Managing Editor

Princeton University•Princeton, NJ

10d•$90,000 - $101,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project in Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs is hiring a Managing Editor for the Race, Research, and Policy Portal (RRAPP), a free online database of current antiracist research. The Managing Editor will lead the development, editing, and publication of written and multimedia content and oversee a network of student writers, emerging scholars, and practitioners. The role combines editorial leadership, project management, and writer training, translating scholarship into accessible storytelling that supports antiracist practice while maintaining academic rigor and expanding RRAPP’s reach and impact. RRAPP has been active since 2019 and curates scholarship to support historical understanding, ethical reflection, and institutional policy change. Its content is written by paid policy students, and the portal serves researchers, institutional leaders, policy advocates, and journalists. Hosted by IARA and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, RRAPP currently features 159 research summaries from more than 58 journals. This is a one-year term position with a possibility of extension. It is fully onsite at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, with an on-campus workspace provided. The position reports directly to IARA’s Associate Director, Alison Pasquariello. The ideal start date is February 1, 2027. Applications must include a cover letter for full consideration. The application deadline is December 21, 2026; two rounds of interviews are planned for January.

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent years of experience.
At least five years of experience managing editorial and/or multimedia projects in a collaborative and complex environment.
Experience overseeing a project budget, tracking expenses, and coordinating payments.
Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex academic research into clear, engaging, accessible text for public audiences.
Effective interpersonal skills and a clear approach to hiring, training, overseeing, and supporting writers, including leading hiring processes, providing constructive feedback, and instructing writers.
Familiarity with, experience in, and/or interest in antiracist research, public policy, and/or histories of institutional racism.
Capability to manage video production, website maintenance, and analytics.

Responsibilities

Execute the vision of making RRAPP a more visible and accessible resource for equity-based practitioners seeking academic research and field evidence.
Lead editorial development and publication of new content, including approximately 140 research summaries and 48 explainer articles over three years.
Research, identify, and curate scholarly articles for RRAPP, ensuring content reflects current and useful antiracist policy research.
Plan the editorial calendar and assign articles to writers based on their interests, expertise, and areas of study.
Edit drafts and provide substantive feedback to help writers communicate complex scholarship clearly, engagingly, accurately, and accessibly.
Develop explainer-article concepts that synthesize RRAPP research and address questions in antiracist policy and practice.
Maintain RRAPP’s editorial standards, style, tone, and voice while ensuring academic rigor and accessibility.
Recruit, train, and oversee a cohort of Princeton graduate student writers.
Organize and facilitate training sessions to develop student writers’ public-facing policy writing skills.
Lead an open call for explainer-article proposals aimed at emerging scholars.
Coordinate development and production of approximately eight short explainer videos per year based on existing RRAPP articles, working with researchers, practitioners, organizers, advocates, and community leaders.
Plan in-person recording sessions on Princeton’s campus and manage relationships with external videography and production providers.
Work with web designers and technical partners to assess and improve RRAPP’s website.
Oversee the project budget, track expenses, and coordinate timely payments related to writer compensation, workshops, and multimedia production.
Conduct annual surveys of writers and other participants to assess training, editorial processes, and professional development opportunities.
Track and contribute to efforts to make RRAPP content more accessible, discoverable, and useful to diverse public audiences.