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About the Role

CFR is seeking a Managing Editor for Think Global Health (TGH), a prominent online magazine focused on global health and international affairs. The Managing Editor will oversee the magazine's operations, manage staff, solicit and edit content, and promote the site. This role requires a passion for global health and international affairs, reporting to the Director of the Global Health Program.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Think Global Health website and the daily work of its staff.
• Manage a small Think Global Health team, including managing performance and fostering professional development.
• Oversee the solicitation of contributors, plan and approve assignments for writers and editors.
• Oversee the editing and preparation of content for the site and its weekly newsletter, including editing copy.
• Write on emerging global health issues for the site and conduct interviews of leading policymakers, front-line health workers, and other experts in the field.
• Oversee administrative functions for the site, including freelancer budget and contracts, advertising, and analytics.
• Maintain and updating, as needed, the procedures for editing, verifying facts, ensuring TGH contributors adhere to deadlines and style guidelines.
• Oversee TGH content strategy and the posting of articles on CFR’s content management system to create, build, publish, and tag site content.
• Oversee the use of photography databases to select photographs to accompany articles and coordinate data visualizations for the site.
• Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Requirements

• At least eight years’ experience in global health, science, or international affairs journalism
• Experience with digital publishing, social media, and multimedia editing
• Proven history of successful people management experience, including managing performance and supporting professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects in a deadline driven environment
• Entrepreneurial self-starter with proven ability to work with small groups and senior staff, and on projects spanning different time zones and cultural contexts

Skills

• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of and a passion for global health and international affairs
• Familiarity with content management systems, HTML, Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, and Figma.
• Wordpress experience preferred
• Prior work with data visualization, particularly Datawrapper experience, preferred

Location

• New York City
• Washington, DC

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite (at least three days per week, with potential to increase to four days)

Experience Level

• 8+ years of journalism experience
• People management experience

Education Level

• Bachelors degree or higher

Salary/Compensations

• $150,000 – $170,000

Benefits

• Award-winning health and wellness program
• On-site fitness center
• Generous leave policies
• Health insurance programs

About the Company

• The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society.
• CFR is dedicated to continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace.
• CFR produces and dispenses thoughtful analysis on a broad range of foreign policy issues.
• CFR develops relevant, wide-reaching programming that also serves to expand the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.