Science Writer / Communications Strategist - NASA Houston
Take your career to new heights. Come join us at MORI Associates and help us support the most exciting projects at NASA.
Take your career to new heights. Come join us at MORI Associates and help us tell the story of science and discovery at NASA. As a Science Writer/Lead Communication Strategist for NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP), you will be part of a dedicated team of diverse professionals translating complex science and research into communication products that captures the imagination of the wider world. MORI is a mid-sized nationwide company founded in 1997 with the ideals that creating an agile organization full of innovative and passionate people will progress science and technology for all life on earth. We focus on offering a complete range of services from strategic consulting to the development of Information Systems and providing advanced engineering solutions. Now, let’s see if this opportunity is the right challenge for you.
Lead Communication Strategist
Job Function
The successful candidate will be part of a team of communicators creating, leading and delivering a variety of HRP communication products for internal and external audiences. The ideal candidate must be passionate about human spaceflight science. They must thrive on and enjoy the challenge of translating complex research about the effects of space on the human body into relatable and meaningful communication products. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of creating communication products based on complex concepts that are easier for the target audience to understand. This position requires a high level of creativity, solid strategic judgement, effective tactical execution, the ability to measure the effectiveness of products and adjust future actions based on metrics and audience feedback. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, collaborative and have demonstrated leadership ability. Preference will be given to those with previous NASA or Government writing experience as well as a strong writing portfolio, a bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience.
Tasks Include:
- Create communication products for HRP including feature articles, image features, content for infographics, blog posts, scripts for videos, slide presentations and other products as needed.
- Create a communication plan for HRP, defining and capturing stakeholder communication objectives and goals. Develop the strategies to achieve those goals and oversee implementation of the plan.
- Work with stakeholders to gather product requirements and understand communication objectives.
- Assign projects to the team as well as create communication products aligned with objectives of the program and communication plan. Making sure the science is translated in way that is meaningful to the audience.
- Review the team’s work as part of the product review process. Determining if science is translated well, they meet project requirements and NASA communication standards before additional review.
- Participating in work group team meetings, keeping track of products in progress.
- Present status updates to stakeholders as well as stakeholder and contract management.
- Capture and track metrics and provide recommendations to stakeholders on how to adapt communications products based on that data.
- Produce the weekly and monthly reports showing status of products, engagement or awareness results and sharing available metrics.
- Attend HRP meetings and educational opportunities to learn more about the science and stay current with the research.
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