Senior Digital Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review

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Minimum Requirements:
 
Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant work experience is required.

 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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

Extensive experience and understanding of job-required software applications.

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

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

 
 
Preferred Requirements:
An advanced degree is highly desired.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience editing a range of articles (e.g. op-eds, long features, profiles of organizations) and working with a variety of authors (e.g. journalists, academics, consultants, foundation CEOs). Must be able to take articles that are written by people who are not professional writers and turn them into informative and compelling articles for an intelligent yet non-academic audience. Must be able to meet all deadlines. Must also be able to work well with faculty, researchers, executives, and consultants who may be strong-willed and not used to being heavily edited. Editing experience at a magazine or website is highly desired.

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing an editorial website or significant portion of an editorial website. This includes developing and implementing an editorial strategy, and managing the obtaining, editing, publishing, and promoting of at least one original article every working day (Monday through Friday). It also requires leading and managing SSIR’s editorial digital strategy and operations, including leading and managing the social media efforts, insuring all content is optimized for search, managing the look and feel of the website itself, evaluating the effectiveness of SSIR’s digital efforts, making sure the website is optimized for all platforms, and other related digital tasks (using outside contractors when needed).

• Demonstrated experience using a variety of software, applications, websites, and other tools to create, manage, and promote Internet content, including: social media (in particular LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter); social media tools (e.g. TweetDeck and HootSuite); content management systems (specifically Expression Engine); video tools and websites (e.g. YouTube,); publishing software (specifically InDesign); photo and illustration software (e.g. Illustrator and Photoshop); and website analytics tools (specifically Google Analytics, but also others, e.g. Parse.ly).

A strong work ethic, the ability to work independently, a willingness to express one’s ideas and opinions, an ability to work well as part of a team, and a devotion to getting the details right.

• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail, while meeting all deadlines.

A passion for the field of social innovation. Being widely read and knowledgeable about the field social innovation, and an interest in and knowledge of related subjects—such as politics, economics, sociology, business, and psychology—is highly desired. 

 
Certifications and Licenses:
None
 
Physical Requirements*:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.

• Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, and grasp lightly/fine manipulation.

• Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand.

• Rarely sort/file paperwork; lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.

 

* 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 his or her job.

 
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, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

 

Final offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of national criminal background check, national sex offender registry search and, where applicable, driving record.

 

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

 
 


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