The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) is seeking passionate volunteers to join its new Communications and Outreach Working Group.
C4DISC is forming a Communications and Outreach Working Group to expand its reach, enhance its messaging, and engage more effectively with the scholarly communications community. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful change while developing your skills and expanding your professional network.
- Create compelling content for our website, newsletters, and social media channels
- Identify and engage potential new member organizations and partners
- Develop outreach materials and presentations
- Design promotional materials and infographics
- Help with social media presence and online community building
- Track and analyze engagement metrics
- Engage with partner and adopting organisations for learning opportunities
- Scan scholarly communications landscape for DEIA events and initiatives to amplify
We do not expect you to tick every box! A willingness to collaborate and share the load is most important.
- Passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
- Working within or experience in scholarly communications
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work in virtual teams
- Background in communications, marketing, or public relations
- Experience with social media management and digital marketing
- Data analysis and reporting (for analytics review)
- Design or multimedia creation abilities
- Experience with stakeholder engagement and relationship building
We’re looking for volunteers who can commit to:
- Monthly working group meetings (1-2 hours via video conference)
- Project work (A maximum 2 hours per month, flexible timing)
- Occasional events or special initiatives (as available)
We understand that everyone has different availability and welcome contributions at various levels of engagement; however, please do not apply if you are unable to commit the time required in most months.
If you are interested, please complete the working group application form and put “Communications” where asked which Group you are interested in.
We welcome questions about this opportunity! Feel free to reach out to us at c4disc.communications@gmail.com. Full information can be found on this C4DISC post.
About C4DISC C4DISC is a coalition of scholarly communications organizations working to build equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility across our field. Our mission is to work with organizations and individuals to build equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications, with a vision of creating a socially just community that welcomes, values, and celebrates all who seek to contribute to scholarly communications.
With fifteen member organizations, partners and many working group volunteers, C4DISC has developed resources, established partnerships, and continues to implement meaningful initiatives that advance DEI in our industry.
