Science Media Producer

CamWebDir; Otley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan (12% employer)

Life assurance 3x salary

Enhanced parental leave

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

Royal Society of Chemistry seeks a dynamic content professional to plan and deliver digital events, host live sessions, and collaborate with the organisation and external clients to create high-value science communications for the community.

You will commission and produce podcasts, manage guest relations, and contribute to web and social media content. Experience with recording tech and scripting is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant science field is required.
• Experience communicating science through qualification or professional work.
• Confident speaker and presenter with live interviewing experience.
• Experience writing, editing and fact-checking scripts for podcast/video voiceover.
• Knowledge of equipment/tech for recording and producing audio/video.
• Experience creating web content including social media.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver digital events like webinars from guest coordination to marketing materials and rehearsals.
• Host events, guide speaker panels and lead audience Q&A sessions.
• Collaborate with RSC and clients to develop valuable events for the community.
• Commission, record and present podcast episodes and build relationships with contributors.
• Monitor podcasting landscape and grow audience.
• Support the Digital Editor in preparing video, audio and data visualisations for web/social media.
• Turn editorial ideas into production briefs.
• Find ways to involve the community, manage social media for sponsored content.

Skills

Confident speaker

Interviewing scientists live

Script writing & editing

Content for web & social media

Audio/video production knowledge

Education

Degree level qualification in a relevant scientific field

Tools

Recording equipment knowledge

Video/Audio production tech

Job description

W1J 0BA Cambridge Science Park via Cambridge Network

What you will do:

• Plan and deliver digital events such as webinars, from lining up guests and preparing marketing material to rehearsals and technical support
• Host and present events, guiding speaker panels and leading audience Q&A sessions
• Work with colleagues across the RSC and with commercial clients to develop events that bring real value to our community
• Commission, record and present podcast episodes, and build strong relationships with contributors
• Keep an eye on the podcasting landscape and spot opportunities to grow our listening audience
• Support the Digital Editor and Digital Content Producer in preparing video, audio and data visualisations for web and social media
• Turn editorial ideas for multimedia content into clear production briefs
• Find new ways to involve our community, including running social media schedules for sponsored content

What we are looking for:

• Degree level qualification in a relevant scientific field
• Experience of science communication through qualification or professional background
• Confident speaker and presenter
• Experience with interviewing scientists and industry representatives in a live environment
• Experience of writing, editing and fact‑checking scripts for podcast and video voiceover
• Knowledge and experience of equipment and technologies available for recording and producing audio and video
• Experience of writing and preparing content for the web, including social media

About the RSC

We are a thriving international community of over 60,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.

As a not-for-profit organisation employing around 600 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all of our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.

Our purpose is ‘to help the chemical science community make the world a better place’.

Our global community spans hundreds of thousands of scientists, librarians, teachers, students, pupils and people who love chemistry. We connect our community by holding scientific conferences, symposia, workshops and webinars and we partner globally for the benefit of the chemical sciences.

Benefits

• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution).
• Life assurance at 3 times basic annual salary.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Paid volunteering days.

At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day‑to‑day tasks.

We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] or on [phone] and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

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