Communications Officer

Your role 

We’re looking for an enthusiastic communications specialist with strong content production skills. As a member of EMBL’s distributed Communications group and EMBL-EBI’s Communications team, you will produce high-quality content, and support the day-to-day running of social media. You will also use your media relations skills to identify and get press coverage for EMBL-EBI stories.
 

To view a copy of the full job description, main duties and requirements, please click here.

You have 

• Experience of developing engaging content for a variety of platforms and audiences and a talent for telling stories using creative and innovative approaches.

• Experience of pitching technical stories to the media, identifying stories with media potential, working with journalists and briefing spokespeople.

• Experience and understanding of how to produce content for and manage digital channels including social media.

• An understanding of best practice approaches in evaluating communications activities.

• A passion for science and technology and a well developed ability to build relationships and work as part of a team.
   

You may also have

• Another European language
• Experience in search engine and AI search optimisation, event management or experience creating digital assets using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite.
   

Contract length: 3 years (renewable up to 9 years)

Salary: Grade 5, monthly salary of £3,229 after tax but excluding pension and insurance contributions. Plus generous benefits.

Interviews: Interviews are planned for 11 August, via Zoom. Details will be confirmed with selected candidates.

Why join us

EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. 

We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team – we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures, ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.

Enjoy lots of benefits:

• Financial incentives: Salary free of income tax, Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances

• Flexible working arrangements

• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)

• Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to public holidays

• Relocation package including installation grant (if applicable)

• Campus life: Free shuttle bus (select sites), on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)

• Family benefits: Kindergarten (Heidelberg), 10 days of child sick leave, generous paid maternity/parental leave and monthly family & child allowances

• Benefits for international newcomers: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance.

• For detailed information please visit our employee benefits page here

What else you need to know

• International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Visit our International Applicants page, to find out more.

• EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we apply DORA principles to our recruitment and performance assessment processes here.

• Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ & individuals from all nationalities. 

• How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system. Applications will close at 23:59 CET on the date shown below. We aim to provide a response within two weeks after the closing date.

Closing Date