Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

You will play a key role in promoting research news for both institutes, you enhance the awareness and understanding of their research. You will support the communications team in providing professional media work for all aspects of its PR activities. Researching, writing, editing, and issuing news releases and stories on all aspects of the work of the MPI for Biology Tübingen and FML for various media channels (online, print, broadcast) Proactively seeking and developing news stories from around both institutes, focusing on research and articles that could appear in the national and international media Co-management of our digital platforms, including content development and managing of web pages and social media channels Development and implementation of an internal and external communication strategy (target audience, channels, timing, media monitoring) Lead on production of the monthly internal newsletter and other internal communications activity Develop inspiring stories for our employee magazine Max Mag and engage in editorial opportunities of Max Planck Research / Max-Planck-Forschung, our research magazine facing the external audience Provide communications support on internal as well as external events, including townhall meetings, media roundtables, scientific talks, and public events Responding to media enquiries on behalf of the institutes