Education and Outreach Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $60k - $75k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Lynker

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

💼 Consulting

🔬 Science

Consulting • Science • Engineering

Lynker is a premier science, engineering, and technology company that specializes in providing innovative solutions in weather and climate science, marine/ocean science and engineering, and space weather and space climate. The company partners with governments, communities, and industries to deliver impactful services that address global environmental security and economic prosperity. By leveraging a team of skilled scientists, engineers, and educators, Lynker tackles some of the nation’s most important missions and challenges, while also focusing on training, communications, and outreach for effective environmental policy and compliance.

📋 Description

• Provide instructional and design leadership for a national educator professional development program across online, onsite, and hybrid platforms • Design, coordinate, and deliver NOAA Ocean Exploration professional learning and professional development opportunities • Develop objectives, agendas, workshop materials, presentations, handouts, supply guides, videos, and promotional materials • Curate NOAA Ocean Exploration multimedia, expeditions, fact sheets, lessons, and other content • Communicate workshop priorities, needs, and expectations with internal and external partners • Maintain and train a network of at least five internal and external workshop facilitators • Identify new facilitators and host partners; coordinate workshop planning, logistics, promotion, implementation, and instruction • Lead facilitator training and monitoring meetings to ensure consistency across educator opportunities • Serve as Alliance Partner site coordinator liaison for onsite and online professional development • Cultivate and establish educational partnerships with aquaria, museums, universities, and informal science centers • Coordinate ocean education partner meeting logistics, agendas, and meeting minutes • Present workshops, promote offerings, oversee advertising, and execute topical education webinars and presentations • Execute and guide professional development and summative workshop evaluations • Manage professional development workshops using Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration curriculum • Provide program management for online EX teacher professional development courses with the College of Exploration • Coordinate workshop announcements and updates to educator listservs and education websites • Keep the Professional Development offering and Education Alliance page up to date on the Ocean Exploration website • Provide project coordination, program, and technical services for education products and activities engaging educators, students, and the public • Manage existing alliance partnerships and document financial agreements • Develop education outreach programs supporting NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer expeditions and telepresence • Establish, curate, and maintain storage management for historic and current education content • Identify content gaps and priorities for new materials • Plan, coordinate, and execute education product development meeting classroom needs, standards, and instructional methods • Coordinate brand identity and graphic design for NOAA Ocean Exploration education products • Perform graphic design and technical reviews of external partner work • Coordinate translations with regional language and local dialect experts • Identify evaluation needs and coordinate external evaluators • Develop and implement education strategies aligned with NOAA Ocean Exploration and NOAA Education Strategic Plans • Analyze education landscapes and educator needs; evaluate products, training, and communications approaches • Formulate promotion and outreach approaches to expand education offerings • Coordinate promotion strategies using email, social media, websites, conference presentations, and newsletters • Grow the ocean education audience and provide website updates • Plan and maintain educational outreach materials and supply lists • Initiate projects and requirements documents for innovative ocean exploration communications • Execute expedition education coverage through web-based approaches and outreach events

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science Education, Curriculum Development, or a related field; OR a degree in a marine/ocean science-related field with professional experience as an educator, outreach specialist, or program coordinator in a formal or informal education setting • Deep understanding of oceanography, marine ecosystems, and current marine technology • Demonstrated experience developing age-appropriate educational materials or programming supporting national formal education standards and instructional strategies, including NGSS, Ocean Literacy, and phenomenon-based learning • Ability to translate complex scientific data, technology, and discoveries into clear, engaging materials for diverse audiences • Ability to manage the full product development lifecycle, work with external contractors, establish project milestones, monitor deliverables, and provide timely feedback • Ability to lead collaborative education initiatives with interagency partners, cooperative institutes, and ocean education networks • Practical understanding of Section 508 compliance standards for digital materials and experience coordinating web-posting workflows for online educational collections • Strong oral and written communication skills across diverse audiences • Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with internal and external stakeholders • Proven ability to adapt quickly to evolving program requirements and agency priorities • Demonstrated critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills • Excellent time-management and organizational skills • Demonstrated initiative and self-direction in managing assigned program areas • Strong attention to detail when reviewing drafts, enforcing visual/content consistency, and ensuring compliance with federal standards • Ability to work effectively independently and as a collaborative team member • Willingness and ability to travel to lead regional and national educator professional development workshops, facilitate classroom testing and product feedback cycles, and present at professional educational or scientific conferences • Occasional travel required (5+ trips annually) • Proximity to a major commercial airport highly preferred • Must perform duties from an approved alternative worksite within the United States • E-Verify employer

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost • Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage • Personal Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Life and accident insurance • Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year • Spot bonuses for exceptional performance • Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses • Employee Referral Program • Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System • Personalized career growth plans for every employee • 100% remote full-time telework • Employee-owned company • Highly competitive compensation plan