Posting Title
Communications Coordinator - International Partnerships
Location
CO - Golden
Position Type
Regular
Hours Per Week
40
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Job Description
Passionate about making science relatable, understandable, and memorable to a wide range of audiences? Love creating content, supporting web maintenance, and tracking lots of details and deadlines? Enjoy building client/customer relationships to become a trusted strategic partner?
NREL's Communications Office has an opening for a Professional II Communications Coordinator to support the lab's International Partnerships work. The ideal candidate will be adept in digital platforms, project management, and communications and writing; pay strong attention to detail and quality; and exhibit the ability to maintain strong working relationships with clients and team members.
The selected candidate will work closely with researchers as part of our dedicated communications team, which is structured in an agency-like setting and includes project managers, editors, graphic designers, digital specialists, and writers. We are looking for a self-motivated, collaborative individual with experience in traditional and digital communications, a keen interest in science communications, and experience delivering results for clients in a fast-paced setting. You will coordinate multiple moderately complex communications projects under supervision, use established procedures, develop and track multiple deliverables in parallel, and work against deadlines.
This role requires the successful candidate to be living locally and have the ability to work on-site frequently. The role will allow for hybrid work and relocation benefits are available.
Primary job functions will include:

• Coordinate and track multiple communications project requests, timelines, and budgets using the team's project management tool, collaborating with teammates to streamline and improve workflows.
• Create and coordinate written content communicating NREL's international efforts for news stories, newsletters, reports, videos, social media, and other outreach materials.
• Develop and coordinate web content, following NREL's web standards and best practices.
• Provide regular project progress status updates to team and clients.
• Follow NREL publishing process and act as a publications resource to team members and clients.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Aid with webinar and event support, including everything from using relevant software platforms to compiling post-event metrics and reporting.

With your application, include a cover letter describing why you're interested in this position and highlighting your specific communications work experience and qualifications for this role.
About NREL and the Communications Office
NREL is the only U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency research. The NREL Communications Office comprises communications experts in a variety of disciplines focused on raising awareness about the lab and DOE programs. This position resides in the Communication Office's Science and Technology Communications Group, which consists of multiple teams representing NREL's wide-ranging research areas.
Basic Qualifications
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience. General knowledge and application of technical standards, principles, theories and techniques. Frequent application of industry concepts and principles. General knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field. Skilled in problem solving, written and verbal communication. Ability to use various computer software programs.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications

• Ability to work under guidance to complete moderately complex communications assignments including research, writing, and reviewing content for a variety of communication products, including both print and digital media.
• Ability to distill technical information into understandable and engaging content.

• Previous experience working in a project management tool, e.g., ClickUp, Asana, etc.
• Strong client service mindset.
• Superior organizational skills and demonstrated attention to detail and quality.
• Good project coordination skills, including leading tasks and developing and following budgets and schedules.
• Experience with social media, email newsletters, video scriptwriting, content management systems, and analytics tools.
• Ability to outline and adhere to budgets and schedules for multichannel communications campaigns, reporting, and web events.
• Nimbleness and flexibility to multitask in a fast-paced communications setting.
• Comfort with quick-turnaround requests and ability to react positively to rapidly changing circumstances.
• A can-do attitude and collaborative work style.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous science- or research-related communications experience.
• Prior roles in a communication/public relations/advertising agency or similar corporate/organization department.
• Experience with virtual and in-person events.
• Experience adhering to brand guidelines and/or AP Style.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Familiarity with renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, international energy or development programs, and/or other technical subject matter.

Preferred Qualifications
Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Professional II / Annual Salary Range: $63,600 - $104,900
NREL takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.
* Based on eligibility rules
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