Communications Associate

CIRM•South San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is seeking a Communications Associate to manage a wide range of materials that engage and inform the California public, scientific community, and patients about scientific progress in cell and gene therapies. This role is crucial for tracking timelines and ensuring quality across various Communications and Outreach projects, including the annual report, blog entries, social media, website updates, video projects, print materials, and events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing or a related field. Additional relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a 4-year degree.
2+ years in communications, journalism, marketing, or public relations, including work in the science or healthcare industry.
Ability to plan and execute complex projects with multiple deadlines in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Exceptional organizational skills with proven ability to maintain and organize digital files and other materials.
Ability to quickly learn complex information and translate it into actionable language.
Ability to form close working relationships with scientists, patients, patient advocates, and CIRM staff.
Ability to track and interpret data to guide strategy.
Familiarity with website content management systems and best practices.
Familiarity with content creation and production practices across multiple formats.
Proficiency with digital project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Airtable, or others.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Canva or Adobe creative products.
Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Ability to achieve results while handling multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

Support all aspects of Communication and Outreach projects including timelines, reviews, communication with stakeholders, and coordination with other teams.
Support production of stories and press releases by sourcing images, inserting videos and other links, posting stories to the website, tracking internal reviews.
Support with managing the CIRM website, including updating pages and sections to ensure content reflects current messaging and engagement strategies.
Support planning and execution of creative, engaging, and inspiring social content and campaigns intended to educate and inform audiences about the promise of regenerative medicine and CIRM’s progress.
Coordinate with external stakeholders to support outreach presentations and events.
Manage production of the annual report in collaboration with other communication team members, external vendors, and subject matter experts across the organization.
Develop branded materials to engage in-person audiences, including flyers, brochures, fact sheets, posters, etc.
Assist with monitoring and responding to daily/weekly PR requests.
Maintain brand materials such as logos, templates, brand guide, etc, and disseminate across internal and external stakeholders to ensure consistency across platforms.
Produce internal and external newsletters intended to inform, educate, and engage all audiences about CIRM’s progress.
Make data-driven recommendations to enhance the reach and engagement of CIRM newsletters.
Maintain CIRM’s digital assets, including photos of patients and scientific research for use on the website, in stories, on social media, and to provide to journalists or other external stakeholders.
Support with tracking and reporting metrics for all content channels.
Other duties as assigned.