Climate Impacts, Communications Senior Associate

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement a compelling strategy for climate reports, papers and data, proactively developing credible, concise media pitches for news and feature stories that respond to key audiences’ interests;
  • Respond quickly to climate news to provide LATAM journalists with relevant research and contacts to augment and further develop their stories;
  • Identify and develop relationships with key journalists;
  • Build and maintain a scientists’ contact list to support media coverage and provide media training tailored to spokespeople’s needs to boost their ability to deliver key messages with confidence;
  • Write and edit engaging media materials such as op-eds and press releases to LATAM outlets; 
  • Liaise with digital teams to adapt science to digital audiences; 
  • Create credible, concise briefings and media reports for national and international teams;
• Develop and implement an engaging strategy to connect scientists from LATAM to international climate attribution scientists;
  • Identify and support climate scientists to participate in event attribution studies with international scientists;
    Develop and maintain a relationship with those scientists to build a network of knowledge and ideas exchanging;
• As needed, support other team projects.

REQUIREMENTS

• A genuine interest in climate change, passion for connecting science and public discourse, and professional experience with science communications - as a journalist, a communications professional or a scientist - are essential;
• Experience working with reporters, including pitching stories to news and feature desks; deep understanding of newsroom mechanisms, pressures and needs, and how to secure media coverage in a changing media landscape; experience in newsroom is desirable;
• A proven ability to translate complex topics into easy-to-understand and quotable materials;
• Strong writing and editing skills in Portuguese and Spanish; professional use of English; 
• Knowledge in coaching spokespeople or leading workshops on best practices in media interviews; experience in scientific and socioenvironmental institutions is desirable;
• Proven problem-solving, organisational and time management skills; entrepreneurial approach, open to new ideas and with a learning mindset.
• A team player and a natural collaborator who thrives working independently;
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to function in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across phone/video conferencing, time zones, Slack, email etc;
• A passion to create change.