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*About the employer...* I am a scientist and science presenter, and my long-term missions are as follows: · To make quality science education as accessible as oxygen. · To nurture curiosity. · To stand in the way of environmental destruction. · To encourage innovation and courageous thinking. Like many on this list, I want to see a world where science communication is funnier, more engaging, and above all, never assumed to be "just for kids", or just for “science-loving adults”. I am now at the stage of having 20M video views across platforms, and I have given talks for the likes of TEDx London, UN Ops and London Science Museum. I am now working on a podcast with the founder of QI. My following is growing, and late last year, I was awarded the emerging producer bursary at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers. I am now in talks with production and publishing companies in London, Washington and New York, and I am looking for an assistant to join me on this journey. *About the role* I am seeking a management assistant with ambitions in the world of media (in particular educational media / media for positive social change), and a taste for adventure / a highly varied role. The role offers… · Opportunities to build relationships with top figures in media. · Involvement in wide variety of projects (filming with the King of Bhutan, visiting fusion reactors etc.). · A diverse workload, providing opportunities to develop a range of unique skills. · The chance to play a transformative role in a rapidly growing media project, with the primary aims of better educating the public, and driving positive social change. The role begins as part-time, with flexible hours. Exact hours/days each week to be negotiated. This could be from 1 day to 5 days. Payment / employment will be on a contractual basis to begin with, though the position has the potential to evolve into a full position in time. *The ideal candidate will be...* · Organised, hard working and reliable. · Good with people / emotionally literate. · Creative and innovative: an orthogonal thinker. · Enthusiastic and quick to learn. · Interested in the world around them (not necessarily a scientist). · Well-versed in social media. · Keen to immerse themselves in educational media / media for positive social change. · Happy to, at times, be given paid, unstructured hours, to use her/his own initiative. An ideal candidate will have strong examination grades. Good grammar is essential. *In more detail, the job will involve helping with…* · Building relationships with media professionals, and up-keeping pre-existing relationships with figures ranging commissioning editors at National Geographic and the BBC, through to academics at top universities. · Managing logistics for video shoots and recordings. · Building bridges with influencers to create collaboration opportunities. · Overseeing social media management – replying to fans, checking posts and editing my content. · Building relationships with festival organisers. · Researching and obtaining funding grants, and managing crowdfunding. · Campaign management / harnessing pre-existing content to bring about positive social change. · General administration, including scheduling and invoicing. And, if within the skillset / interests of the applicant: · Researching story opportunities, and new ideas. · Video editing. · Photo editing. *Payment* £10/h + expenses *Links* TEDx www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQ44MLby5I Website www.MatthewShribman.com Social Media www.facebook.com/ScienceInTheBath www.instagram.com/MatthewShribman www.youtube.com/ScienceInTheBath *To apply…* Please send: · Your CV · A very short covering letter (absolute maximum one side of A4) explaining why you think you’d be well suited for the role. · Any relevant social media of your own (not necessary). · How many hours / days each week you’d ideally like to work for, be this 5 hours or 5 days. …to [log in to unmask] Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. ********************************************************************** psci-com how-to: Once subscribed, send emails for the list to [log in to unmask] If not subscribed, either subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com or send requests for items to be posted on your behalf to [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe (or silence messages while away) send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print Contact Jisc Helpline: Email: [log in to unmask], Telephone: 0300 300 2212 **********************************************************************