Science Communicator on contract

Location

India | India

Job description

Job Description

This is an exciting new role at CACTUS, a top science communication agency working with universities, publishers, and researchers globally. Research Communication is a fast-growing portfolio of solutions that increases the impact of scientific research through non-traditional content formats.

You will help serve the evolving science communication needs of scholarly publishers, academic societies, research institutions, science outreach organizations, and researchers by working with a team of writers, editors, graphic designers, and animators to tell science stories across content formats and styles.

Job Responsibilities

• Working with a team of science writers and designers to break down scientific content into easy-to-understand and engaging material in visual, oral, and audio-visual formats
• Consulting with editorial offices and communications departments of customers to deliver as per objectives
• Building campaign strategy plans based on customer briefs and requirements
• Executing distribution plans for customers to achieve targeted visibility, media coverage, and/or audience engagement
• Communicating effectively with resources across functions with the objective of delivering projects against set timelines

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• Must hold a master's degree in life sciences, healthcare, medicine, chemistry, materials science, engineering and computer science. Professional experience in science communication, scientific journalism, science, media production, public engagement, or similar programs highly preferred, OR must have previous experience in any of a wide range of professional science communication careers with media and science organizations, including creative agencies working in spaces adjacent to science media, such as healthcare communications.
• Must be self-motivated, have excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills (written and verbal), and be flexible.

Additional Information

If you are among the qualified candidates, one of our recruiters will contact you on phone or email with further details.

About CACTUS

CACTUS is a science communication and technology company. We specialize in AI products and solutions that improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Learn more:

Awards and Recognition

• Cactus Communications has consistently ranked among the top 20 on the global list of the Top 100 Companies for Telecommute Jobs since 2016.
• Recognised as 'Employers of the Future' two years in a row in 2023 and 2022, in a study by LeadUp Universe, Fortune India and Work Universe
• Recognised as One of India's Top 100 best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work® in 2022
• Winner of 'Best Innovation Leveraging AI Services' at AWS AI Conclave 2022
• Recognized as one of the Best Companies for Millennials 2019 by Times Ascent and Learning & Organisation Development Roundtable
• Emerged as one of India's Top 10 Safe Workplaces for Women in a survey conducted by Rainmaker in 2019
• Ranked #1 among India's Great Mid-Size Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute in 2017
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