Associate Editor, Communications 40 views

Organization: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Country: USA
City: New York
Office: MSF USA New York
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization that delivers impartial medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care in over 70 countries.
We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s common mission.
Department
MSF-USA’s communications department shares news, feature stories, and eyewitness accounts from our medical humanitarian projects with domestic and international audiences. Through our communications, we aim to inform, engage, and inspire people to help communities caught in crisis situations. As an organization founded by journalists as well as doctors, bearing witness to humanitarian emergencies has always been central to our work. MSF’s reporting and advocacy are grounded in the direct experiences of our staff and patients.
The communications team works closely with other departments within MSF-USA and across the international movement to support public awareness, advocacy, recruitment, and fundraising activities. The communications department is responsible for producing and curating creative content for our digital and print channels, pitching stories to news media, and promoting public and internal engagement through live events and discussion programs. We strive to uphold humanitarian principles and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do.
Project
The associate editor will curate and produce original reporting on MSF’s responses to humanitarian emergencies for multiple digital and print channels, including our website doctorswithoutborders.org , a quarterly magazine, and other publications. You will have excellent editing, writing, and research skills to contribute toward sharing MSF’s story with the world. You will work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment covering a range of topics, including the health impacts of conflict, forced displacement, natural and human-made disasters. As part of the communications department’s editorial team, you’ll ensure that our reportage and other creative pieces are timely, well-composed, factually accurate, and in keeping with MSF’s distinct voice and brand.
Tasks
You will report to the deputy editor and work in close collaboration with the rest of the editorial unit, including the social media and audiovisual teams. Your responsibilities will include:
Reviewing, editing, and publishing articles and other multimedia content produced from MSF’s medical humanitarian projects around the world
Reporting and writing articles for MSF-USA’s digital and print channels to amplify communications and advocacy priorities
Updating the MSF-USA website to feature the latest news and stories, highlight emergencies and key contexts, and implement SEO best practices
Maintaining high editorial standards for communications across MSF-USA channels
Maintaining an editorial calendar for communications content
Staying informed about MSF operations worldwide and related news affecting the humanitarian sector
Analyzing and responding to content metrics to ensure impact and identify opportunities for improvement
Qualifications
3+ years of relevant experience editing and writing for digital channels, preferably with a nonprofit or media organization
Experience with editing, copy editing, reporting, writing, and fact-checking
Experience working in a website content management system (Drupal)
Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills; flawless grasp of English grammar; and familiarity with style guide usage
Familiarity with SEO principles and best practices
Ability to work well both independently and in collaboration across teams and functions
Commitment to MSF’s humanitarian principles and to upholding diversity, equity, and inclusion
High level of organizational skill, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize competing demands, and respond to urgent news developments
A team player, comfortable in a fast-paced, “all hands on deck” environment
Broad knowledge of or interest in international affairs, humanitarian issues, and global health
Photo and video editing experience, with a keen eye for detail (preferred)
Print production experience (preferred)
Fluency in Spanish, French, or Arabic (preferred)
Expected to work in a hybrid remote work environment with the ability to come into either the NYC office or regional hub (Washington, DC or Bay Area, California) a minimum of 2 times a week.
Please note that relocation assistance and visa sponsorship will be offered for this position.
We do not accept phone calls during the recruitment process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline: April 30,2022.
MSF-USA/Doctors Without Borders is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee, or applicant for employment, shall be discriminated against in any term or condition of employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. We are constantly striving to make our organization anti-racist. Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values. As an employee, you become part of that mission. We expect this same commitment from our staff.
Type
HQ
Pay Class & Contract Type
Regular FT Salaried Exempt
Compensation
low to moderate 80s
Working Time (Hours Per Week)
35
Nearest Major Market: Manhattan
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City