• Job Description

  Req#: 93

  JOURNALIST SAFETY ADVISOR
  

  
  

  Job Title: Journalist Safety Advisor

  Department: Emergencies

  Job Band: Management I (Individual Contributor)

  Office Location: NYC office / U.S. remote - EST

  Reports to: Chief Emergencies Officer Chief Emergencies Officer

  FLSA Status: Exempt

  Union Represented: Yes

  Salary: $93,781.35 - $ 102,056.18
  

  
  

  Submission Instructions: Please submit a letter of interest, résumé, and two professional references.

  Submission Deadline: 5pm EST (New York Time) on March 5, 2026
  

  
  

  This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America East Collective Bargaining Agreement

  
  

  Organization Overview:

  Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists (“CPJ”) is an independent, non-profit organization defending journalists worldwide without regard to their political ideology. Through its work to safeguard journalists, CPJ protects the rights of all people to have access to diverse and independent sources of information.

  
  

  For over four decades, CPJ has helped win the early release of imprisoned journalists, secure convictions in journalist murders, and enable legal reform in countries where free expression has deteriorated. CPJ’s widely cited database and reports have raised global awareness of attacks on press freedom. Learn more about CPJ’s fight to defend freedom of the press here http://cpj.org

  
  

  At CPJ, we are dedicated to upholding values of equity and free expression in both our internal operations and external endeavors. As a global organization headquartered in the United States, we aspire to build a diverse workplace and foster an inclusive and welcoming environment. We strive for our people to be representative of the global community on which we report and to equip them with the opportunities and resources they need to learn and succeed.

  
  

  Job Summary

  CPJ’s Emergencies team is looking to hire a full-time Journalist Safety Advisor to provide physical and digital safety consultations, guidance, and training to individual journalists and newsrooms around the world. We are hiring for this position in response to the increasingly complex and holistic nature of journalist safety guidance CPJ provides, and the high levels of threat and harm journalists face around the world. The Journalist Safety Advisor will join a team of journalist safety and assistance experts, and would be responsible for delivering safety training and creating CPJ’s public-facing safety resources for journalists globally.

  
  

  Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Deliver online and in-person physical and digital safety training and guidance to journalists and newsrooms globally, including individual consultations and briefings for groups of journalists and newsrooms.
  • Work across CPJ departments and with CPJ’s regional program teams to provide expertise and advice on safety issues and trends affecting journalists globally.
  • Working closely with the Journalist Safety Manager, build and maintain CPJ’s global network of safety trainers and safety organizations.
  • Work closely with the Journalist Safety Manager to ideate and produce safety material for journalists, to live on CPJ’s website and social media channels.
  • Work closely with the Journalist Safety Manager to systematically review and update the safety resources published on our website, ensuring they remain accurate, relevant, and up to date.
  • Provide safety guidance during emergency situations involving journalists at-risk.
  • Work closely with the Journalist Safety Manager, in designing and delivering digital and physical security training workshops to journalists, both virtually and in person.
  • Collaborate closely with the Journalist Assistance (JA) Program Coordinator to identify and assess risks associated with the implementation of Journalist Assistance initiatives.
  • Support the Emergencies Department by strengthening its awareness of evolving safety challenges affecting journalists globally, as well as best practices in risk mitigation, and produce memos and analytical reports when required.
  • Publicly represent CPJ at press freedom, journalist safety, freedom of expression, or other related events.
  • In collaboration with CPJ’s Emergencies colleagues and Regional Programs team members, review, assess, and process non-financial assistance requests related to physical and digital safety support.
    

  
  

  Education/Qualifications & Work Experience

  Required:

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in journalist, newsroom, and/or media safety, specifically in physical and digital security. We will consider applicants who have worked in a related field.
  • An excellent working knowledge of the various and evolving types of safety risks journalists globally face, and the most effective ways to respond to them.
  • Proven experience in handling sensitive cases involving high-risk individuals or vulnerable people, with a trauma-informed approach.
  • Experience with creating and delivering safety training to journalists, or in educating newsrooms about their safety and security.
  • Ability to work with compassion and professionalism, maintaining confidentiality and trust with journalists and their newsrooms.
  • Proactive approach to work, with proven experience working independently.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience engaging stakeholders in national and international forums.
  • Ability to work with a high degree of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work calmly and professionally in high pressure situations, when rapid response is sometimes required.
  • Experience working with colleagues from different backgrounds and nationalities, and across time zones.
  • Written communication skills
  • Proficient in Google Workspace
  • Fluency in English

  
  

  Preferred:

  • Experience in international human rights or press freedom organizations.
  • Experience in developing and implementing newsroom safety protocols.
  • Fluency in additional language(s), ideally Spanish or French.

  
  

  The Journalist Safety Advisor would report to the Chief Emergencies Officer.

  
  

  Physical Demands:

  The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this classification successfully and are reflective of work in a typical office setting. Absent undue hardship, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

  • Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
  • Occasionally move about in the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. (This is applicable to employees who work in the NYC office).
  • Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and printer.
  • Communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
  • Observe details at close range.
  • Carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
  • Work in an office setting where the noise level is usually moderate (this applies to employees who work in the NYC office).
  • Occasional travel required, including to journalism and media conferences in the U.S. and internationally

  
  

  Work Location:

  We promote a flexible working environment with hybrid and flexible work schedule opportunities. Our office is located in the New York City office in midtown Manhattan, and was designed to be a place where we can work effectively and collaboratively, bringing energy, inspiration, commitment, and deep learning to our mission. Staff hired in the commutable NYC area are welcome and encouraged to use the CPJ office.

  
  

  This position is located in the United States, with a preference for candidates based in the NYC commutable or Eastern Time Zone) and is classified as a hybrid-optional position with the availability to work and attend meetings in the NYC office as needed.

  
  

  Benefits:

  • Health Care Plans (100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans for employee coverage)
  • Health Reimbursement Account (employer-funded HRA of $5,000 or $6,500 (maximum annually based on dependent(s)
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer contribution of 4%. Additional employer dollar-for-dollar match of elective employee contribution up to 3%)
  • Life Insurance and AD&D Plans (100% employer-sponsored with the option to elect additional voluntary plans)
  • Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, and paid holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability (employer-sponsored with the option to elect additional voluntary plans)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent care, and commuter expenses)
  • Voluntary benefits plans (accident, hospitalization, critical Illness, pet, and legal insurance)
  • Flexible Work Schedules, including hybrid options. Longer remote working periods are also offered, allowing up to sixty days per year.

  
  

  Equal Employment Opportunity:

  CPJ provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

• About the company

  The Committee to Protect Journalists is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world.

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