Research operations manager

• Research operations and project management — On behalf of the project’s work in the public interest. This will include detailed research into how news sites operate in different countries and contexts.
• Collaborating — With teams from news sites around the world, including our partner newsroom De Correspondent and its new English-language site The Correspondent
• Presenting — Sharing our research inquiries and insights publicly
• Grants financial management — Communicating with partners and NYU administrators and overseeing grant-related bills and expenses
• Scheduling — Advising on how our research team should best spend its time, including schedule management and travel planning

Experience and skills

The person who will undertake this role:

• Understands the difference between subscription and membership as we describe them and is highly interested in business models for news (not just intellectually, but because the industry is in dire need of new approaches). You see the unique advantages of news sites that look to their members, not just advertisers, to help them thrive.
• Has a deep understanding of the fundamental shortcomings of the digital news industry and bold ideas on how to fix them.
• Supports efforts to improve cultural and ethnic diversity in journalism.
• Understands what is meant by the phrase, doing journalism with, rather than about, people.
• Believes strongly that audience members (including MPP’s) have invaluable expertise and values their contributions as an indispensable part of journalism.
• Strongly believes that interaction between journalists and readers is crucial in restoring lost trust in journalism, and understands why the relationship with an audience should be personal rather than institutional.
• Advocates for constructive, solution-oriented journalism, helping readers to be better citizens and providing them with ways of acting on their ideals.
• Subscribes to a style of management that is bottom up, personal, accessible, transparent, and democratic. Cares deeply about how we treat our research team, colleagues at NYU, project partners, and hosts at gatherings around the world.
• Is an experienced public speaker and an interesting person to interview.
• Knows how to write in clear and accessible language.
• Is highly adept at working with budgets and detailed administrative processes.
• Loves experimenting; thinks big and acts quickly.
• Has meaningful professional experience in project management, accounting and budgeting, and in collaborating with people outside the United States.
• Meets the educational requirement of a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Has permission to work in the US. (Note that we frequently hire contract researchers working abroad and are open to proposals for research around the priorities mentioned above.)