Internal Communications and Science Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Posted 7 weeks ago
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Job Description
As the Internal Communications and Science Writer, you will create compelling content for both internal and external audiences, focusing on scientific research, advancements, and academic achievements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop newsworthy stories highlighting basic and translational biomedical science
- Translate complex scientific concepts for peer audiences and the general public
- Produce content for websites, social media, press releases, and internal communications
- Write department announcements, executive messages, and community blog posts
- Collaborate with UCLA Health media relations, marketing, and internal communications teams
- Work closely with the communications team, including graphic artists, photographers, and videographers, to craft engaging stories
Salary Range: $70,900 - $145,200/annually
- A Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communication, marketing, journalism, or relevant field and/or equivalent experience
- 5 – 10 years of experience with reporting and writing on biomedical sciences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to write effectively under deadline for a variety of purposes, audiences, and media
- Experience working in a higher education environment
- Proven ability to organize and collaborate effectively
- Strong capability to strategize and execute communication plans across various channels
- Ability to develop compelling infographics and multimedia that communicate information clearly and accurately
- Demonstrated expertise in discerning the most compelling and relevant news angles
- Advanced judgement, analytical and decision-making skills, with diplomacy for navigating sensitive topics
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to fast-changing opportunities and challenges
- Experience writing for different platforms such as websites, blogs, newsletter, social media, etc.
- Experience in public relations or marketing, producing content in a variety of formats including print, web, social media, and advertising
- Skilled in utilizing techniques for developing online content delivery, encompassing web design, UX, layout, and accessibility compliance
UCLA Health
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
