Job Description

The Reimagining the Economy Project (RtE) at the Harvard Kennedy School is recruiting a Research Translation Manager. RtE is a multi-year research initiative that explores local labor market, industrial, and development policies, combined with practitioner insights, to produce multidisciplinary scholarship to reshape narratives about how we achieve inclusive prosperity.

The project develops, integrates, and disseminates three kinds of knowledge: (1) systematic evidence on local labor market, industrial, and development policies in the U.S. and other national contexts; (2) the experiential knowledge of policy practitioners on questions of institutional constraints and opportunities; and (3) the perspectives of social and organizational theorists on the inequality-perpetuating features of existing institutions and possible alternative arrangements.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

Web Strategy, Management & Impact

• Lead research translation for the RtE’s various digital platforms, turning complex data and methods into clear, narrative-driven stories, “how-to” guides, and explainers for non-experts.
• Work in close collaboration with the RtE Director on all content strategy, structure, and key messaging for the main RtE website and related initiatives.
• Manage and update website content to reflect current research, events, and opportunities.
• Create simple, repeatable workflows for turning new research and data into content packages, using AI tools where appropriate.
• Independently work with data and design partners to develop and refine visualizations and interactive features.
• Use basic analytics and A/B testing to monitor engagement and iteratively improve the reach, clarity, and impact of RtE’s digital content.
• Manage relationships with communications directors of HKS and related HKS centers

Research Translation & Content Creation

• Translate complex RtE research into clear, engaging content for non-technical audiences.
• Use AI tools to build digital products, and draft, refine, and repurpose content while maintaining accuracy and nuance.
• Stay abreast of RtE’s research pipeline and relevant external developments.

Storytelling, Interviews & Editorial Support

• Conduct interviews with policymakers, practitioners, and academics and convert them into compelling written, visual, or multimedia pieces.
• Provide editorial support and light project management for other contributors.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, political science, or communications, journalism, or digital marketing
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in digital content creation or communications.
• Demonstrated experience with video editing tools and basic photography and video capture.

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong writing and editing skills with experience producing content across multiple platforms.
• Experience working in higher education, politics, government, research communications, or mission-driven organizations.
• Ability to conduct interviews and translate source material into compelling narratives.
• Familiarity with digital analytics, SEO best practices, and audience development.
• Experience working on data visualizations and with AI tools
• Experience working collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed communications environment.