Digital Editor, Geneva, Switzerland

What you'll do

Are you keen to work in one of the world's largest scientific organisations? CERN has an opening for an Early Career Graduate as a digital editor within the Media and Digital Communications section (PRD) in the Education, Communication and Outreach (ECO) group of the Stakeholder Relations (SR) sector. In the SR-ECO-PRD, the digital editor works within the digital communications team with the social media team, alongside the web team and press office.

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Your responsibilities

• Assess and improve home.cern content through web page redesigns, improved taxonomy terms and functionality as well as updating and creating content, liaising with content contributors and technical contacts.
• Update the Stakeholder Relations website and create dedicated SR websites as needed, including a website for the 2027 Open Days.
• Advise content creators across the CERN community of best practices, guidance and in-house styling for online content.
• Provide web statistics reports, dashboards and analysis to inform improvements to online content.
• Participate in web team meetings, sprints and tests to improve online content, functionality and how it has promoted and consumed.
• Support the social media team as needed, in particular editing content for clarity.
• Share resources and interact with other communication teams in the Media and Digital Communications section and the ECO group.

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Your profile

• Experience of web editing using Wordpress.
• Experience of web editing, particularly using content management systems.
• Your studies focused on STEM or Social Sciences.

Your skills

• Interest in science and technology. A STEM background would be an advantage, but it is not a requirement.
• Experience of web editing, particularly using content management systems.
• Organisational and planning skills, with a keen eye for detail and an ability to solve problems.
• Excellent ability to communicate with diplomacy.
• Desire and ability to work in a team within a large international organisation.
• Proficient in English (ideally C2); knowledge of French is an advantage but is not essential.

Ideal start date: 01/09/2026

Contract duration (in months): 24

Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Global Benefits at CERN

• A monthly net stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
• A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
• On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

Let's get you ready

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor's or master's degree. You must have a university degree and can't hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.

You will need these documents to complete your application

• Your CV (English or French)
• A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don't yet have your paper diploma)
• Any document you consider relevant to your application