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POSITION TITLE: Senior Editor (New York City)

Organization

The Guttmacher Institute is one of the nation’s leading organizations focusing on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education in the United States and worldwide.

START DATE: Immediately

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to Guttmacher’s Vice President for Public Education and journal executive editors, the senior editor will edit articles and write digests for the Institute’s two peer-reviewed research journals, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, and follow assignments through editorial and production processes. Work collaboratively with other editors to evaluate submissions to the journals; identify peer reviewers; and conceptualize and engage authors for themed issues, viewpoints and other special features. Attend conferences to solicit papers, raise awareness of the journals and gain knowledge of the field. Potential for supervisory responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree; minimum 10 years of relevant experience, including heavy substantive editing, as well as editing for style, grammar and general readability; excellent communication, critical thinking, interpersonal, planning and organizational skills; and familiarity with statistics and social science research techniques. Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health field highly desirable. Fluency in French or Spanish a plus.

SALARY:

Competitive and commensurate with experience.

BENEFITS

Excellent benefits – 401(k), generous time off, medical, dental, vision, and transportation subsidy.

STATUS

Exempt

CONTACT

Linda Harris
The Guttmacher Institute
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Fax (212) 558-6268

Email resume/cover letter to applytoguttmacher@guttmacher.org

No phone calls, please. Only those selected to be interviewed will be contacted.