National University Of Singapore, Central Region The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore Company description: The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore Job description: Job Description The Media & Content Specialist supports the media and content teams at Duke-NUS Medical School. This role is instrumental in developing and implementing the School's national and global media strategy to sustainably elevate Duke-NUS' reputation as Singapore's flagship graduate-entry medical school, and a world-class research and innovation centre that strives to transform medicine and improve lives in Singapore and beyond. Media relations • Collaborate and build relationships with external stakeholders and partners for publicity opportunities. • Explore, research and ideate stories, commentaries/op-eds and profiles that can be successfully pitched to the media. • Support the team in packaging compelling stories about scientific discoveries, research commercialisation, educational innovations, and people from across Duke-NUS (alumni, students, faculty, staff) in a way that maximises media pick-up. • Draft and produce press kit materials, briefing documents, media profiles, pitches and related collaterals. • Proactively pitch agreed-on media stories to target journalists. • Support the media team by managing assigned media relations activities, including media interviews for Duke-NUS spokespersons and media events. • Maintain and develop general (local/international) and specialist media lists. • Monitor media mentions and compile the assigned reports. Content generation • Build relationships with researchers, alumni, students and assigned internal stakeholders. • Research and ideate story ideas for Duke-NUS-owned platforms. • Write for Duke-NUS-owned media channels, including internal and external publications, and social media platforms. • Collaborate within the Communications team and with internal stakeholders to conceptualise multimedia content (e.g., animations, infographics, illustrations, videos, etc.). Department support duties • Support the Communications team and internal stakeholders by providing copy-editing, proofing and house-style editing support for assigned projects. • Contribute to events and large-scale special projects owned / produced by the team in the assigned role. • Undertake tasks assigned by the Head of the Department and contribute to special projects such as 20th-anniversary activities. Qualifications • At least a bachelor's degree in a related discipline. • At least two years of relevant work experience in journalism, public relations or corporate communications. • Track record of ability to work well with a diverse range of people, including School and University leadership, academics, clinicians and scientists. • An interest in science and medicine is a must, and prior work experience in journalism or science, health or education sectors would be advantageous. • Excellent command of spoken and written English with an eye for detail. Public speaking and competency in a second national language will be an advantage. • Interest and experience in data visualisation, illustration, other multimedia or AI-based approaches will be an advantage. • Ability to work with minimal supervision or instructions. • Good project, stakeholder and time management, organisational and coordination skills. • Creative thinker with a good understanding of effective storytelling for different platforms. • Prolific creator/producer who can perform well under pressure. • Able to manage multiple projects, work well independently and with others. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Company information Registration No. 200604346E Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Researching careers? Find all the information and tips you need on career advice. #J-18808-Ljbffr
