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Reporting to the Deputy Curator, the Digital and Audience Engagement Editor is responsible for enhancing and maintaining the Nieman Foundation's profile online, ensuring that its fellowship opportunities, journalism, events, and other initiatives achieve greater impact on campus, nationally, and internationally. The Digital and Audience Engagement Editor manages and maintains the websites of the Nieman Foundation and develops and implements digital strategies to promote the Foundation, its fellowships, and journalism across all platforms. Working with Nieman colleagues, current fellows and alumni of the fellowship program, the Digital and Audience Engagement Editor leads initiatives to deepen Foundation relationships with existing audiences and reach new audiences through a lively, robust presence on social and mobile platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and emerging platforms.

Position Description

• Manage and maintain the websites and CMS for Nieman Reports, Nieman Storyboard, and the Nieman Foundation, including posting and updating content, troubleshooting, creating microsites and working with third-party designers, developers and vendors
• Monitor, analyze and report on analytics for all Nieman's websites, digital communications and social media platforms and use these metrics/analytics to develop and implement effective social and audience engagement strategies for all Nieman sites
• Ensure Nieman maintains a regular, lively and relevant presence on all appropriate social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and emerging platforms
• Edit/post video/audio files of selected Nieman programming to Nieman sites and social media platforms, to ensure that Foundation events reach broader audiences
• Troubleshoot when needed Nieman's weekly and monthly newsletters and various email campaigns and event invitations (conferences, special announcements)
• Create and manage online registration and payment processes for Nieman events and the administration and application processes for Nieman awards
• Design digital and print marketing materials, including posters, signs, event programs, slide presentations, annual reports, and online and print advertising
• Share best practice for search engine optimization and analytics with Nieman colleagues
• Support Nieman staff and fellows with their technology and digital needs (e.g., presentations, how to navigate Harvard, MIT, and Tufts course catalogs, online event troubleshooting, etc.) and serve as a liaison with Harvard's IT department
• Write and proofread headlines/decks, captions, teasers and other online copy

Basic Qualifications

Additional Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Proficiency in WordPress, Adobe Creative Cloud programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Audition), Word, Excel, HTML, and CSS.
• Proficiency in gathering and analyzing paid and organic social analytics/metrics with Google Analytics, and familiarity with tracking social media reach and engagement on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Flipboard.
• Proficiency in search engine optimization (SEO) for WordPress sites.
• Proficiency in using MailChimp to maintain audiences and send email campaigns to different groups.
• Proficiency in digital video and photography shooting and editing.
• Working knowledge of digital graphic design.
• Excellent written communication and organizational skills and commitment to the highest standards of journalistic accuracy and ethics.

Additional Information

Harvard University supports a hybrid workplace model which will actively support some remote work. Specific days and schedules for on-site work and remote work will be discussed during the interview process. Please note hybrid workers must reside in a state where Harvard is registered to do business (CA, CT, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, and WA).


The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Salary Grade: 056

Union: 55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

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