Climate Communications Lead

Schmidt Sciences

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Schmidt Sciences is seeking a Communications Associate for the Climate Center to bridge complex climate research and accessible narratives. You will craft messaging, support program staff, and highlight grantees through profiles and features.

The role requires a strong writing background, fluency in climate topics, collaboration with researchers, and experience with digital content, analytics, and AI tools. Some travel is expected, and the position is exempt.

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, climate science, environmental science, energy policy, or related field.
3–5 years of professional experience in communications.
Experience pitching stories successfully and working with the press.
Strong working knowledge of climate modeling, carbon cycle science, energy transition pathways, and computational tools.
Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear, compelling narratives for non-expert audiences.
Strong track record of collaboration with researchers, scientists or technical subject matter experts.
Excellent writing and editing skills.
Experience using AI tools to enhance day-to-day workflows and productivity.
Experience managing websites, digital content platforms and social channels.
Familiarity with analytics tools and audience engagement metrics.
Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of clear, unified narratives for Schmidt Sciences climate portfolio of programs.
Serve as a thought partner to climate program staff on positioning, messaging and presentation support.
Highlight the voices and work of climate grantees through profiles, interviews, and feature stories.
Draft and edit high-quality written materials including press releases, website content, reports, blog posts, newsletters, op-eds, social posts, speeches and explainer materials.
Translate complex climate, modeling and scientific research into accessible language for diverse audiences including media, and the public.
Pitch stories to journalists, podcasters and other influencers in the climate and public sector.
Draft and develop content, calendar and post to Schmidt Sciences social media channels.
Ensure consistency in tone, brand, and messaging across communications.
Collaborate on multimedia storytelling efforts for the Climate Center, including video, audio, interactive features and short-form explainers.
Monitor and analyze communications performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform strategy.
Identify opportunities to innovate using digital tools, data visualization or emerging AI technologies to strengthen communications.
Maintain an active understanding of trends in climate research across academia and industry to ensure messaging remains timely and credible.
Monitor climate grantee publications and Schmidt Sciences-funded research for amplification on owned media channels.
Manage incoming communications requests from internal teams and external partners for the climate institute, ensuring accuracy and adherence to brand standards.
Provide general project support to the communications team as needed.
Collaborate closely with colleagues across programs.
Some national or international travel will be required