Junior Social Media Officer (IR-ECO-PRD-2024-59-GRAE)

Are you a creative thinker with excellent communication skills, keen to work in one of the world’s largest scientific organisations? Join the CERN Social Media team!

CERN has an opening for an Early Career (Origin) Graduate in the Social Media team, part of the Media and Digital Communications section in the Education, Communication and Outreach (ECO) group of the International Relations (IR) sector. The Media and Digital Communications section includes the CERN Digital team (Social Media and the Digital Editor), the Press Office and the web team.

As a Junior Social Media Officer, you will:

• Contribute to the CERN Social Media activities, including community management, content creation, content curation and moderation, and monitoring;
• Contribute to the implementation of digital communications campaigns around CERN flagship stories in the fields of physics, accelerators, technology transfer, international relations, and education;
• Write science and technology social media posts from existing news items.
• Contribute to the audience engagement activities during CERN livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram;
• Contribute to writing and producing social media content for CERN’s regular series (e.g. "Guess What It Is", "Throwback Thursday", and "Photo of the Week") on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok;
• Contribute to the creation and development of CERN’s TikTok strategy, focusing on content creation and identifying appropriate trends for CERN’s institutional channels;
• Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of CERN social media activities, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and project reports;
• Share resources and interact with other communication teams in the Media and Digital Communications section and the ECO group.

More information here: https://international-relations.web.cern.ch/eco/social-media

Who we are looking for

Skills and/or knowledge

• Interest in science and technology.
• A STEM background would be an advantage, but it is not a requirement.
• Some experience and strong interest and motivation for social media, including channels beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Some experience in communications and/or marketing related to science, technology, knowledge and technology transfer, preferably in a multicultural setting.
• Some experience with science and technology writing, especially for digital/social media platforms.
• Interest in the online video environment (e.g., editing video, creating captions, creation of thumbnails, formats for different channels, file compressibility).
• Fast learner - capable of grasping rapidly and effectively new concepts.
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Further details for the required skills and experience: https://international-relations.web.cern.ch/opportunities/2024/early-career-graduate-junior-social-media-officer

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Social Sciences or STEM (or a related field) andyour highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without a university degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Job closing date: 14 April at 23h59 CEST

Job reference: IR-ECO-PRD-2024-59-GRAE

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-July-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5119 and 5631 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.