Science Writer (2-year contract)

The candidate will boost the Faculty of Science's presence by developing impactful long- and short-form content for different audiences. The candidate will possess excellent writing skills and competencies to make technical content accessible to laymen.

Content creation

• Proactive in collecting and verifying newsworthy information.
• Conduct research on assigned topics for story development.
• Develop original and quality content according to briefs.
• Competent in translating complex technical / scientific content into copy that resonates with laymen.
• Merge complex information from different sources into a single, coherent story.
• Familiar with SEO optimisation to incorporate key terms for site traffic.
• Maintain consistency in content and ensure alignment with editorial requirements.
• Develop and manage high quality image bank (photographs and videos).
• Adept in different short- and long-form writing styles for different mediums (web, print and socials), including, but not limited to corporate publications, marketing assets, corporate/news messaging, blogs, video scripts, Q&A documents, social-media style content, etc.
• Ensure that all content is timely, accurate and relevant to the different needs of external and internal stakeholders.
• Advanced editing and proofreading for accurate and factual content and correct language.

Stakeholder relations

• Build relationships with content sources / stakeholders for sustained pipeline of stories.
• Research and interview content sources to incorporate their views into communication assets.

Events Organisation

• Support team on coordination and logistics for events execution.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree qualifications.
• Interest in science communications.
• Must be able to meet strict deadlines, manage multiple projects concurrently and work well under pressure.
• Excellent writing skills with proven work experience, backed with a good portfolio of published articles.
• Competent in long- and short-form content.
• Organised with attention to detail.
• Hands-on experience with content management systems (e.g., wordpress), photo and video editing software is a definite advantage.
• Solid project management skills.