Trainee Press Officer

Closing Date
4 Sep 2023
Salary
£24,900 - £29,295
Address
Science Media Centre, London (Euston). We’re an office-based organisation and staff are expected to be in the office as default five days a week.
Duration
1 year, fixed term

The Science Media Centre has created an exciting new role of Trainee Press Officer.  This is the perfect role for someone with a passion for science who wants a career in science media relations.  It focuses on the messy, contested science stories that hit the news headlines as well as science that is open to mis-reporting.  This is an office-based role in a fast-moving, open-plan team based in the Wellcome Collection building.

The traineeship will be a one-year contract and the successful candidate will be trained to:

  • Respond to media enquiries from national and international news outlets;
  • Gather comments from scientists on breaking news or new research findings on topics as varied as genome editing, AI, e-cigarettes, diet and nutrition, and climate change;
  • Monitor the top scientific journals on a daily basis and identify new findings which need expert comment;
  • Add scientists to the SMC database;
  • Set up and run press conferences.

Candidates should have:

  • A degree or equivalent in science;
  • A proven interest in science in the news;
  • Enthusiasm to act at a junior level and work in high pressure environment.

You can find a copy of the Trainee Press Officer role profile here

To start: ideally Monday 16 October 2023

Interviews: in person at our London office, Friday 15 September 2023

Further Information

If you wish to apply please send your C.V. and a covering letter to jobs@sciencemediacentre.org detailing why you want this particular role and how you fit the role requirements. Your covering letter should not be more than one side of A4 long.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager, on 0207 611 8355 or lethbridge@sciencemediacentre.org, or Ed Day, Press Officer, on 0207 611 8321 or ed@sciencemediacentre.org.