Job description
Think Global Health is a CFR-sponsored online magazine that examines the ways that health shapes economies, societies, and everyday lives around the world. In its first three years of operation, the site published more than 700 articles from some 750 authors, representing over fifty-five countries on six continents, and attracted 4 million page views. Think Global Health has been nominated for two Webby awards. Major news outlets, such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, BBC, and Vox, have shared and linked to Think Global Health articles and interviews.
Under the direction of the Director of the Global Health Program, the Managing Editor will be responsible for managing the magazine’s operations and staff, including writing, soliciting, and editing content, coordinating the work of contributors, and promoting the site and its content.
- Overseeing the Think Global Heath website and the daily work of its staff.
- Overseeing 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.
- Writing on emerging global health issues for the site and conducting interviews of leading policymakers, front-line health workers, and other experts in the field.
- Maintaining and updating, as needed, the procedures for editing, verifying facts, ensuring the contributors adhere to deadlines and style guidelines for the Think Global Health website.
- Overseeing the posting of articles on CFR’s content management system to create, build, post, and tag site content.
- Overseeing the use of photography databases to select photographs to accompany articles and coordinate data visualizations for the site.
- Eight or more years’ experience in global health, science, or international affairs journalism
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- A demonstrated knowledge of and a passion for global health and international affairs
- Experience with digital publishing, social media, and multimedia editing
- Bachelors degree or higher, with a high record of academic achievement
- Familiarity with content management systems, HTML, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, and InDesign. Drupal experience preferred
- Prior work with data visualization, particularly Datawrapper experience, preferred
- 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
The Council on Foreign Relations offers a benefits package that is among the best offered by nonprofit institutions today, including an award-winning health and wellness program, an on-site fitness center, and generous leave policies and health insurance programs.
The Council on Foreign Relations is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks candidates from a diverse background.