Senior Digital Security Trainer

Summary

Join Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) as a Senior Digital Security Trainer! This full-time role involves conducting digital security training for journalists and newsrooms. You will lead trainings, develop curricula, contribute to public content, and work closely with a team. Based preferably in Brooklyn, remote U.S. candidates are considered. The position offers a competitive salary ($90,000-105,000) and benefits (details on website). Responsibilities include training on various digital security topics, collaborating with team members, and contributing to public content. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, experience training non-technical audiences, and familiarity with journalistic threat models.

Requirements

• A passion for the First Amendment and protecting the press freedom rights of all
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, journalism, education, or related field preferred, or four years of cybersecurity awareness training experience
• One-plus years of experience working in newsrooms and with journalists, or the equivalent understanding of the threat model and landscape for journalists
• Two to three years of experience training on technical skills for a nontechnical audience
• Experience creating materials for training on technical topics –– ideally digital security
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills — the ability to establish a strong connection with the journalists we train
• Familiarity with journalistic threat models or equivalent applied experience with threat modeling for at-risk groups
• Knowledge of the core principles of encryption and secure communication tools
• Keen understanding of how computers operate within a variety of operating systems (desktop and mobile)
• Comfort working independently, as well as collaboratively
• A deep track record of working collaboratively with teams in both in-person and remote settings
• Comfort with public speaking
• A proven ability to translate complex issues into succinct, accessible language for multiple audiences
• Flexibility to undertake occasional (twice a year or less) international travel

Responsibilities

• Lead digital security trainings on topics such as risk assessment, password managers, multifactor authentication, encrypting voice calls and text messages, online privacy, device security, mitigating online harassment, and more
• Work closely with all team members to ensure clients’ needs are met; from intake and service implementation to follow-up
• Assist teammates in developing curricula and supporting materials for digital security trainings
• Lead promotion and implementation of digital security curriculum for U.S. journalism schools
• Contribute to public editorial content, such as guides, blog posts, and newsletters
• In the long term, train SecureDrop services clientele, including administrators and journalists, on installing and using the platform
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the deputy director of digital security

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with instructional design or curriculum development
• Connections to journalism university programs or closely related education programs
• Experience with circumvention/anti-censorship technology
• Experience working with international audiences on digital security topics, with an understanding of global contexts
• Experience writing beginner-friendly guides or posts on digital security topics aimed at journalists or adjacent groups
• Ability to speak or write in non-English languages (especially Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and/or Russian)

Benefits

• This is a full-time role with a competitive nonprofit salary in the range of $90,000-105,000, depending on experience
• This position will preferably be based in FPF’s Brooklyn headquarters; however, strong U.S.-based remote candidates will also be considered