CERN openlab Communications Officer (IT-CE-CHT-2026-72-GRAP)

Are you a self-motivated communications professional with experience in scientific communication for a wide range of audiences - from policymakers to students and industry, as well as the general public?

Would you like to join the team responsible for sharing the excitement of CERN openlab R&D projects, activities, and collaborative work, with the outside world? Are you skilled at producing simplified scientific materials across a variety of media (social media, videos, printed documents, web pages, etc.) and in organising events? Take part!

CERN openlab is a unique public-private partnership that provides a structured and collaborative framework enabling industry and research organisations to engage directly with CERN researchers. Through this framework, CERN openlab not only fosters scientific and technological collaboration but also facilitates industry participation and strategic investment in cutting-edge research and innovation on ICT, including computing and storage technologies, AI and HPC.

At its core, CERN openlab promotes the co-development of innovative solutions through close collaboration between scientific researchers and industry partners. Acting as an incubator for emerging technologies, it serves as a dynamic hub where CERN and its partners jointly push the boundaries of information and communication technologies.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop and implement CERN openlab's strategic communication plan, ensuring alignment with CERN IT and central communications.
• Lead the creation, production, and dissemination of content across digital platforms, including social media (LinkedIn, X, Facebook and others), the CERN openlab website, and promotional materials.
• Develop, manage and evolve CERN openlab's website, ensuring high-quality content, strong visual identity, and effective user experience.
• Plan, create, and analyse social media campaigns from editorial planning to performance reporting, using appropriate multimedia and analytics tools.
• Conceptualise and produce high-quality publications and visual materials (annual reports, brochures, leaflets, promotional items) using professional design tools such as InDesign and Illustrator.
• Act as the communication interface between CERN openlab management, industry partners, researchers, and CERN central communication teams.
• Support and manage the communication of the CERN openlab Summer Student Programme, including promotion, lectures programme, and student-related communications.

Your profile:

• Experience managing and creating websites using CMS platforms such as Drupal and WordPress.
• Experience creating visual assets and short-form videos using tools such as Canva, Premiere Pro, and CapCut.
• Demonstrated expertise in digital content creation and multimedia production.
• Editorial design skills using Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in international environments.
• Ability to translate technical or scientific topics into accessible and engaging narratives.
• Experience within scientific, research, innovation, or technology environments would be considered an asset.

Skills:

• Strategic communications planning.
• Science communications.
• Audio-visual production.
• Social media.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Science Communication (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 13.04.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-June-2026

Job reference: IT-CE-CHT-2026-72-GRAP

Field of work: Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)

Benchmark job: 5A1020 - Principal Communications/Public Relations/External Relations Professional

Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 6372-7004 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
• A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
• On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

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Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

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