Associate, Press

**FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY**
**PRESS ASSOCIATE**
**Communications Division**
**Location: Amman, Beirut or Johannesburg**
**Application Deadline: December 18, 2025**

**Responsibilities**:

- Copy edit, format, and distribute materials; assist with coordinating the review, production, translation, and distribution of reports, news releases, letters, charts, briefing papers, op-eds, other publications, and web content;
- Track the editorial flow of research and media products.
- Collaborate with the associates in East Coast USA, West Coast USA, and Asia time zones on media roundups and analysis for reports, news releases, and other products when needed;
- Handle and respond to queries from journalists and other media professionals, connecting them with relevant staff where appropriate;
- Act as a bridging shift between the Sydney office and the USA offices, tracking, updating, and relaying important information between the two teams; occasionally work a staggered shift with a later finish;
- Create and maintain extensive contact databases and filing and archiving systems;
- Maintain the HRW Press pipeline, keep all publishing schedules and calendars up to date and relevant;
- Maintain contacts with translators and update contact information as needed;
- Provide administrative support including recording and processing divisional finances; responding to inquiries; making travel arrangements; and performing other administrative duties as necessary;
- Process translation invoices in a timely manner;
- Collaborate with the associates in East Coast, Europe, Asia time zones on media roundups and analysis for reports, news releases, and other products when needed;
- Maintain communication among HRW offices, global staff, and external partners;
- Assist with organizing events including press conferences and partner meetings;
- Assist with some desk research tasks and provide support to associated multimedia projects when necessary; and
- Carry out other duties as required.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**: A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, social sciences, international relations, or related studies is required.

**Experience**: A minimum of one year of relevant work experience is required. English language fluency is required.

**Related Skills and Knowledge**:

- Prior experience and strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail are required.
- Resourcefulness, Initiative, follow-through, ability to work independently are required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required; proficiency in other languages is highly desirable.
- The ability to work well under pressure and to manage multiple priorities while working effectively toward deadlines is required.
- Strong interpersonal skills in order to work collaboratively within Human Rights Watch as well as with external partners are required.
- Ability to make sound decisions consistent with functions and take initiative when appropriate is required.
- Copy editing or proofing experience is required.
- An understanding of news cycles and international media outlets is preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to human rights and/or international issues and the capacity to master and represent the mission and programs of Human Rights Watch are highly desirable.

**Salary and Benefits**: HRW offers competitive compensation and employer-paid benefits.

**Human Rights Watch**is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.