Communications Manager

Posting date: 26 November 2019

This position has now been filled.

The Carpentries is committed to “training and fostering an active, inclusive, diverse community of learners and instructors who promote and model the importance of software and data in research.” We seek an engaged and collaborative individual who shares this vision for a full-time position as the Communications Manager for The Carpentries. The Communications Manager will execute the day-to-day internal and external communications workflows necessary to keep our community informed and engaged. The Communications Manager’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Overseeing the curation and development of content for The Carpentries Blog and Newsletter
  • Peer mentorship and editorial role around content creation for our websites and blogs
  • Crafting and scheduling communications, messages and responding in a timely fashion on The Carpentries’ social media channels
  • Recruiting, onboarding, and overseeing a Communications Committee
  • Developing resources (ex. community briefs, press kit) for local Carpentries community members to market their training events, communityevents and give presentations
  • Executing The Carpentries Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan
  • Identifying relevant community discussions across socials for further research and follow up
  • Supporting The Carpentries team with project communications, outreach messages for different campaigns and quarterly work
  • Creating, revising and maintaining community resources, and guiding the creation of these resources (guides, checklists, video and audio content, etc.) for The Carpentries community
  • Supporting the Executive Director, team leads, and Executive Council on strategic communications

The Carpentries is an open, global community teaching the skills and perspectives to turn data into knowledge. We build capacity in essential data and computational skills for conducting efficient, open, and reproducible research. We believe in a world where more people have the computational skills and perspectives to work with data to address their questions in science, scholarship and society. We aim to build that world by scaling evidence-based teaching, creating inclusive environments, and building communities of practice based on open principles. In this role, you’ll join a diverse team of professionals working to spread data-driven research skills. Our community comprises 50,000 learners, 2,000 instructors, 80 Trainers, and 85 member organisations from research institutions around the world.

Qualifications:

We are looking for someone with skills and perspectives that complement our existing team and enthusiasm for the role and the goals and approaches of our organisation.

Required:

  • Degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with social media and/or blogging
  • Experience working with volunteer and/or online communities
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in a professional or volunteer setting
  • Excellent time management and project management skills
  • Ability to work virtually with a distributed team

Preferred:

  • Post-graduate degree or experience in Communications
  • Experience with intercultural or multi-linguistic communications (i.e. experience with multilingual communities)
  • Experience in marketing, advertising, or public relations
  • Experience as a Carpentries community member
  • Experience building or executing community campaigns
  • Creative writing experience
  • Familiarity with one or more of the following: Git, GitHub, R, Python, SQL
  • Familiarity with the open-scholarship, open-source community
  • Experience working with non-profit organisations or projects

Our team values openness, honesty, fairness, and transparency as the keys to fostering trust. We believe that individuals are the most important part of our organisation and our strongest resource. We strive to make decisions that prioritize people first and empower the growth and success of all who are part of our organisation. We value a growth mindset in all that we do and strive to be always improving and evolving ourselves and our methodologies, being receptive to feedback, responsive, curious, and willing to learn.

About Us

We’re a core team of eleven staff and independent contractors, with a nine person Executive Council. We’re a fiscally sponsored project of the 501(c)3 Community Initiatives. We have a large community of instructors and contributors, and a much larger community of users. We use evidence-based teaching practices to teach the core skills for effective computational and data work, and we promote reproducible research and open science/open source widely. All interactions in The Carpentries community and spaces, both virtual and in-person, are governed by our Code of Conduct.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a remote position and is initially funded for 2 years, with the possibility of extension. For US-based candidates, compensation will be $61,600 - $83,600 USD annually, commensurate with experience. Outside the US, total compensation may need to be adjusted in accordance with legal and financial costs associated with international hiring and contracting for a US-based entity. All qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply, and we will make every effort to be transparent about the impact of costs on potential compensation during the interview process.

In the US, Community Initiatives offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Fully paid medical, dental and vision
  • 401k with employer match
  • Basic life insurance, AD&D, STD & LTD
  • 4 weeks of vacation
  • 12 paid holidays
  • 4 floating holidays

Outside the US, Community Initiatives will make every effort to support the hiring or contracting of international workers, following all local laws related to employment and benefits, ensuring a competitive compensation package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Carpentries is dedicated to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all people, regardless of background or identity. We are an equal opportunity employer and give consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, disability or protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by US federal, state, or local law. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume or CV to jobs@carpentries.org. If you would like to be considered for any of our other open positions, please indicate all positions you are applying for in your cover letter. Please also clearly indicate the country in which you pay taxes.

Applications received before 11 December 2019 will receive full consideration.

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