Marketing & Communications Associate

Responsibilities

• As Marketing and Communications Associate, you will work collaboratively in an active, creative, and strategic environment with SELab team members, as well as scientists and project members from the missions and projects with IPAC involvement.
• This role offers the possibility to use your vision, strategic planning skills, technical acumen, and science knowledge to define and create a vision for communications campaigns to engage and inform the general public and/or the science community.
• Your campaigns will be developed and implemented for a variety of platforms: digital communications, social media, multimedia, and more.
• Your experience with evolving social media platforms will enable you to plan, develop, and create fun, engaging, and informative campaigns around science content themes and educational experiences.
• You will develop multimedia products for different areas of science education, outreach, and communications. The media will incorporate a blend of graphics, and live-action / interview videos, and animations. These will visually communicate complex scientific ideas in clear and concise ways, to help people to understand and be engaged by astronomy and the sciences.
• This is an occasional position (<20 hrs/wk) within an active, creative, and strategic team. Work hours are flexible. The ability to receive feedback as well as work both independently and in a close-knit team environment is essential.

Requirements

• Degree in space studies and/or science communication.
• Science communications experience for technical and general public audiences.
• Multimedia development and general graphic design, UI/UX development, knowledge of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Final Cut Pro, or other similar tools.
• Experience and demonstrated success on social media platforms: Brand development, platform architecture design, and content creation, utilizing understanding of best practices and strategies.

Preferred

• Familiarity with NASA Astrophysics missions and research.
• Ability to multitask and work independently on non-routine, complex projects.
• Experience working with scientists to develop content for the general public.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, verbal and written communication, along with demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capabilities.
• A passion for science communication.

Benefits

• As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time. Learn more about our