Senior Digital Security Trainer

Freedom of the Press Foundation

. Lead digital security trainings on risk assessment, password managers, multifactor authentication, encrypted voice calls and text messages, online privacy, device security, and mitigating online harassment .

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeBrooklyn • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in digital security training, including risk assessment, encryption principles, and secure communication tools. Capable of developing curricula and translating complex technical topics for diverse audiences, with a strong commitment to press freedom and collaboration with journalists.

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Digital Security TrainingCurriculum DevelopmentEncryption PrinciplesExceptional Communication SkillsJournalistic Threat Models

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Hard Skills

Risk AssessmentPassword ManagersMultifactor AuthenticationEncrypted CommunicationTechnical TrainingInstructional DesignDigital Security GuidesCircumvention TechnologyThreat ModelingComputer Operating Systems

Soft Skills

Public SpeakingCollaborationFlexibilityIndependent WorkTranslating Complex Issues

Tools & Technologies

SecureDropDigital Security ToolsOnline Privacy Tools

Industry Keywords

First AmendmentPress FreedomJournalismCybersecurity Awareness TrainingAt-Risk GroupsInternational Audiences

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead digital security trainings on risk assessment, password managers, multifactor authentication, encrypted voice calls and text messages, online privacy, device security, and mitigating online harassment
Work with team members to meet clients’ needs from intake through service implementation and follow-up
Assist in developing curricula and supporting materials for digital security trainings
Contribute to public editorial content, including guides, blog posts, and newsletters
In the long term, train SecureDrop clientele, including administrators and journalists, on installing and using the platform
Perform other responsibilities assigned by the deputy director of digital security

Requirements

What you’ll need

Passion for the First Amendment and protecting press freedom rights
Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, journalism, education, or related field preferred, or four years of cybersecurity awareness training experience
One-plus years of experience working in newsrooms and with journalists, or equivalent understanding of journalists’ threat model and landscape
Two to three years of experience training on technical skills for a nontechnical audience
Experience creating training materials for technical topics, ideally digital security
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Familiarity with journalistic threat models or equivalent applied experience with threat modeling for at-risk groups
Knowledge of core principles of encryption and secure communication tools
Understanding of computers across desktop and mobile operating systems
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Track record of collaborating with teams in in-person and remote settings
Comfort with public speaking
Ability to translate complex issues into succinct, accessible language for multiple audiences
Flexibility to undertake occasional international travel
Preferred: experience with instructional design or curriculum development
Preferred: connections to journalism university programs or closely related education programs
Preferred: experience with circumvention/anti-censorship technology
Preferred: experience working with international audiences on digital security topics and global contexts
Preferred: experience writing beginner-friendly digital security guides or posts
Preferred: ability to speak or write non-English languages, especially Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and/or Russian

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive nonprofit salary of $90,000–$105,000, depending on experience
Hybrid work arrangement
Strong U.S.-based remote candidates will also be considered
Occasional international travel (twice a year or less)