Science Writer (2 year contract, renewable)

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 a high-quality image bank (photographs and videos).
• Adept in different short- and long-form writing styles for various mediums (web, print, and socials), including, but not limited to corporate publications, marketing assets, corporate/news messaging, blogs, video scripts, Q&A documents, and social-media style content.
• 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 a sustained pipeline of stories.
• Research and interview content sources to incorporate their views into communication assets.

Events Organisation

• Support the team on coordination and logistics for events execution.

Other ad-hoc projects and duties, as assigned.