Editor for online e-science publication, iSGTW

We are seeking an Editor for International Science Grid This Week (iSGTW). This is a full-time position, as an employee of CERN at its premises in Geneva. iSGTW is a weekly online magazine co-funded by the e-ScienceTalk project, a dissemination project of the European Commission which brings the success stories of Europe's e-Infrastructures to the general public, policy makers and scientists.

You will be responsible for locating stories, researching, interviewing, writing, fact-checking, locating illustrations, editing and proofreading the original content for each issue of iSGTW, as well as acting as day-to-day webmaster. As well as reporting to the e-ScienceTalk project management, the Editor liaises with the Advisory Board, which oversees the content and mission for the publication. The Editor works with a full-time science writer, also based at CERN, and liaises weekly with the international e-ScienceTalk team, which includes 5 partner institutions from 4 countries. The project leader for e-ScienceTalk is based at EGI.eu in Amsterdam.

Duties include:

• Publish the weekly newsletter, ensuring a range of scientific fields, regions, announcements and projects are covered.
• Maintain and nurture a network of unpaid contributors to ensure a steady supply of material from collaborating projects.
• Source and write news and articles of interest for publication.
• Ensure that the publication's contributions to the EC project are fulfilled, including regular reports.
• Guide the marketing of the publication through coordinating the production of printed materials and through online marketing. 
• Lead the publication's social media strategy.

• Travel to international and European events to source stories and build a network of contributors.
• Liaise with the website technical support team.
• Communicate with the Advisory Board and report to the Advisory Board Meetings.

Essential skills and experience

• Exceptional communication skills, both in writing and presenting scientific content in English.
• Strong experience of editing an online publication, preferably in a technical field.
• Experience of using an CMS system to edit websites.
• Strong negotiating skills and the ability to achieve consensus.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously, while working to tight deadlines.
• Graduate qualification or the equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience of working as part of a distributed team.
• Experience of working in an international project.
• Understanding of trends in online marketing techniques and social media.
• Post-graduate qualification in science, journalism or communications.