Digital Editor (SR-ECO-PRD-2026-165-GRAE)

Are you keen to work in one of the world's largest scientific organisations? CERN has an opening for an Early Career Graduate as a digital editor within the Media and Digital Communications section (PRD) in the Education, Communication and Outreach (ECO) group of the Stakeholder Relations (SR) sector. In the SR-ECO-PRD, the digital editor works within the digital communications team with the social media team, alongside the web team and press office.

Your responsibilities:

As a digital editor, you will:

• 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.

Your profile:

Experience in the following areas would be an advantage:

• Experience of web editing using Wordpress.
• Experience of web editing, particularly using content management systems.

Skills:

• Interest in science and technology. A STEM background would be an advantage, but it is not a requirement.
• Experience of web editing, particularly using content management systems.
• 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.

Eligibility criteria:

• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in STEM or Social Sciences (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.