Overview
The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project in the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University is hiring a Managing Editor for the Race, Research, and Policy Portal, a free online database of the latest antiracist research.
The Managing Editor will lead the development, editing, and publication of RRAPP's written and multimedia content, overseeing a growing network of student writers, emerging scholars, and practitioners. This role combines editorial leadership, project management, and student-writer training, with a focus on translating scholarship into compelling, accessible storytelling that supports antiracist practice. The Managing Editor will play a central role in shaping RRAPP's editorial direction, maintaining its academic rigor and expanding its reach and impact.
This is a 1-year term position, with a possibility of extension. The position will be fully-onsite based in Princeton, NJ. For full consideration, applications must include a cover letter.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
1. Editorial Leadership
a. Execute our vision to make RRAPP a more visible and accessible resource for equity-based practitioners to find academic research and field evidence to support their organizational goals.
b. Lead the editorial development and publication of new RRAPP content, including approximately 140 research summaries and 48 explainer articles over three years.
c. Research, identify, and curate scholarly articles for inclusion on RRAPP, ensuring that content reflects the latest and most useful antiracist policy research.
d. Plan the editorial calendar and assign articles to writers based on their interests, expertise, and areas of study.
e. Edit and provide substantive feedback on drafts, guiding writers in translating complex scholarship into clear, engaging, accurate, and accessible narratives.
f. Develop concepts for explainer articles that synthesize research across RRAPP and address key questions in antiracist policy and practice.
g. Maintain RRAPP's editorial standards, style, tone, and voice while ensuring the academic rigor and accessibility of published content.
2. Writer Development
a. Recruit, train, and oversee a cohort of graduate student writers from Princeton University.
b. Organize and facilitate training sessions for student-writers, to grow their skills writing for public audiences on policy topics.
c. Lead an open call for explainer article proposals, aimed at emerging scholars.
3. Multimedia Content Development
a. Coordinate the development and production of approximately 8 short explainer videos per year, based on existing RRAPP articles, working with researchers, practitioners, organizers, advocates, and community leaders.
b. Plan in-person recording sessions on Princeton's campus and manage relationships with external videography and production providers.
c. Work with web designers and relevant technical partners to assess and improve RRAPP's website.
4. Administration & Evaluation
a. Oversee a project budget, tracking expenses and coordinating timely payments related to writer compensation, workshops, and multimedia production.
b. Conduct annual surveys of writers and other relevant participants to assess the effectiveness of RRAPP's training, editorial processes, and professional development opportunities.
c. Track and contribute to ongoing efforts to make RRAPP's content more accessible, discoverable, and useful to diverse public audiences.
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications:
• Master's degree or equivalent years of experience.
• 5+ years 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, with the ability to translate complex academic research into clear, engaging, and accessible text for public audiences.
• Effective interpersonal skills and a clear approach to hire, train, oversee, and uplift writers, including leading hiring processes, providing constructive feedback, and instructing writers.
• Familiarity, experience, and/or interest in the fields of anti-racist research, public policy, and/or histories of institutional racism.
• Capability to manage video production, website maintenance, and analytics.
HOW WE WORK
On a small and collaborative team, this role will report directly to and get support from IARA's Associate Director, Alison Pasquariello. This position is based in-person at Princeton University, where an on-campus workspace will be provided. Team meetings are held in-person and online
The deadline to apply is December 21, 2026. There will be two rounds of interviews, both conducted in January. Our ideal start date is February 1 2027.
With any questions about the role or application process, please contact iara_project@princeton.edu.
Standard Weekly Hours
36.25
Eligible for Overtime
No
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Probationary Period
180 days
Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)
No
Physical Capacity Exam Required
No
Valid Driver's License Required
No
Experience Level
Mid-Senior Level
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Salary Range
$90,000 to $101,000
