Media Director

Climate Central is seeking a Media Director to lead climate communication efforts, focusing on media relations and strategic outreach. The role involves organizing press briefings, managing media inquiries, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have expertise in climate science and at least 7-10 years of strategic communications experience. This is a two-year term position based in Princeton, NJ, with potential for renewal.
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About Climate Central:

Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and science translators who research and report the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people’s lives. We use science and technology to generate thousands of local storylines and compelling visuals that make climate change relevant and show what can be done about it. We address climate science, sea level rise, extreme weather, energy, and related topics. We collaborate with journalists, TV meteorologists, and other respected messengers, reaching broad audiences through local voices in the US and 150 nations. Our research and visuals appear in thousands of TV spots and tens of thousands of other news stories each year, and our impact is growing.

About the role:

Climate Central is seeking a highly skilled climate communicator to join our team. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Media Director will direct our efforts to communicate about climate change across all media. They will be part of a new initiative on climate services with a focus on supporting climate-informed decisions in the U.S..

The ideal Media Director will have an established track record of managing communication activities that connect multiple audiences, including the media and the general public, with information about climate trends, impacts, and solutions. They will bring experience and connections with the national climate science and climate change communications communities. Within the role, they will collaborate with Climate Central’s growing team of science, content, engagement, and communications specialists. This position is for a two-year term with the possibility of renewal.

Job activities include but are not limited to:

Area #1: Advancing the organization’s mission through media
• Organizing press briefings on climate variability, climate trends and impacts, climate change, and new research, drawing on internal and external experts
• Fielding media inquiries, developing press materials, and nurturing relationships with the media
• Contributing to strategy development to maximize impact through traditional and social media
• Serving as a spokesperson on a range of climate science and weather topics
• Nurturing relationships with the media

Area #2: Advancing external communications internally
• Directing, mentoring, and supporting team members managing media, social media, and digital brand outreach
• Leading internal media training for scientists, analysts and executive staff
• Overseeing the tracking of metrics that quantify Climate Central’s strategic impact through media
• Managing media projects, and collaborating with other program and department leaders in cross-organizational programmatic communications strategies

Essential qualifications:

Content expertise. You have experience in climate science, meteorology, or a related field

Science translation. You can speak confidently about weather, climate variability, and climate change to multiple audiences including the media, policymakers, and the public.

Strategic communications experience: 7-10 years serving in a position with significant responsibilities for organizing communications products to advance strategic objectives.

Social media experience: Broad understanding of trends in social and emerging media and a track record of engagement through these channels.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:
• Experience working in for a federal agency with significant climate change communication responsibilities
• A track record of public communications through media engagement and on social media

Compensation: The expected base salary range for this position is $120,000-$130,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Climate Central offers generous benefits including more than 7 weeks paid vacation and holidays available annually, 12 weeks paid family leave, medical, dental, 401K with up to 12% matching, and partial college tuition for children of employees who qualify.

Location and employment eligibility: This position can be mostly remote, in accordance with Climate Central organizational policy. Presence at headquarters or other U.S.-based locations is required for periodic team and organizational meetings, events and retreats. Climate Central’s headquarters are in Princeton, N.J.. Candidates must be eligible for employment in the United States.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Climate Central: Climate Central is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

How To Apply

Please apply via this link. The application deadline is May 8, 2025.

Please note that our application process requires the submission of a resume only. Please include a list of up to five work products (e.g. scientific papers, reports, online tools) in your resume. We are intentionally not asking for a cover letter, so please do not send one with your application.

If you choose to include your education history in your resume, please remove the name of your school from your resume. You may leave your degree (e.g., “B.S. Oceanography”), but please remove any undergraduate or graduate school names. This is one part of our effort to assess candidates against the essential qualifications for this role and to mitigate bias in the decision making process.

Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, Climate Central is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate.