Digital and Audience Engagement Editor

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