Associate Director, Audience Engagement
Listed on 2026-08-21
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
Digital Marketing
Associate Director, Audience Engagement
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking an Associate Director, Audience Engagement to support the Audience Engagement division in the Communications Department. This division uses a variety of digital techniques to build influence through Human Rights Watch's work across all its platforms and languages.
Working closely with the Director, Audience Engagement, the Associate Director will play a senior role in developing HRW's vision for ambitious and data-led global audience engagement. They will drive an audience-centered approach for priority investigations, reports and campaigns across social media, newsletters, podcasts, the website and other relevant channels.
Leading our nascent audience insights function, this team member will help lead on our critical data and insights work, helping develop a better understanding of our audiences and what content, platforms and technologies are driving deeper impact for our major investigations and reports.
This position reports to the Director, Audience Engagement, based in the UK. This role will be based within commuting distance of the following HRW offices and must be willing to work from the office on an as-needed basis:
London, Berlin, Amsterdam, or Stockholm.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
We are eager to hear from all candidates who can perform the essential functions of this role even if they do not meet all of our desired qualifications – particularly if they are from backgrounds underrepresented in the NGO sector.
Education:
A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in journalism, communications, international relations, media innovation, marketing, social science, or related field is required.
Experience:
- 7+ years of experience in digital strategy, campaigns, social media, digital communications, and/or digital marketing.
- Demonstrated expertise in analyzing and visualizing data, generating insights, and implementing best practices.
- Experience using digital tools and software including Google Analytics (GA4), Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Sprout Social, and similar products.
- Experience in project management and project management software such as Asana, or similar products.
- Experience working with and negotiating with vendors/salespeople.
- Background in copywriting and creative direction/design a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills. Fluency in a non-English language is desirable, especially French, German or Spanish.
Other:
Applicants for this position in Sweden and the Netherlands must possess valid work authorization for the location where they wish to be based.
Salary and Benefits: HRW seeks exceptional applications and offers competitive compensation and employer paid benefits.
How to Apply:
Please apply immediately by visiting our online job portal .org and attaching a resume, preferably as a PDF file. In lieu of a traditional cover letter, we would like the candidates to submit a brief assessment:
First, please explain the most relevant skills you would bring to the role. Second, please outline how you might promote two articles — Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Targeting ICC and Indonesia:
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