Job description
Working closely with the Editor and the rest of the team, you’ll report on the latest scientific and policy developments relevant to climate change.
Specifically, you will focus on the interactions between land use, nature, food systems and climate change.
This could range from disentangling claims in the media about deforestation and climate change, to summarising the latest study on biodiversity loss, or working with our multimedia journalists on an infographic about burning biomass for power.
Carbon Brief’s award-winning journalism, data visualisation and analysis is respected by scientists, journalists and policymakers around the world.
You’ll be comfortable conveying the point of a story while representing the subtleties of scientific, technical or policy-related information in a clear and engaging way. You’ll also be meticulous about accuracy and fact-checking.
Responsibilities
- Produce news features, analysis, factchecks, interviews and explainers.
- Monitor and report on new scientific research and policy developments.
- Help plan Carbon Brief’s coverage of issues relating to land use, nature, food systems and climate change.
- Help build and maintain Carbon Brief’s network of scientific and policy contacts.
- Identify and report from relevant conferences on behalf of Carbon Brief.
- Engage on social media, webinars and podcasts on behalf of the organisation.
- Summarise news for Carbon Brief’s email newsletters.
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of writing about science and/or policy.
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to write to a deadline.
- Good knowledge of the scientific literature on climate science, as well as the wider online, media and public discussion about climate change.
- Experience of writing for the web.
- Ability to absorb new and complex information quickly.
- Enthusiasm for communicating issues relating to climate change in depth.
Desirable
- A degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject.
- A network of contacts within the climate change research community.
- Excellent social media skills.
- Experience of producing multimedia content.
- Good knowledge of the issues/debates around land use, nature, food and climate change.