Environment School - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Yale Posting Status
CLOSED TO FURTHER APPLICATIONS
University Job Title
Communications Officer 1
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Compensation Grade
Administration & Operations
Compensation Grade Profile
Supervisor; Senior Associate (23)
Wage Ranges
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Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Searchable Job Family
Communications/Editing/Teaching
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Position Focus:
Yale Climate Connections is a small but mighty news service that helps our audiences understand the reality of climate change and what they can do about it. Through our website and radio program, which airs on hundreds of stations, we reach tens of millions of U.S. residents each year. Staffed by professional journalists and radio producers, Yale Climate Connections is editorially independent from Yale University. We seek a diversity of voices across our editorial team, reporters, and sources, and we see inclusion of these voices as essential to success. In the next year, we plan to expand our coverage of extreme weather, sharpen our focus on climate solutions, and make more of our stories accessible in Spanish. We’re looking for a skilled editor who will work closely with our team of freelance reporters to tell stories about the impacts of extreme weather and how people are responding to the climate challenge. If you were working as a features editor with Yale Climate Connections this week, here are some of the tasks that would have crossed your desk: Copy editing a breaking news story about an unprecedented heat wave. Calling a freelance writer to discuss revisions to her story about new scientific research in the Arctic. Editing a story on the impact of heat waves on pregnancy and a profile of a scientist who is optimistic about solving climate change. Calling sources for a story you’re writing about sea-level rise. Writing headlines for our new Spanish-language section. Participating in a team-wide meeting to assess progress on incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work. You’re an ideal candidate if you take pleasure in coaching reporters as they refine pitches, revise drafts, and grow as writers; you have high standards, good people skills, and a knack for working collaboratively with writers to bring out their best.
Essential Duties
1. Brand & Communications Strategy. Develops and executes public relations strategy, output, and performance for the department with the goal of increasing media impressions in local, national, industry-specific and alumni media. Creates communications strategy to showcase top technologies available for license. Ensures consistent look and tone for all department communications, including written content, website and social media. 2. Media Relations. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with media representatives. Identifies opportunities to work with other the departments, university publications and the Office of Public Affairs to develop and publicize stories. 3. Content Creation. Assesses the University faculty inventions and student startups for newsworthiness and create compelling news and public relations content. Creates engaging, dynamic content for the public, including press releases, blog articles, website updates, newsletter articles and social media. 4. Outreach. Manages delivery channels for newsworthy content, including updating and maintaining the department websites, social media accounts, and articles for email newsletters, and creating video, print, and on-campus events. Creates websites that embed existing content from Yale and external sites (publications related to the technology, videos featuring inventor, profile on Yale Bulletin and Calendar innovators webpage). 5. Other. Seeks out, negotiates with and recommends external organizations that can provide services that optimize both the cost and functionality of the new communications strategy. Ensures that all communications conform to the University guidelines. Hires student workers as needed to assist in producing copy. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and four years of experience in website design, production, marketing, project management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Excellent writing and speaking skills in Spanish and English.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Ability to think creatively and adapt to evolving priorities. Ability to meet deadlines.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Strong critical thinking skills.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Meticulousness.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships.
Background Check Requirements
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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
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