Media and Editorial Coordinator

Position Summary To advance Teach For All’s 25-year vision, we are seeking a Media and Editorial Coordinator to play a key supporting role in shaping and sustaining Teach For All’s external voice. You will support media relations efforts through strong operational management and coordination, contribute to thought leadership content, manage day-to-day operational systems, and help ensure that the ideas and insights from our global network reach relevant audiences. This role combines hands-on operational excellence with a good understanding of media relations and editorial standards.

About The Team

The Media and Public Engagement team works to influence the global discussion in order to create an external environment conducive to the achievement of Teach For All’s vision. We are a fast-paced team that builds a proactive narrative highlighting our core purpose, the impact of our global network, and the work of our network partners.

Key Responsibilities

Media Relations (30%):

• Support the Head of Media and Public Engagement in managing engagement with journalists, editors, and media platforms, and contribute to building strong media relationships over time

• Conduct targeted media landscape analysis to identify relevant platforms and journalists for outreach and cultivation

• Maintain and optimize media contact databases and manage incoming media queries

• Perform daily media monitoring, track brand presence, and proactively identify engagement opportunities

• Analyze media coverage to support the team in generating actionable insights

Thought leadership and Public Engagement (25%):

• Support the development of op-eds, essays, and media commentary from key spokespeople – including research, drafting support, editing, and coordinating submissions

• Edit and strengthen content from the network to help maintain consistent editorial standards

• Coordinate active editorial cycles, including tracking submissions and supporting revisions across multiple pieces

• Project manage and contribute to the editorial output and audience development of public engagement platforms, including written and video content series.

• Support the process to identify and secure speaking engagements, in line with team priorities

• Contribute to the drafting and coordination of press releases, press kits, and other communications materials

Operations and Systems (45%):

• Manage the development and maintenance of a spokesperson database, coordinating preparation and support for spokespeople across media opportunities

• Manage and maintain the team’s systems and processes, including the journalist CRM, media monitoring dissemination, and contact database upkeep (training provided)

• Build and maintain trackers for thought leadership output, media placements, and team pipelines

• Collaborate with the Communications team and other teams across the organization on shared projects

• Lead the logistics of the team’s events, including scheduling, briefing documents, and post-production follow-through

• Manage team communications and the general media inquiry inbox

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

• Strong writing skills with the ability to produce clear, precise, and compelling prose

• Good editorial instinct: you can review drafts and identify areas for improvement in structure, clarity, and impact

• Strong media awareness: you understand how newsrooms work, follow global affairs with genuine interest, and can identify opportunities to place ideas effectively

• Strong organizational, project management, and operational skills. You enjoy managing systems, processes, and multiple workstreams, and take pride in ensuring smooth operations

• Analytical skills to monitor media coverage, identify patterns, and support the development of insights for the team

• Interpersonal and relationship-building ability to maintain relationships with internal stakeholders

• Ability to comfo...