Community & Partnerships Lead, The Christian Science Monitor

About the role

The Community & Partnerships Lead works with the newsroom, audience, product, and promotions teams to develop and lead strategies that deepen engagement with Monitor journalism and extend its reach through communities and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Strengthens and activates relationships with the Christian Science field, developing approaches that enable members to more actively engage with, support, and advocate for the Monitor and its journalism
• Builds and deepens relationships with other highly engaged readers and aligned communities, identifying opportunities to translate those relationships into advocacy and support
• Designs and leads, in collaboration with the User Research team, community engagement initiatives such as listening sessions, reader forums, and advisory groups that foster trust and ongoing dialogue with audiences – and synthesizes that feedback into actionable recommendations
• Identifies and develops partnerships with aligned organizations, institutions (e.g., universities), and communities that expand reach and introduce new audiences to the Monitor, with a focus on sustained audience growth and engagement
• Works across the newsroom to connect reporters and editors with audiences in meaningful ways, including facilitating conversations, events, and other forms of direct engagement
• Collaborates with the Audience Growth Lead, Strategic Initiatives Lead, and product and promotions teams to ensure community and partnership efforts align with broader growth and engagement priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in journalism, communications, or related field preferred
• 7–10+ years of experience building and activating communities, networks, or partnerships—such as in journalism, advocacy, organizing, membership-based organizations, or mission-driven institutions preferred
• Demonstrated experience mobilizing audiences or stakeholders around a shared purpose—turning interest or affinity into active engagement, participation, or advocacy
• Experience working in or with mission-driven organizations, media organizations, or communities with strong values alignment preferred

Qualifications

• Strong ability to build trust and relationships with a wide range of audiences, including highly engaged and values-driven communities
• Demonstrated ability to activate and mobilize communities—turning audience interest into participation, advocacy, and sustained engagement
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing community engagement or partnership strategies that drive meaningful outcomes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the Monitor effectively with external audiences, partners, and community members
• Strong instincts for identifying opportunities to connect people to the Monitor’s journalism in ways that feel meaningful, authentic, and aligned with its mission and voice
• Ability to translate audience feedback and engagement into clear, actionable insights that inform editorial, product, or growth decisions
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Persistence, attention to detail, and proactiveness
• Thoughtful understanding of how trust, credibility, and long-term relationships are built—and how those relationships can translate into advocacy and growth

Skills

• Strong ability to build trust and relationships with a wide range of audiences, including highly engaged and values-driven communities
• Demonstrated ability to activate and mobilize communities—turning audience interest into participation, advocacy, and sustained engagement
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing community engagement or partnership strategies that drive meaningful outcomes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the Monitor effectively with external audiences, partners, and community members
• Strong instincts for identifying opportunities to connect people to the Monitor’s journalism in ways that feel meaningful, authentic, and aligned with its mission and voice
• Ability to translate audience feedback and engagement into clear, actionable insights that inform editorial, product, or growth decisions
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Persistence, attention to detail, and proactiveness
• Thoughtful understanding of how trust, credibility, and long-term relationships are built—and how those relationships can translate into advocacy and growth