I hope you'll allow me to toot my own horn for a mo. I recently signed a contract to work part-time as the sci-comm specialist for a metrology (measurement science) lab here in AoNZ. I've had standalone projects with this lab for years, and I love working with them. I'm a trained metrologist myself!
This new contract is giving me the chance to think strategically / long-term and to be a bit more ambitious. And it's paying off! Yesterday, we had a big media day.
The lab director appeared on breakfast TV to talk about the importance of measurement. Her interview was great, and was interspersed with lovely B-roll of the lab filmed by the show's local producer.
Then she appeared on a very popular national radio show for a more in-depth conversation about international cooperation and measurement.
I made both of these interviews happen 馃槉 And the comment I've had from everyone at the lab is "we've never had opportunities like this before".
This lab is part of a larger organization that has basically ignored them in terms of comms support. That's why I kept getting parachuted in for stuff, but they weren't allowed to formally 'hire' me. Changes in the science system mean that the lab is moving out of that organization, so the director decided it was the perfect time to bring me in.
I'm very happy that they did!
I'll continue to work for myself for the majority of the time, but this contract feels like an anchor point that I didn't know I needed. I have so many ideas for things we, as a lab, can do. I'm determined to show the team that I'm a safe pair of hands. I'm feeling really good today.
