Science Writer (2 year contract, renewable)

Faculty of Science; Singapore; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative academic institution seeks a creative content developer to enhance its outreach through engaging long- and short-form content. The role involves crafting compelling narratives that simplify complex scientific topics for a broader audience, ensuring alignment with editorial standards. You'll be proactive in gathering newsworthy information, conducting thorough research, and maintaining a high-quality image bank for various platforms. This position offers a unique chance to shape communication strategies while collaborating with diverse stakeholders. If you're passionate about storytelling and making science accessible, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills to create impactful content for diverse audiences.
• Ability to translate complex technical content into accessible language.

Responsibilities

• Develop original content and manage high-quality image bank.
• Build relationships with stakeholders for a sustained pipeline of stories.

Skills

Content Creation

Research Skills

SEO Optimization

Editing and Proofreading

Stakeholder Relations

Event Coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communication or related field

Job description

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.

Other ad-hoc projects and duties, as assigned.