Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a leading nonprofit membership organization, research center, and publisher, with headquarters in New York, an office in Washington, DC, and programs nationwide. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. CFR's 5,000+ members are leaders in international affairs and foreign policy. CFR also publishes Foreign Affairs, the preeminent magazine on global issues, and provides up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on its award-winning website, CFR.org. 

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) creates innovative educational resources that seek to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and perspective—the global literacy—required to understand the forces, ideas, and institutions that shape today’s world. These resources include CFR Education multimedia explainers and simulations. Each resource comes with companion teaching resources and activities appropriate for a specific target audience, be it high school teachers, college professors, and/or their students.

The Program Assistant will support and help coordinate multimedia development and production for both editorial and marketing projects. This full-time position is based in CFR’s New York office on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid status as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite.

• Conduct thorough editorial research to support the drafting and production of educational resources
• Perform photo/video research to gather imagery for educational resources
• Work with data to produce engaging charts, maps, interactive visuals and other multimedia assets
• Develop and pitch ideas for new multimedia projects
• Design marketing and promotional collateral with Adobe Creative software
• Assist with video shoots and support post-production editing to ensure high-quality content delivery
• Organize, manage, and maintain digital asset files, ensuring accessibility and proper archiving.
• Upload, edit, and maintain content within the content management system (CMS) for the CFR Education website, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in international relations, political science, and/or journalism

Experience

• Professional experience with multimedia production and data visualization preferred

Related Skills & Other Requirements

• Excellent research and writing skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Adobe Creative programs
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Interest in international relations preferred

Please submit a résumé and cover letter stating your interest in the position. 

• The full-time annual compensation range for this position is $55,000– $58,000, depending on experience. 
• In addition to competitive salaries, the Council on Foreign Relations offers a benefits package that is among the best offered by nonprofit institutions today, including an award-winning health and wellness program, an on-site fitness center, and generous leave policies and health insurance programs.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society, recognizing that diverse backgrounds and perspectives contribute to broader, more informed participation in the foreign policy debate and lead to an enhanced understanding of the world and the United States’ role therein. To that end, CFR is dedicated to continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace by building a more diverse membership and staff, producing and dispensing thoughtful analysis on a broad range of foreign policy issues, and developing relevant, wide-reaching programming that also serves to expand the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.

The Council on Foreign Relations is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks candidates from a diverse background.