Digital Content Producer
Boston, MA
3 months
Remote Role
Content Contractor
The Digital Data and Design Institute (D^3) (re)invents how organizations compete and thrive in the digital world and educates a new generation of leaders. D^3 provides a new architecture for rigorous research, immersive learning, and cutting-edge practice. The Institute is built to dynamically adapt and scale, and responsibilities will evolve over time.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are changing the way we live and work. Technological change and the digitization of all kinds of data (company, economic, and human data) are reshaping businesses, the global economy, and societies around the world. Design and innovation are creating new value for stakeholders. At the same time, these technologies are creating significant turmoil and turbulence for companies, executives, workers and societies.
To (re)invent how companies will compete and thrive in this new world and to educate the next generation of business leaders, the client has launched the D3 Institute: the Digital, Data, and Design Institute.
The Institute will enable companies to be more competitive in the age of AI and spur the formation of new organizations; it will position us as a global leader in digital, innovation, and business. The Learning Network branch of D^3 will develop and deliver programming that amplifies work produced in the institute's areas of focus and forges connections between faculty, lifelong learners, current students, alumni, and industry leaders.
The Content Contractor for D^3 will provide supplementary support across a portfolio of educational content and programming (event, informational videos, webinars, short virtual courses, blog posts, etc.)
Position Description:
Work closely with institute faculty and industry experts to develop learning content, including interviews, webinars, blog posts, and short videos.
Liaise with lab support staff (post-docs, lab managers, research associates) to ensure development of a suite of learning offerings for each lab with appropriate levels of audience engagement. Identify issues and new opportunities for creating compelling content; liaise with vendors to assist in the design and delivery of solutions.
In partnership with the D^3 Communications team, develop and facilitate collection of metrics related to performance and audience engagement.
Liaise with other departments at D^3 to maintain CRM information regarding audience, industry partners, and guest speakers.
Manage large and complex virtual programming (via Zoom and similar tools).
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required.
Experience writing content for academic and public audiences.
5+ years of related experience required.
Additional Qualifications and Skills:
Previous professional writing experience on technology, business strategy, and other related topics.
Demonstrated ability to organize and communicate important and complex information clearly to different audiences.
Proven ability to independently manage and prioritize work without direct oversight.
Ability to build and implement a project plan - assess a problem, generate ideas, gather and interpret information, make recommendations for action.
Ability to manage challenging interactions with a faculty member, student, or partner by addressing concerns, resolving problems, providing solutions, and maintaining productive and positive relationships.
Ability to work consistently and constructively in a fast-paced, complex environment while fostering positive relationships with internal and external partners.
Proactively identifies and suggests creative ways to solve problems, improve workflow, or help colleagues.
Blended, online, and/ or massive open online course (MOOC) learning experience preferred.
Some experience with video production or editing preferred.
Online or in-person event coordination experience desired.
Top 3 skills:
Writing skills: ability to translate technical/scientific research into business insights for a lay audience,
Independent/autonomous: ability to perform the role without a lot of supervision and oversight
Self-motivated.
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