Assistant Digital Producer (Term‑Limited)

The Pew Charitable Trusts • Washington, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Digital Producer supports the stewardship, organization, and accessibility of the Center’s extensive digital content archive on pewresearch.org. Embedded within the Center’s multi-platform digital publishing team, this role focuses on maintaining the accuracy, usability, and discoverability of legacy research materials. This position is well suited to candidates with a background in library and information science, archives, digital collections and asset management, or information management, and emphasizes applied metadata work, quality control, and digital content lifecycle management. The role reports to the Head of Product Management. This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to last approximately 9 months.

Requirements

• Understanding of how content should be optimized for machine readability, AI discoverability
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to information accuracy
• Critical thinking skills applied to content evaluation and version control
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently while meeting editorial standards
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, particularly around documentation and process explanation
• Familiarity with WordPress publishing platform; experience with Gutenberg editor is a plus
• Comfort working with structured information, metadata, and digital publishing workflows
• Experience performing quality control or editorial review in digital environments
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Coursework or training in library science, information science, archives, digital curation, or a related field strongly encouraged
• 1–3 years of professional experience (or equivalent) in digital publishing, academic libraries, archives, research organizations, or content management roles

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with project-tracking tools such as Asana is a plus

Responsibilities

• Review legacy digital content to ensure continued accuracy, clarity, and alignment with current publishing standards
• Conduct archival research to validate historical materials and supporting documentation
• Maintain consistency across long-lived digital collections
• Apply and refine metadata, tags, and content classifications to improve search, retrieval, and long-term access
• Support taxonomy and controlled vocabulary practices used across the site
• Ensure legacy content adheres to evolving organizational metadata standards
• Update legacy chart images by pairing them with structured data tables
• Support usability, accessibility, and information clarity for public-facing research content
• Perform QA reviews, troubleshooting, and content testing in a live publishing environment
• Document workflows, decisions, and standards to support transparency and institutional knowledge
• Track progress and maintain clear records of completed and in-progress work

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive health care that includes medical, dental (including adult orthodontia) and vision benefits
• Generous paid annual leave plan, including a winter break between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Employer-paid disability, life insurance and paid family leave plans
• Up to a 12% employer 401(k) contribution, with vesting at the end of the first year
• Health savings or flexible spending account options with employer funding component
• Flexibility to telework a portion of each week, with an additional four telework “flex weeks” each year for most staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level