Sr. Digital Security Trainer

Freedom of the Press Foundation; New York (NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Remote-friendly

Brooklyn HQ

Job summary

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is hiring a senior digital security trainer to conduct in-field training with journalists and newsrooms. Reporting to the deputy director of digital security, you will join a team that provides trainings, consultations, and security audits for diverse clients.

The role includes developing curricula, contributing to guides and newsletters, and, in the long term, training SecureDrop clients on installation and use.

Qualifications

• Passion for the First Amendment and press freedom
• Bachelor's degree or four years cybersecurity awareness training experience
• 1+ year newsroom/journalist experience or equivalent threat-model understanding
• 2–3 years of training technical topics to nontechnical audiences
• Experience creating training materials on technical topics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with journalistic threat models
• Knowledge of encryption principles and secure communication tools
• Understanding of OS on desktop and mobile
• Ability to work independently and with teams in person and remotely
• Willingness to travel internationally a few times per year

Responsibilities

• Lead digital security trainings on risk assessment, password managers, MFA, encrypted communications, online privacy, device security, and harassment mitigation
• Coordinate with team to meet client needs from intake to follow-up
• Help develop curricula and supporting materials for trainings
• Contribute to guides, blogs, and newsletters
• Long-term: train SecureDrop clients on installation and use
• Perform other duties as assigned by the deputy director of digital security

Skills

Public speaking

Verbal & written communication

Training design

Independent work

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in cybersecurity/CS/education/journalism

Job description

Position Description

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, defending, and empowering public-interest journalism, is hiring a senior digital security trainer to conduct in-field digital security training with journalists and newsrooms.

Position Description

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, defending, and empowering public-interest journalism, is hiring a senior digital security trainer to conduct in-field digital security training with journalists and newsrooms.

Reporting to the deputy director of digital security, this position is part of a digital security team that provides training sessions, consultations, and security audits for news organizations of various sizes, documentary filmmakers, and freelance journalists. The team also produces written guides, blog posts, and newsletters on digital security subjects for public consumption, which this role will contribute to, with the potential to expand content development into the realm of video, audio, and illustration.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital security trainings on topics such as risk assessment, password managers, multifactor authentication, encrypting voice calls and text messages, online privacy, device security, mitigating online harassment, and more.
• Work closely with all team members to ensure clients’ needs are met, from intake and service implementation to follow‑up.
• Assist teammates in developing curricula and supporting materials for digital security trainings.
• Contribute to public editorial content, such as guides, blog posts, and newsletters.
• In the long term, train SecureDrop services clientele, including administrators and journalists, on installing and using the platform.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the deputy director of digital security.

Qualifications

Must have

• A passion for the First Amendment and protecting the press freedom rights of all.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, journalism, education, or related field preferred, or four years of cybersecurity awareness training experience.
• One-plus years of experience working in newsrooms and with journalists, or the equivalent understanding of the threat model and landscape for journalists.
• Two to three years of experience training on technical skills for a nontechnical audience.
• Experience creating materials for training on technical topics –– ideally digital security.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills — the ability to establish a strong connection with the journalists we train.
• Familiarity with journalistic threat models or equivalent applied experience with threat modeling for at‑risk groups.
• Knowledge of the core principles of encryption and secure communication tools.
• Keen understanding of how computers operate within a variety of operating systems (desktop and mobile).
• Comfort working independently, as well as collaboratively.
• A deep track record of working collaboratively with teams in both in‑person and remote settings.
• Comfort with public speaking.
• A proven ability to translate complex issues into succinct, accessible language for multiple audiences.
• Flexibility to undertake occasional (twice a year or less) international travel.

Preferred

• Experience with instructional design or curriculum development.
• Connections to journalism university programs or closely related education programs.
• Experience with circumvention/anti-censorship technology.
• Experience working with international audiences on digital security topics, with an understanding of global contexts.
• Experience writing beginner‑friendly guides or posts on digital security topics aimed at journalists or adjacent groups.
• Ability to speak or write in non-English languages (especially Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and/or Russian).

Working with us

This is a full‑time role with a competitive nonprofit salary in the range of $90,000-105,000, depending on experience. This position will preferably be based in FPF’s Brooklyn headquarters; however, strong U.S.-based remote candidates will also be considered. For more information on our full benefits package, please visit our website’s careers page.

FPF does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual or reproductive health decisions, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other personal characteristics protected by law.