Assistant Digital Producer

Organization Overview 

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It does not take policy positions. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computational social science research and other data-driven research. It studies politics and policy; news habits and media; the internet and technology; religion; race and ethnicity; international affairs; social, demographic and economic trends; science; research methodology and data science; and immigration and migration. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. The Center’s work is carried out by a staff of 180.  

Position Description  
The assistant digital producer will be a part of the Center’s multi-platform digital publishing team. The primary focus of this position will be to update and optimize the Center’s archive of existing content on pewresearch.org. This position reports to the digital production manager. 

This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to extend 18 months.   

Primary Responsibilities  

• Reviewing and updating legacy content for accuracy and usability 

• Updating legacy chart images with data tables 

• Tagging legacy articles and features with metadata 

• General QA, troubleshooting, and testing 

• Archival research 

• Documenting processes and tracking work completed 

Knowledge and Skill Requirements  

• Familiarity with WordPress publishing platform; experience with Gutenberg editor is a plus 

• Critical thinking and attention to detail 

• Time management and the ability to work independently 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

Education/Training/Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree.  

• 1-3 years professional experience or equivalent in a digital publishing environment 

• Experience with A