Associate Editor, Think Global Health

Position Summary

Think Global Health (TGH) is a CFR-sponsored online magazine that examines the ways that health shapes economies, societies, and everyday lives around the world. In its first five years of operation, the site published than 1,500 articles from nearly 1,400 authors, representing 115 countries on six continents, and has attracted 10 million page views. TGH analysis has been nominated for two Webby awards and cited and linked over 1,000 times, including by The Atlantic , BBC, New York Times , and the Washington Post ; U.S. congressional committees, foreign ministries, and the World Health Organization.

The Associate Editor, Think Global Health will support daily operations of Think Global Health, including coordinating and editing the work of contributors to the Think Global Health website dedicated to this project and supporting the digital publishing of the magazine. In the performance of this work, the Associate Editor will report to the Managing Editor and work in coordination with the Director of the Global Health Program and other senior fellows.

The Associate Editor will play an important editorial role in developing and publishing high-quality journalism and analysis on global health and U.S. engagement in global health. The person in this position will work closely with CFR experts, senior fellows, external contributors, and internal editorial and communications teams to develop compelling, accurate and accessible content for a broad global audience. The ideal candidate will bring strong editorial judgement, curiosity about global health and international affairs, and the ability to translate complex research and policy issues into clear, engaging content for general audience.

This full-time position is based in CFR’s Washington D.C office on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid status as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

- Contribute to the development of editorial ideas, story concepts, and content strategies for the Think Global Health project on the future of U.S. engagement on global health.

- Identify, track, and solicit potential contributors and review and assess unsolicited submissions and pitches for relevance, quality, originality, and fit with Think Global Health’s editorial priorities.

- Help contributors develop and publish their submissions to Think Global Health, including first tier editing, managing drafts, verifying facts, ensuring contributors meet deadlines, and conferring with authors regarding edits for style or organization.

- Fact-check and verify claims, statistics, quotations, sources, and other substantive information in accordance with CFR editorial standards, and ensure published content meets appropriate standards or accuracy, attribution, accessibility and editorial quality.

- Update editorial calendar and assist with other operational tasks for Think Global Health.

- Work with photography databases to select photographs for Think Global Health articles and to coordinate any data visualizations for those articles.

- Create, build, post, and tag content for Think Global Health using Think Global Health’s content management system, WordPress.

- Support the promotion and distribution of Think Global Health content through digital and social media channels, in coordination with relevant CFR teams.

- Optimize and format digital content for readability, accessibility, search and audience engagement.

- Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience

- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in international affairs, international development, journalism, global health, the life sciences, or a related fields and strong academic credentials.

- At least 3 years of related work experience

- Strong writing, editing, research, and communication skills.

- Experience in global health, health policy, science, or international affairs journalism preferred.

- Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail.

- Flexible, positive, team-oriented attitude and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

- Proven ability to meet deadlines and complete projects independently or with limited supervision.

- Experience with content management systems (WordPress preferred), HTML, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, InDesign, and Microsoft Office 365.

- Familiarity with social media and social media management tools a plus.

Related Skills & Other Requirements

- Excellent editorial judgment and demonstrated ability to edit complex material for a broad audience.

- Strong interest in global health, U.S. foreign policy, international affairs, and related policy issues.

- Ability to work effectively with senior experts, academics, journalists, policy makers, and external contributors.

- Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills.

- Ability to provide constructive editorial feedback and work collaboratively with authors through multiple rounds of revision.

- Exceptional attention to detail, particularly with facts, names, dates, statistics, citations and source material.

- Ability to manage competing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Comfort working independently while maintaining close coordination with colleagues and supervisors.

- Experience with digital publishing, social media, audience engagement, or web analytics preferred.

- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends in connection with events or publication deadlines.

Required Application Materials

Please submit a résumé and cover letter stating your interest in the position.

Compensation and Benefits

- The full-time annual compensation range for this position is $70,000 – $77,000, depending on experience.

- In addition to competitive salaries, the Council on Foreign Relations offers a benefits package that is among the best offered by nonprofit institutions today, including an award-winning health and wellness program, an on-site fitness center, and generous leave policies and health insurance programs.

About CFR

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society, recognizing that diverse backgrounds and perspectives contribute to broader, more informed participation in the foreign policy debate and lead to an enhanced understanding of the world and the United States’ role therein. To that end, CFR is dedicated to continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace by building a more diverse membership and staff, producing and dispensing thoughtful analysis on a broad range of foreign policy issues, and developing relevant, wide-reaching programming that also serves to expand the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.