Editorial Director, Equity & Policy Research Portal

Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at Princeton University is hiring a Managing Editor for RRAPP, a free online database of antiracist research. The role leads editorial leadership, project management, and student-writer training to expand RRAPP’s reach and impact.

The Managing Editor will oversee development, editing, and publication of content, manage a growing network of student writers and researchers, and translate scholarly work into engaging public storytelling

Qualifications

• Experience leading editorial, video, or web projects in a collaborative setting.
• Excellent writing and editing skills; able to translate complex scholarship for public audiences.
• Ability to manage a project budget, expenses, and payments.
• Experience managing a website via WordPress, including user access and layout.
• Strong interpersonal skills; capable of hiring, training, supervising, and mentoring writers.
• Familiarity with antiracist research, public policy, or histories of institutional racism.
• Organizational and technical skills for video production, website maintenance, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Editorial Leadership — oversee RRAPP content development and publication.
• Lead content development: ~140 summaries and 48 explainers over three years.
• Research and curate scholarly articles reflecting current organizational equity work.
• Plan editorial calendar and assign articles to writers.
• Edit drafts and provide constructive feedback for accessible narratives.
• Develop explainer concepts synthesizing RRAPP research.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Project management

Editing

Storytelling

WordPress

Public-facing writing

Team development

Tools

WordPress

Videography coordination

Job description

Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at Princeton University is hiring a Managing Editor for RRAPP, a free online database of antiracist research. The role leads editorial leadership, project management, and student-writer training to expand RRAPP’s reach and impact.

The Managing Editor will oversee development, editing, and publication of content, manage a growing network of student writers and researchers, and translate scholarly work into engaging public storytelling