CIGRE is seeking a freelance journalist to join its communications team
Do you want to support a small, highly effective Paris-based team, by working remotely or flexibly on location at the heart of a unique global community? One that is dedicated to making sustainable electricity available to all.
The CIGRE community is comprised of thousands of professionals from over 90 countries and 1250 member organisations, including some of the world’s leading experts. CIGRE operates the world’s foremost knowledge generation programme, encompassing all the core areas of the power system. Over the last hundred years the work of CIGRE has contributed to many of the key technical cornerstones of the modern power system. This organisation has a powerful story to tell.
As the CIGRE Journalist you will play a crucial role in helping CIGRE to tell its story. To succeed in this you must be a proactive, engaging, collaborative, team oriented professional, comfortable with technical complexity.
You will bring the following demonstrated and proven abilities and experience:
- A journalistic/professional writing qualification and background
- English fluency essential. Some French an advantage but not mandatory
- Ability to write quickly and accurately, to deadline and to a journalistic standard
- Ideally a power system engineering specific background, but at least conversancy and familiarity with complex technical issues and the ability to simplify and present these in an appealing way
- Knowledge and confidence with new media - video, photos, social media to communications.
Download this pdf for a full position description. This is a contract / freelance style role if it you feel it's right for you, we welcome your application by filling out the form below.
Applications close February 29
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