Racial Justice Producer-Editor

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant work experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

●      Demonstrated understanding of the principles, terminology, procedures, and best practices of communications, public relations, and editorial content.

●      Extensive experience in planning and implementing complex publications/editorial projects.

●      Demonstrated ability to synthesize and coordinate materials from multiple resources.

●      Demonstrated ability to edit complex stories for both style and substance.

●      Exceptional attention to detail and thorough command of editorial and proofreading skills.

●      Experience with content publishing for websites (WordPress) and newsletters (Campaign Monitor).

●      Experience with social media content creation and distribution techniques.

●      Experience producing highly effective work within the deadline and cost constraints of clients.

●      Demonstrated ability to apply ingenuity and creativity in solving complex problems.

●      Demonstrated ability to apply discretion and judgment in evaluating implications of information released to internal and external audiences.

Additional Preferred Skills:

●      Collaborative work style, and experience working with teams.

●      Experience working with complex ideas and research and ability to translate ideas for different audiences.

●      Demonstrated ability to engage with a wide range of constituencies including scholars, researchers, policymakers, community groups, nonprofit leaders and government officials.

●      Experience with producing video content.

Working Conditions:

●      Occasional work on evenings and weekends

Work Standards

●      Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

●      Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.

●      Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide https://adminguide.stanford.edu/

About Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School is one of the nation’s leading institutions for legal scholarship and education. Its alumni are among the most influential decision makers in law, politics, business and high technology. Faculty members argue before the Supreme Court, testify before Congress, produce outstanding legal scholarship and empirical analysis, and contribute regularly to the nation’s press as legal and policy experts. Stanford Law School has established a new model for legal education that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training, hands-on experience, global perspective and focus on public service, spearheading a movement for change.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

*The expected pay range for this position is $86,000 to $116,000 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

*Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.

* Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.