Communications Professional - Akima
Oak Ridge, TN
About the Job
The qualified candidate will write articles, fact sheets, and announcements for internal audiences. The candidate will also create content for other deliverables, including newsletters, talking points, employee profiles, digital ads, and event summaries. Ideally, this person will bring passion and new ideas, working with staff across the Laboratory to help tell the story of ORNL’s scientific work and the operational work that makes the science possible. The candidate will support small, short-term needs that cannot be met by existing full-time staff to communicate with lab-wide and targeted internal audiences on topics such as human resources, safety, facilities and operations, information technology, and business services. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities
+ Writes feature articles, operations highlights, slide content, website and newsletter content, video scripts, fact-sheet content, web content, and other materials that align with communications' strategic plans, while clearly and effectively, operational priorities.
+ Organizes and analyzes information from highly technical sources and interview subject matter experts to produce written materials in concise and approachable language without loss of technical meaning.
+ Collaborates with technical editors to ensure adherence to grammar and style guidelines.
+ Assists in creation of multimedia content for web, social media, and other uses.
+ Collaborates with staff from Internal Communications to provide needed support and required products.
+ Supports development of visual and digital media, often working with graphic designers, photographers, and videographers to develop attractive and high-impact visual products.
Qualifications
+ Ability to understand complex information and communicate it effectively to any audience in a timely, interesting, and compelling manner that conveys the importance and excitement of working at ORNL and/or prompts internal audiences to learn more and make decisions.
+ Demonstrated verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
+ Knowledge of effective writing techniques for a variety of media as well as a knowledge of technical language, usage, and style conventions.
+ Experience interpreting, organizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
+ Demonstrated organizational, recordkeeping, and coordination skills.
+ Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of management or staff.
+ Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple time-constrained projects and to successfully complete each.
+ Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, a science or other related field.
+ Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
+ Pre-employment Drug Screen - External applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
Pay Range
$60 per hour
Job ID
2024-13447
Work Type
Remote
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders , AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers , AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.
As an AIS employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).
Responsibilities
+ Writes feature articles, operations highlights, slide content, website and newsletter content, video scripts, fact-sheet content, web content, and other materials that align with communications' strategic plans, while clearly and effectively, operational priorities.
+ Organizes and analyzes information from highly technical sources and interview subject matter experts to produce written materials in concise and approachable language without loss of technical meaning.
+ Collaborates with technical editors to ensure adherence to grammar and style guidelines.
+ Assists in creation of multimedia content for web, social media, and other uses.
+ Collaborates with staff from Internal Communications to provide needed support and required products.
+ Supports development of visual and digital media, often working with graphic designers, photographers, and videographers to develop attractive and high-impact visual products.
Qualifications
+ Ability to understand complex information and communicate it effectively to any audience in a timely, interesting, and compelling manner that conveys the importance and excitement of working at ORNL and/or prompts internal audiences to learn more and make decisions.
+ Demonstrated verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
+ Knowledge of effective writing techniques for a variety of media as well as a knowledge of technical language, usage, and style conventions.
+ Experience interpreting, organizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
+ Demonstrated organizational, recordkeeping, and coordination skills.
+ Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of management or staff.
+ Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple time-constrained projects and to successfully complete each.
+ Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, a science or other related field.
+ Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
+ Pre-employment Drug Screen - External applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
Pay Range
$60 per hour
Job ID
2024-13447
Work Type
Remote
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders , AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers , AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.
As an AIS employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).
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