Science Technical Writer - Editor II
MORI Associates
- Greenbelt, MD
- $63,000-78,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Content Creation: Develop engaging and accurate news and feature stories, blog posts, and scripts for multimedia products, ensuring they are tailored to specific audiences and platforms.
- Collaboration with Social Media Team: Work closely with the Heliophysics and Goddard social media teams to craft and schedule content that highlights key research and developments in the field.
- Media Coordination: Assist in organizing press events and media workshops, helping to ensure that these events effectively communicate heliophysics research and discoveries to the media and public.
- Research and Reporting: Conduct thorough research on heliophysics topics, staying abreast of the latest findings and trends to inform writing and content creation.
- Response to media inquiries: Respond to queries from the news media and the public, providing clear and accurate information about heliophysics research and missions.
- Team Support: Provide support to senior science writers and communication team members, contributing to larger projects and initiatives as needed.
- 4-year degree in Science Communications and/or Technical Writing and Editing.
- Experience crafting feature stories on complex topics and making them engaging for general audiences.
- Knowledge of Social Media content best practices, including copy writing.
- The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, collaborative, and committed to meeting tight deadlines.
- Preference will be given to those with previous NASA or Government writing experience as well as a strong writing portfolio, bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite
- Track record of producing pieces that increase engagement, creating successful social media strategies