Tara Mitrovka

Analyze, revamp, Implement, and manage new editorial processes for:

• External stakeholders, such as medical education communication companies (MECCs) who wish to use Medscape's platform for posting their accredited educational activities
• Print supplement and monograph publication of content developed from new or existing activities for multiple journals (Journal of Family Practice, Cutis, Neurology Reviews, Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, Current Psychiatry, Federal Practitioner, and OBG Management, among others)
• In-language activities for internal stakeholders, liaising with foreign language freelance editors to publish accredited online continuing medical education
• Hire, onboard, lead, train, mentor, and provide daily direction for in-house editorial content team (10 editors)
• Hire, onboard, and provide ongoing training to team of freelance editors (20+ editors across multiple departments)
• Write and manage style guide, establish editorial guidelines, and align editorial standards across multiple departments
• Member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force in Medical Education to address gaps and provide guidance about how to incorporate these standards into CME, as well as in the workplace
• Maintain quality control among the in-house and freelance editors
• Edit, fact check, and provide staging approval for our live and posted content (text and PowerPoint decks)
• Mentor the team of editorial coordinators
• Onboard all new staff, regardless of their roles, in editorial and content accuracy (fact check) processes
• Lead weekly and monthly departmental meetings to align content and products behind a singular editorial voice
• Pre-COVID, traveled to New York office every 5 to 6 weeks to conduct in-person trainings to maintain and update team's editorial skills

• Appointed as the editorial voice in the Center for Excellence
• Hired, trained, and oversaw team of in-house medical editors in the content development department, implementing strategies to maintain cohesive cross-departmental standards
• Managed freelance medical editors, coordinating 15 remote workers to achieve prescribed deliverable milestones
• Managed the grants and proposals editorial team (in-house and freelance medical editors)
• Wrote and maintained the style guide; aligned and ensured compliance with style guide, editorial guidelines, and Medscape standards throughout entire product portfolio and across departments
• Edited, fact checked, and evaluated copy from development to staging edits to verify content aligned with established guidelines
• Proposed ancillary projects and products to expand diversity of editorial offerings and revenue opportunities
• Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to editors and writers
• Led weekly, monthly, and quarterly medical editor and editorial coordinator departmental meetings to align creative output behind singular editorial voice
• Delegated and tracked each staff member's assignments and deadlines
• Tracked and forecast editorial expenses, including freelancer costs, copyright permissions, reference acquisitions, and other costs
• Traveled to New York office every 5 to 6 weeks to conduct in-person trainings to maintain and update team's editorial skills

• Hired, trained, and oversaw team of in-house medical editors in the content development department, implementing strategies to maintain cohesive cross-departmental standards (5 direct reports,; 2 contractors)
• Managed content development freelance medical editors, coordinating 15 remote workers to achieve prescribed deliverable milestones
• Managed the grants and proposals editorial team (2 in-house direct reports and 8 freelance medical editors)
• Hired, trained, managed, and mentored team of editorial coordinators (4 direct reports)
• Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to editors and writers; prepared and recommended long-range plans for development of editors and editorial coordinators
• Applied performance data and generated reports to evaluate and improve editorial quality and output, target current business conditions, and forecast needs
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance
• Directed staff and managed editorial budget and expenses
• Achieved or exceeded financial goals on regular basis by controlling expenses, optimizing schedules, meeting tight deadlines, and regulating editorial standards
• Wrote and maintained the style guide
• Ensured compliance with style guide, editorial guidelines, and Medscape standards within the Editorial Services department
• Led weekly, monthly, and quarterly medical editor and editorial coordinator departmental meetings
• Delegated and tracked each staff member's assignments and deadlines
• Tracked and forecast editorial expenses, including freelancer costs, copyright permissions, reference acquisitions, and other costs
• Edited, fact checked, and evaluated multimedia and text copy from development throught to staging to verify content aligned with established guidelines

• Hired, trained, and led separate US and international content editor teams of in-house and freelance editors
• Managed editorial traffic, assigning several thousand projects annually to in-house and freelance medical editors, ensuring all tasks were completed on or ahead of time
• Wrote and maintained the in-house style guide based on American Medical Association style, with modifications for production-specific parameters; aligned and ensured compliance with style guide, editorial guidelines, and Medscape standards
• Edited, fact checked, and evaluated copy for multimedia and text-based activities to verify content aligned with established guidelines (
• Liaised with editorial director to provide concise and constructive editorial feedback to editors and writers and align department standards
• Represented the Editorial Services department at weekly status meetings with the program managers and medical education directors to forecast workflow and allocate appropriate editorial resources to ensure content posted on time and within budget
• Onboarded new assistant editors, medical education directors, and program managers to train them in editorial process and it pertains to their roles
• Tracked and forecast editorial expenses, including freelancer costs, copyright permissions, reference acquisitions, and other costs

While self-employed, I worked for multiple Montreal-based clients in the medical and pharmaceutical advertising and continuing medical education arenas. Major long-term contracts included:

• Small Dog Communications (2001 to 2019): Medical editor and writer
• Jeffrey Simbrow Associates (2011): Medical editor and writer
• Glia Scientific Communications (2005-2010): Medical editor and writer
• Sudler & Hennessey, LLC (2001 to 2008): Medical editor; later, also writer
• Mediconcept (2003 to 2008): Senior medical editor and clinical article writer for the journals Clinical and Refractive Optometry and Clinical and Surgical Ophthalmology