Trusting​ ​News​ ​project​ ​manager The​ ​Trusting​ ​News​ ​project​ ​is​ ​hiring​ ​a​ ​part-time,​ ​remote​ ​project​ ​manager​ ​to​ ​help​ ​manage​ ​its newsroom​ ​experiments.​ ​The​ ​position​ ​pays​ ​$2,000​ ​per​ ​month​ ​and​ ​will​ ​involve​ ​about​ ​20​ ​hours​ ​per week.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​grant-funded,​ ​18-month​ ​position. The​ ​Trusting​ ​News​ ​project,​ ​funded​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Reynolds​ ​Journalism​ ​Institute​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Knight Foundation,​ ​is​ ​bridging​ ​the​ ​gap​ ​between​ ​journalists​ ​and​ ​their​ ​audiences​ ​by​ ​learning​ ​about​ ​how people​ ​decide​ ​what​ ​news​ ​to​ ​trust,​ ​testing​ ​trust-building​ ​strategies​ ​in​ ​newsrooms​ ​and​ ​training journalists​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​their​ ​credibility.​ ​Read​ ​more​ ​at​ ​TrustingNews.org​. This​ ​person’s​ ​primary​ ​responsibility​ ​is​ ​to​ ​support​ ​the​ ​project’s​ ​newsroom​ ​experiments​ ​and partners.​ ​The​ ​project​ ​manager​ ​will: ● coach​ ​newsrooms​ ​through​ ​brainstorming,​ ​executing​ ​and​ ​assessing​ ​trust-building strategies ● analyze​ ​results​ ​with​ ​each​ ​newsroom​ ​and​ ​compare​ ​results​ ​across​ ​partner​ ​newsrooms ● communicate​ ​project​ ​observations​ ​and​ ​findings​ ​to​ ​the​ ​industry​ ​in​ ​blog​ ​posts,​ ​newsletters, social​ ​media​ ​posts,​ ​reports,​ ​press​ ​releases​ ​and​ ​interviews ● represent​ ​the​ ​project​ ​in​ ​conversations​ ​with​ ​other​ ​journalists​ ​and​ ​researchers​ ​working​ ​on the​ ​issue​ ​of​ ​trust Successful​ ​candidates​ ​will​ ​work​ ​efficiently​ ​and​ ​independently,​ ​will​ ​value​ ​clear,​ ​frequent communication​ ​and​ ​will​ ​be​ ​excited​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​ideas,​ ​not​ ​just​ ​take​ ​direction.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​they will​ ​have: ● experience​ ​speaking​ ​the​ ​language​ ​of​ ​newsrooms ● enthusiasm​ ​for​ ​and​ ​curiosity​ ​about​ ​transforming​ ​the​ ​future​ ​of​ ​the​ ​news​ ​industry ● comfort​ ​communicating​ ​professionally​ ​and​ ​representing​ ​the​ ​project ● experience​ ​using​ ​social​ ​media​ ​to​ ​effectively​ ​communicate​ ​with​ ​a​ ​target​ ​audience ● comfort​ ​with​ ​data​ ​and​ ​analytics ● excellent​ ​organizational​ ​skills​ ​and​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​manage​ ​both​ ​detailed​ ​and​ ​big-picture tasks The​ ​person​ ​hired​ ​will​ ​report​ ​to​ ​Trusting​ ​News​ ​director​ ​Joy​ ​Mayer.​ ​The​ ​hours​ ​are​ ​flexible​ ​within the​ ​framework​ ​of​ ​workday​ ​hours​ ​in​ ​the​ ​continental​ ​United​ ​States.​ ​Contact​ ​Joy​ ​with​ ​questions​ ​at [email protected]​.

We​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​hire​ ​quickly.​ ​Apply​ ​at​ ​bit.ly/managingtrust​.