Digital Editor

The Digital Editor will work within the digital communications team at CERN, focusing on web content management, website redesigns, and supporting social media content editing. The role involves improving online content, liaising with contributors, and providing web analytics to enhance digital communications.

Responsibilities

• Assess and improve home.cern content through web page redesigns, improved taxonomy terms and functionality as well as updating and creating content, liaising with content contributors and technical contacts.
• Update the Stakeholder Relations website and create dedicated SR websites as needed, including a website for the 2027 Open Days.
• Advise content creators across the CERN community of best practices, guidance and in-house styling for online content.
• Provide web statistics reports, dashboards and analysis to inform improvements to online content.
• Participate in web team meetings, sprints and tests to improve online content, functionality and how it has promoted and consumed.
• Support the social media team as needed, in particular editing content for clarity.
• Share resources and interact with other communication teams in the Media and Digital Communications section and the ECO group.

Requirements

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State, excluding Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for 2026 start date.
• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field by the application deadline.
• Highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree; you must have a university degree and cannot hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Experience of web editing using Wordpress.
• Experience of web editing, particularly using content management systems.
• Your studies focused on STEM or Social Sciences.
• Interest in science and technology; a STEM background is an advantage but not required.
• Organisational and planning skills, with a keen eye for detail and an ability to solve problems.
• Excellent ability to communicate with diplomacy.
• Desire and ability to work in a team within a large international organisation.
• Proficient in English (ideally C2); knowledge of French is an advantage but is not essential.

Skills

• Web Editing
• WordPress
• Content Management Systems
• Digital Communications
• Web Content Management
• Website Redesign
• Social Media Content Editing
• Web analytics
• Organizational Skills
• Planning Skills
• Problem Solving
• Diplomatic Communication

Languages

English, French