Science Communications Officer/Lead

Welfare Footprint Institute

2d•$65,000 - $105,000•Remote

About The Position

The Welfare Footprint Institute is seeking a Science Communications Officer or Lead to make the Welfare Footprint Framework and their research clear, accessible, and useful to researchers, educators, and practitioners. This role requires either a strong scientific background with clear communication abilities or a strong science communication background with accurate handling of scientific content. The primary focus is on producing accurate, engaging material for diverse audiences without sacrificing scientific precision. The position involves close collaboration with leadership to develop dissemination and teaching materials, including an online training course, practitioner certification materials, and a media kit. Scientific staff are responsible for content, standards, and approval, while the Science Communications role focuses on the explanation, presentation, publication, and maintenance of this content. The position is fully remote.

Requirements

Experience or formal training in science communication.
Experience reading scientific papers critically, understanding methods and results.
Complete fluency in written and spoken English, with the ability to write clear, precise, formal scientific prose.
Exceptional attention to scientific detail with experience checking sources, numbers, units, figures, and claims.
The ability to learn the Welfare Footprint Framework in depth and explain it faithfully to audiences with different levels of scientific knowledge.
Practical experience producing digital content and working with websites, presentation software, and visual communication tools.
Extensive hands-on expertise with AI tools for video generation and editing, animation, image creation, narration, and interactive content, with a portfolio demonstrating high-quality outputs and the ability to manage production from scientific source material to finished resource.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing online courses, university teaching materials, or professional training.
A degree in a biological science, neuroscience, veterinary science, animal welfare science, or a related field, ideally a master’s or PhD, or demonstrated background in animal welfare, affective neuroscience, physiology, veterinary science, or related research.
Experience creating scientific graphics, short videos, demonstrations, or interactive explanations.
Experience interviewing scientists or preparing questions that help audiences understand difficult methods and findings.

Responsibilities

Turn scientific research into clear articles, summaries, presentations, scripts, and visual explanations, preserving evidence, assumptions, and uncertainty.
Produce teaching materials for university courses and workshops, including lecture slides, worked examples, exercises, and instructor guidance.
Develop and maintain the online course and materials for practitioner certification, working from scientific content and assessment requirements agreed upon with the scientific team.
Create resources for independent learning and application, including tutorials, FAQs, recorded demonstrations, and troubleshooting guidance.
Prepare scientifically informed interview questions and assist researchers in presenting their work through interviews, webinars, and other formats.
Provide online support to learners and users, identifying when a question requires scientific judgment and referring it to the appropriate researcher.
Utilize learner, instructor, or practitioner feedback to improve materials and address recurring misunderstandings.
Maintain the WFI website, ensuring research findings, methods, and practical resources are easy to find and understand.
Maintain and update content on WFI's social network.
Develop WFI's newsletter.
Coordinate production, scientific review, and publication, completing agreed work on schedule and keeping resources current.
Develop and use advanced AI workflows to create and edit videos, animations, narrated explainers, scientific graphics, and interactive learning materials. This includes selecting suitable tools, combining them into effective production workflows, and verifying scientific accuracy with the research team before publication.