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Introducing ourselves
BioMed Central is the leading open
access publisher of STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) research. Unlike
traditional publishers, BioMed Central believes research should be free to
access for anyone. Since it was founded in 2000, BioMed Central has successfully
pioneered the open access publishing model and brought open access to the
mainstream. With offices in London, North America and Asia, the company
employees over 290 people across a range of operations including editorial,
production, IT and commercial. BioMed Central is a vibrant and innovative
company. It operates in a fast-paced and high-energy environment, hiring
talented people who are passionate about science, technology, medicine and
open access.
Job duties
Main Duties
o Manage all of BioMed Central’s main social media accounts and promote our
content across different social media channels:
• Manage our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Tumblr accounts
• Identify content to post
• Create custom content and images
• Write and schedule all posts to the various networks
• Monitor and respond to comments and enquiries
• Proactively engage with our followers
o Support BioMed Central staff to use social media and to promote their
content on social media:
• Keep social media guidelines up to date
• Provide ad hoc guidance on how to set up social media accounts, how to use
social media, and what content will work well on social media
• Identify potential attendees for Twitter workshops
• Deliver Twitter workshops
• Work with teams across the organization to help them promote their content
on our accounts
• Run a monthly social lab meeting
• Send out company-wide emails to highlight key content
• Carry out internal communications about use of social media
o Helping to develop and deliver the social media strategy, working with the
Blogs Manager.
o Monitoring and reporting on our social media work, producing a monthly SM
Report and a quarterly KPIs report.
o Supporting the communications team:
• Writing blogs on a variety of topics
• Attending blogs panel meetings
• Supporting promotion of work carried out by the PR team
• Sharing knowledge with the rest of the team
o Monitoring social media trends and identifying new ways of promoting BioMed
Central on social media.
Job requirements
Person Specification
Essential
• Educated to a degree level or equivalent
• Strong written, editing, and proof-reading skills
• A strong understanding of social media
• Experience of working with social media
• An interest in science and/or science comms
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and
quoting the job reference (BMC/SMO/RF) to: HR, Floor 6, 236 Gray’s Inn Road,
London, WC1X 8HB, or by email to: [log in to unmask].
BioMed Central offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 25
days holiday plus bank holidays, contributory pension scheme, life assurance,
discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, Give As
You Earn Scheme, Volunteering scheme and an employee support programme.
BioMed Central Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome all
applications irrespective of race, gender, age, religion or belief,
relationship status, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation or disability.
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