sciences, or another complex B2B industry
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Interest in learning how custom content programs are developed, sold, and executed

Preferred

• Experience working with clients, sponsors, or external stakeholders
• Experience coordinating freelancers or outside contributors
• Experience working with Smartsheet
• Familiarity with webinars, podcasts, video content, or virtual events
• Experience working with project management tools and structured workflows
• Exposure to healthcare media, healthcare marketing, or healthcare communications

Location: Chicago, Detroit or New York City. In office 3 days per week.

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

The estimated salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000.

Brand Overview:

Modern Healthcare is the industry's leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research and information. We report on important healthcare events and trends, as they happen, through our weekly print magazine, websites, e-newsletters, mobile products and events. Our readers use that information to make informed business decisions and lead their organizations to success. It's for this reason that Modern Healthcare magazine is ranked No. 1 in readership among healthcare executives.

About Crain Communications:

Crain Communications is a leading business news and information company with a portfolio of 24 media brands that provide indispensable coverage and data for professionals globally and across sectors, including advertising, automotive, finance, healthcare, staffing, and workforce solutions. Many of Crain's brands are the most influential media properties in the industries and communities they serve, including Ad Age, Automotive News, Pensions & Investments, Modern Healthcare, Staffing Industry Analysts, as well as Crain's regional business brands. For more than a century, our dedication to deep sector expertise and journalistic integrity has enabled us to provide trusted insights across all our platforms, empowering today's business leaders to make industry-shaping decisions. To learn more about Crain Communications, visit crain.com.