Communications Executive

About Us

We are a team of passionate individuals, developing ground‑breaking biological technologies designed to sustainably, and safely control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock. We do this work to improve lives and livelihoods around the world in the face of the growing threats that pests pose to human health and the global food supply. One of our aims is to revolutionize how growers manage pests — moving away from blanket pesticide applications to precise, actionable insights powered by IoT sensors and advanced analytics.

Whilst what we do relates to developing pest control technologies, Oxitec is about people and is in service to people.

We are strongly committed to a set of values, principles, and behaviours, and foster a culture of trust, respect, creativity, and accountability.  to learn more, and here to read our CEO’s blog about trust and our culture.

The Communications Executive is an organised, hands‑on operator who keeps our global communications engine running day to day. You’ll draft high‑quality content, manage vendors and freelancers, and coordinate campaigns and deliverables across corporate and program teams. You’ll support reputation‑building, product/program launches, and issues/crisis readiness - helping to translate strategy into timely, well‑executed outputs.

This role is pivotal in ensuring Oxitec’s voice is clear, consistent, and impactful across global audiences.

• Draft and edit corporate materials (press releases, media statements, executive blogs, op‑eds, Q&A, fact sheets, talking points, boiler plates).
• Maintain our messaging house and narrative documents; ensure consistency across channels and geographies.
• Coordinate global product/program launch communications, working with program leads and vendors on milestones, assets, and timelines.
• Support issues/crisis readiness: keep media engagement materials and stakeholder Q&A up to date; track potential risks and coordinate responses.

• Work with country/program teams to localise materials and secure approvals; ensure community‑engagement alignment and culturally appropriate messaging.
• Coordinate translations.

• Draft briefs/SOWs, manage timelines and deliverables, track budgets, and organise onboarding.
• Maintain a roster of specialist vendors and partners (PR, creative, social, design, events, translation); run light RFPs as needed.

• Own the content calendar across web, social, media, and thought leadership; drive asset production (copy, visuals, short videos, decks) with designers/editors.
• Publish and QA updates to the website/newsroom and campaign pages; coordinate SEO/meta, and ensure brand consistency.
• Build and maintain our central asset library (logos, templates, imagery, b‑roll, consented field photos) with clear version control.

• Monitor media and social channels; track coverage, sentiment, and share of voice; produce regular dashboards and campaign reports.
• Maintain journalist, influencer, and partner lists; support basic press office tasks (inbound inquiries triage, interview prep, briefing docs).

• Champion best practice use of brand guidelines across content and campaigns.

• Experience in corporate or program communications (agency and/or inhouse), delivering multichannel content and campaigns. (E)
• Outstanding writing and editing skills; able to turn complex technical or policy topics into clear, compelling copy. (E)
• Demonstrated vendor/agency coordination experience (briefs, timelines, budgets, QA) in a multi‑stakeholder environment. (E)
• Strong coordination: content calendars, approval workflows, asset tracking, and cross timezone coordination. (E)
• Practical familiarity with: website platforms, social platforms, basic design/editing tools, and media monitoring. (E)
• Excellent administrative, time management, and organisation skills. (E)
• Comfort working across scientific, regulatory, or public health contexts (D)

• Organised and detail‑oriented;…