Communications Trainee - Heidelberg, Deutschland - Springer Nature

Springer Nature

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Heidelberg, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Communications Trainee:

Employer
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Location
Heidelberg
Salary
Competitive
Closing date 20 Feb 2024
Discipline

Life Science
Job Type
Editor
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
Masters
Sector
Academia- You need to sign in or create an account to a job.

About the team/job

EMBL is Europe's life sciences laboratory - an intergovernmental organisation with more than 110 independent research groups and service teams covering the spectrum of molecular biology.

It operates across six sites in Heidelberg (headquarters), Barcelona, Cambridge, Grenoble, Hamburg and Rome.

Our mission is to perform basic research in molecular biology; train scientists, students and visitors at all levels; offer vital services to scientists in the public and private sectors within the member states; develop new instruments and methods; and engage actively in technology transfer.

We are looking for a creative communicator looking to gain experience across a range of external communications with a focus on social media and multimedia content creation.

You will be based at the EMBL headquarters in Heidelberg, working closely with the EMBL Communications Department located at all six EMBL sites, and colleagues across the entire organisation.

You will create written and multimedia content to be used across a variety of channels, with a focus on social media.

You will also gain insight into social media monitoring, assist with written and video interviews, and writing longer form content.

We are an international, friendly and supportive team, with ties to scientists and professionals throughout European and global life sciences and supportive technologies.

Your role
Supporting EMBL's social media presence; specifically monitoring, creating, and posting content for EMBL channels on X,
- , and

Researching and developing written and visual content for external and internal communications, such as news articles, interviews, internal announcements
Editing and fact checking documents and texts
Providing social media analytics
Creating graphics from templates and uploading digital content

You have

A bachelor or higher degree in (science) communications, journalism or a relevant scientific discipline
Excellent English writing and communication skills
The ability to extract key messages from materials and articulate them in engaging ways
Experience in using social media
Experience in video creation and editing
Flexibility in working in a team and keeping track of multiple deadlines
An interest in the life sciences is essential

You might also have

First experience in the communications field
Knowledge of other European languages, especially German

Why join us
EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international.

As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches.

We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

EMBL offers attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation with a very collegial and family-friendly working environment.

Competitive salary and social security benefits, financial support for relocation, a relaxed culture, professional development, an on-site nursery, canteen and other staff facilities make EMBL a great place to work.

What else you need to know

We are Europe's research laboratory for the life sciences - an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science.

We are an international, innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.

Our mission is to offer vital services in training scientists, students and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and actively engage in technology transfer activities, and to integrate European life science research.

The working language of the institute is English.

EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we implement best practices in research assessment in our recruitment processes here.