Managing Editor, RRAPP

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at Princeton University seeks a Managing Editor for RRAPP, leading editorial strategy, content publication, and a growing student-writer network. You will translate complex scholarship into accessible narratives addressing equity in public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

You will oversee content development, manage a budget, and guide writers, with a focus on expanding RRAPP’s reach and academic rigor from Princeton’s campus.

Qualifications

• Experience managing editorial, video, and web-based projects.
• Excellent writing, editing, and public communication skills.
• Ability to oversee a project budget.
• Experience managing a WordPress-based website.
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring abilities.
• Interest or familiarity in antiracist research and public policy.
• Organizational and technical skills for video production and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Editorial Leadership — oversee editorial development and publication of RRAPP content; guide writers and editors.
• Writer Development — recruit, train, and oversee student writers; plan training sessions.
• Multimedia Content Development — coordinate explainer videos and collaborate with production partners.
• Administration & Evaluation — manage budget, track expenses, and assess program impact.

Skills

Editorial management

Video production

Public writing

Budgeting

WordPress

Hiring & mentoring

Antiracist research

Analytics

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

Editorial Leadership — 30%

• 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.
• Lead the editorial development and publication of new RRAPP content, including approximately 140 research summaries and 48 explainer articles over three years.
• 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.
• Plan the editorial calendar and assign articles to writers based on their interests, expertise, and areas of study.
• Edit and provide substantive feedback on drafts, guiding writers in translating complex scholarship into clear, engaging, accurate, and accessible narratives.
• Develop concepts for explainer articles that synthesize research across RRAPP and address key questions in antiracist policy and practice.

Writer Development — 30%

• Recruit, train, and oversee a cohort of humanities graduate student writers from Princeton University.
• Organize and facilitate training sessions for student-writers, to grow their skills writing for public audiences on policy topics.
• Lead an open call for explainer article proposals, aimed at emerging scholars.

Multimedia Content Development — 20%

• Coordinate the development and production of short explainer videos, based on existing RRAPP articles.
• Plan in-person recording sessions on Princeton’s campus and manage relationships with external videography and production providers.
• Work with web designers and relevant technical partners to assess and improve RRAPP’s website.

Administration & Evaluation — 20%

• Oversee a project budget, tracking expenses and coordinating timely payments related to writer compensation, workshops, and multimedia production.
• Conduct annual surveys of writers and other relevant participants to assess the effectiveness of RRAPP’s programming.
• 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.

ABOUT IARA

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project researches what works — and doesn’t work — to create organizational antiracist change. Through research and policy analysis, we evaluate policies and practices for antiracist change so that practitioners can implement effective, lasting solutions. We aim to move organizations from words to action to accountability.

Founded and led by Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the IARA Project is based at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Learn more about the IARA Project at: iara.spia.princeton.edu

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.