SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (MEDIA RELATIONS)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (MEDIA RELATIONS)

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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Posted:
May 9, 2020
Location:
Batavia, Illinois
Level:
Experienced
Discipline:
Computer Science: Web Development
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree

A highly motivated Senior Communications Specialist (Media Relations) is being sought to join the Fermilab team. The selected candidate will serve as laboratory’s primary contact with the media and public information officers from partner institutions. Responsibilities include developing and executing an international media strategy, pitching story ideas, identifying new media contacts, arranging interviews for media with researchers, preparing employees for media visits, and organizing and guiding media visits.

You Will:

  • Develop and evaluate communication strategy focusing on media relations including utilizing: electronic and print publications, websites, social media tools, press releases, media engagement, visits and events, and exhibits and displays.
  • Prepare and/or review, obtain approval for, and distribute press releases.
  • Monitor and gather metrics to evaluate media coverage of Fermilab; communicate with senior laboratory management and the Department of Energy regarding media coverage.
  • Engage public information officers from partner institutions and funding agencies to develop and amplify content and coordinate media activities.
  • Participate in conferences to develop media contacts and further Fermilab’s reputation; arrange panels for conferences; manage press room at Fermilab-hosted conferences.
  • Serve as media contact in event of crisis communications.
  • Provide media training to Fermilab employees and users to interact with media representatives.
  • Manage compliance and training associated with Fermilab’s communications policy.
  • Prepare and submit reports to inform key stakeholders of media activities.
  • Produce, edit, lay out and distribute assigned electronic and print publications and websites using knowledge of a variety of software packages (i.e. WordPress, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop).
  • Develop story ideas, conduct interviews and research information, and write articles and press releases.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relations with a variety of groups including employees, users, partner institutions, and the media.
  • Other duties as assigned

 

We Are Looking For:  

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Science/Science Policy, or related field
  • Minimum five (5) years relevant work experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience managing media monitoring and distribution services; experience publishing material through a content management system
  • Project management skills

 

Diverse people. Diverse jobs. Great science.
Fermilab is America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Internal Number: 4095
About Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, and the South Pole. We are strategic risk takers, innovators and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are 1,800 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park. We offer a full benefits package, including vision and dental.
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