Workshop with Theresa Hecker, Social Media Manager at JGU

Theresa Hecker is social media manager in the JGU Press Office. After studying German language and literature and history, she completed a traineeship in the Communications and Press Unit in 2021/22. In 2023, she set up JGU’s central TikTok account and has been posting a mix of entertainment, information and science communication content on it ever since. Cross-media science communication in the form of social media posts and videos, podcasts and traditional press relations is a central part of her day-to-day work.

In this workshop, she will provide a practical insight into the creation of short videos for communicating scientific topics and into her work as a university communications officer. 

About this workshop series

This event is part of a series on science communication at JGU. If you attend four or more events in the series, you will receive the “WissKomm-Basics” certificate. All events are automatically open to participants from the RMU partner universities.

Through the Open Science and Science Communication project (COM Department), JGU is establishing a campus-wide advisory and professional development programme on science communication. Researchers and staff from all disciplines and at all levels of expertise benefit from support services and programmes designed to develop their skills. The project thus expands on existing science communication initiatives in Rhineland-Palatinate (WissKomm Academy) and at the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU). 

Contact: scicom@uni-mainz.de