Managing Editor, RRAPP

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

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at Princeton University is hiring a Managing Editor for the Race, Research, and Policy Portal, a free online database of the latest antiracist research.

The Managing Editor will lead a new effort to expand the visibility and reach of RRAPP by overseeing the development, editing, and publication of RRAPP’s written and multimedia content, overseeing a growing network of student writers, emerging scholars, and practitioners. This role combines editorial leadership, project management, and student-writer training, with a focus on translating academic research into compelling, accessible storytelling about how to effectively pursue equity goals in public, private, and non-profit organizations. The Managing Editor will play a central role in shaping RRAPP’s editorial direction, maintaining its academic rigor and expanding its reach and impact.

ABOUT RRAPP

Active since 2019, RRAPP interprets and curates scholarship in ways that elevate historical understanding, ethical reflection, and institutional policy change. Its content is written by paid policy students as a way for them to develop public writing skills and gain an understanding of equity-based policy. RRAPP is used by researchers, institutional leaders, policy advocates, and journalists. It currently features 165 research summaries drawn from more than 60 journals. Hosted by the IARA project, RRAPP is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. Learn more at rrapp.spia.princeton.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Editorial Leadership — 30%
   1. Execute our vision to make RRAPP a more visible and accessible resource for equity-based practitioners to find academic research and field evidence to support their organizational goals.
   2. Lead the editorial development and publication of new RRAPP content, including approximately 140 research summaries and 48 explainer articles over three years.
   3. Research, identify, and curate scholarly articles for inclusion on RRAPP, ensuring that content reflects current and significant work in organizational equity and antiracist policy research.
   4. Plan the editorial calendar and assign articles to writers based on their interests, expertise, and areas of study.
   5. Edit and provide substantive feedback on drafts, guiding writers in translating complex scholarship into clear, engaging, accurate, and accessible narratives.
   6. Develop concepts for explainer articles that synthesize research across RRAPP and address key questions in antiracist policy and practice.
2. Writer Development — 30%
   1. Recruit, train, and oversee a cohort of humanities graduate student writers from Princeton University.
   2. Organize and facilitate training sessions for student-writers, to grow their skills writing for public audiences on policy topics.
   3. Lead an open call for explainer article proposals, aimed at emerging scholars.
3. Multimedia Content Development — 20%
   1. Coordinate the development and production of short explainer videos, based on existing RRAPP articles.
   2. Plan in-person recording sessions on Princeton’s campus and manage relationships with external videography and production providers.
   3. Work with web designers and relevant technical partners to assess and improve RRAPP’s website.
4. Administration & Evaluation — 20%
   1. Oversee a project budget, tracking expenses and coordinating timely payments related to writer compensation, workshops, and multimedia production.
   2. Conduct annual surveys of writers and other relevant participants to assess the effectiveness of RRAPP’s programming.
   3. Track and contribute to ongoing efforts to make RRAPP’s content more accessible, discoverable, and useful to diverse public audiences.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Demonstrable experience managing editorial, video, and/or web-based projects in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex academic research into clear, engaging, and accessible text for public audiences.
• Capability to oversee a project budget, tracking expenses and coordinating payments.
• Capability to manage a website via WordPress, from user access to layout.
• Effective interpersonal skills and a clear approach to hire, train, oversee, and mentor writers, including leading hiring processes, providing constructive feedback, and instructing writers.
• Familiarity, experience, and/or interest in the fields of antiracist research, public policy, and/or histories of institutional racism.
• Organizational and technical skills for managing video production, website maintenance, and analytics.

HOW WE WORK

On a small and collaborative team, this role will report directly to and get support from IARA’s Associate Director, Alison Pasquariello. This position is based in-person at Princeton University, where an on-campus workspace will be provided. Team meetings are held in-person and online.

This role is full-time and benefits eligible. It is supported in full by a three-year grant, after which new funding may be pursued.