Content Strategy Lead

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events

This is a contract role of 1 year. The role of a content strategist involves conceptualizing short-, medium-, and long-term strategies through which universities can disseminate the research they do by converting complex and technical scientific content across STEM fields into various simple, easy-to-digest and engaging collateral such as research stories, press releases, social media posts, and storyboards for graphical summaries, infographics, brochures, flyers, posters, videos etc. for research dissemination, promotion, and marketing purposes. The strategy should align with customer goals and be tailored to maximize impact and return on investment.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the client’s goals and creating a strategy for how they can achieve that through various communication collateral and channels.
• Using your own understanding of science promotion, the publication landscape, etc. to advise the client of what might result in maximum impact.
• Providing a clear content direction to the internal team of writers and designers to achieve the required output.
• Managing a group of freelancers and contractual writers and overseeing the production of research stories, feature articles, press releases, social media posts, research videos, research infographics, brochures, annual reports, etc.
• Collaboration with studio team for producing multimedia collateral that align with your vision and the customer’s goals.
• Ensuring high quality and on-time delivery.
  
  

Qualifications And Prerequisites

• The applicant should have a Master’s or Higher degree in STEM fields and excellent English language skills.
• 3+ years of experience in scientific writing and visual communication of science (posters, infographics, magazines, videos, etc.)
• Knowledge of creating marketing/promotional copy is a plus.
• Past experience in science promotion or university promotion is a plus.
  
  

Application Process

Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. Our selection process typically involves an initial screening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and an interview round.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.
  
  

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.