Job Description

The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI) is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders united by a shared commitment to advancing economic opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in America and its great cities.

About the Role

MI is seeking a programmer experienced in front-end web development and content management to work with the publication and marketing teams at Manhattan Institute. The person in this role will directly support a broad array of technical initiatives within MI, and will have the opportunity to select technologies, platforms, and vendors to best meet the organization’s needs. For the right candidate, this is a great opportunity to shift into a mission-driven career with a commitment to teamwork, social impact, and great culture. This is a remote position, but periodic company-paid travel to New York City will be required.

This individual will report to the VP, Marketing, work closely with Content Strategy, and regularly interface with all key teams at Manhattan Institute and City Journal brands.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implement specific marketing and publication initiatives on MI’s technology platforms, including web, mobile, and syndication.
• Troubleshoot and resolve reported issues with MI’s websites.
• Participate in AWS infrastructure management.
• Some front-end and print graphics design work, supporting MI’s other graphics design staff.
• Backstop content management tasks for other staff members (e.g., during vacation time)
• Proactively lead new technology projects identified by other business units; e.g., revamp of City Journal mobile application, new system integrations with data lake to facilitate Martech analytics, and others.
• Mentor and train junior development staff.
• Maintain a high level of customer service, authority, and professionalism to all business units and vendors.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with MI’s public policy work, alignment with its mission, and enthusiasm for seeing it through.
• Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience making the best use of the skills and experience of teammates with different levels of expertise.

Primary Skills

• LAMP stack web applications, including Javascript and CSS
• WordPress front end development

Secondary Skills

• Business intelligence tools (Tableau experience a bonus)
• Continuous integration / continuous deployment

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $90,000-$115,000/year, based on experience and skills.

MI offers generous benefits, including four weeks paid vacation, a Summer Fridays program, paid paternity/maternity leave, medical and dental coverage with HSA options, medical and dependent-care FSA, mental health benefits, remote medicine, paid company cell phone, life insurance, and a 401(k) with a company-funded match. MI staff also benefit from the opportunity to collaborate and socialize with prominent scholars in our policy space.

Thank you very much for your interest in this position. Due to a very high number of applications, we have temporarily paused acceptance of additional applicants. For questions about your existing application, please email careers@manhattan.institute.

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