Senior Manager, Editorial

Job Summary:

As the Senior Manager, you will report to the Director of Digital Experience and Content Strategy. You will be at the forefront of implementing a JAX-wide content strategy, creating content that resonates across all print and digital platforms, including social media. You will manage the Senior Specialist, Social Media as part of your responsibility to continuously improve the quality, quantity, and performance of JAX content, driving engagement and increasing awareness of JAX’s mission and impact.

What You’ll Contribute:

• Content Strategy & Management: Develop and expand content, channel management, and social media strategies to boost JAX’s visibility and engagement.
• Editorial Calendar: Create and maintain a robust editorial calendar, collaborating with colleagues to promote initiatives and strategic priorities.
• Content Creation: Produce engaging content for various platforms, including JAX.org, social media, magazines, annual reports, marketing materials, and email campaigns.
• Social Media Oversight: Manage content execution across all social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Blue Sky.
• Data-Driven Insights: Leverage analytics to provide insights and recommendations that inform the content strategy and measure engagement.
• Event Coverage: Support coverage of scientific conferences, JAX events, and other activities.
• Collaboration: Work closely with communications colleagues, JAX scientific leadership, and faculty to create and edit content that highlights the research enterprise and its impact on human health.
• Style Guide Management: Contribute to the creation and management of a JAX-wide style guide.
• Script Writing: Craft and edit scripts for various purposes and provide feedback in post-production.

What You’re Good At:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English, New Media or Communications.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience with superior copywriting and editorial skills.
•  Experience in science and health writing in a nonprofit setting is a plus. Expertise in audience segmentation and social media best practices.
• A client-service mindset with experience in crisis communications.
• A passion for building communities through written, visual, and video content.
• Keen awareness of current events, news, and trends to engage target audiences.
• Experience in content strategies that drive fundraising goals is strongly preferred.
• Superb interpersonal and client relation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders with a focus on excellence.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Proven experience in identifying or directing photography, videography, and visual design to motivate audiences.
• While the position is remote, the ability to travel to JAX campuses periodically will be required.

Application Requirements:

Please include a resume, cover letter, and writing sample or portfolio with the submission of your application.

The salary range is $96,945 - $162,310. Salary is determined based on qualifications and years of experience.

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About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org​​​​​​​.

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.