Hybrid Science Content & Digital Media Pro

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.); College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long-term and Short-term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Job summary

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) supports NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, embedding with a NOAA lab to produce news stories, graphics, and social content. You’ll translate complex atmospheric science into audience-appropriate writing and visuals, ensuring scientific accuracy through formal review processes.

The role blends research, editing, and creative content production for online, social media, and print channels, with emphasis on engaging audiences and maintaining on-brand communication

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional and/or academic experience
• BA/BS in a technical or business discipline — Communications, Journalism, Digital Media, Science Communications, Environmental Science, or closely related field preferred; advanced degrees or certifications may qualify for shorter periods of required experience

Responsibilities

• Explain and organize complex scientific information into communication products for OAR leadership and the workforce, demonstrating strong writing and editing skills with experience translating technical information for non-scientific audiences
• Provide expert technical and scientific writing and editing for public communication products across OAR digital and print platforms, including news stories, web features, social media posts, and visual content
• Research, write, and edit audience-appropriate content for online, social media, and print channels; shepherd content through internal review cycles within OAR and NOAA to ensure scientific accuracy, correct format, and appropriate style
• Develop themes, schedules, and content for updates to external websites, internal Google Sites, and social media platforms
• Create visual graphics, videos, and other visual materials for use across NOAA platforms
• Monitor engagement analytics across digital platforms and apply insights to content strategy
• Coordinate with other NOAA teams to showcase OAR mission, work, and activities across NOAA websites and partner platforms
• Provide advice and recommendations to the OAR Communications Director on sensitive content issues; recommend and execute new content strategies and innovations to increase public engagement
• Document workflows and maintain organized files containing data associated with content development

Skills

Scientific writing

Editing

Digital media

Social media

CMS familiarity

Education

BA/BS degree in Communications or related

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) supports NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, embedding with a NOAA lab to produce news stories, graphics, and social content. You’ll translate complex atmospheric science into audience-appropriate writing and visuals, ensuring scientific accuracy through formal review processes.

The role blends research, editing, and creative content production for online, social media, and print channels, with emphasis on engaging audiences and maintaining on-brand communication