Communications & Outreach
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Welcome!
Welcome to the CoCommunications Team! We share with the world the awesome work Neuromatch is doing! We manage all social media accounts, Ambassadors program, and help with some email outreach.
To get started here, everybody should review our 📙Brand Guidelines and our Social Media and Lobbying Policy .
See related documents for your role below to see how you can help in this department.
Slack Channels
- #a-26-communications
- General channel for Outreach & Communications department. All communications (social media, emails, flyers, and general outreach) related to all Academies and courses.
- #a-26-ambassadors
- Used for the Academy Advocate and Ambassador program where people do individual outreach.
- #-website_refresh
- Planning for the new 2026 website
- #_marketing
- Marketing and communications for all non-Academy events and activities.
- #_website
- Lean about recent website updates and request edits and changes here!
- #_social-media
- Get links to social media posts you can share and amplify on your own social media accounts.
Team Roles
CoCommunications Team
Comms & Marketing Manager
- Lead marketing and social media strategy.
- Content generation including coy writing and graphic creation for social media and website.
- Oversee website content and messages.
- Graphic creation for all platforms inline with brand guidelines.
- Lead of the Ambassador Program, including recruitment and strategy.
- Social media account management, including regular posting on all platforms, managing evergreen content, and responding to DMs.
- Quarterly newsletter management including creation, sending, and collecting metrics.
MuMuriah Umoquit
- See General Department Chair Responsibilities
- Collaborate to plan and refine Academy communications.
- Help draft and review Academy-wide messages, including mass emails and course notifications.
- Help with any Academy Discord communications.
- Contribute to outreach list generation and maintenance.
- Assist in creating Academy posters, videos, graphics, and other promotional materials.
- Share insights and feedback to strengthen external communications for Neuromatch and Climatematch.
- Comms volunteer management and engagement in Slack.
2026 Co-Chairs: Aparajeeta Guna and Fardod Raeisi
2025 Chair: Aparajeeta Guha
- Conduct competitor research and program benchmarking to identify opportunities and best practices.
- Use marketing frameworks to identify friction points and psychological motivators to understand what drives participation and interest.
- Collaborate with the communications/marketing team to align findings with ongoing initiatives.
- Transforms knowledge into insights and actions for improving current neuromatch program outreach and engagement.
- Generate partial and/or final reports synthesizing gathered information, insights and recommendations.
Didi Ramsaran Chin
- Serve as a primary point of contact for Ambassadors, answering questions and offering guidance.
- Coordinate and host key program events.
- Encourage and support Ambassadors in their outreach activities.
- Track progress toward Gold Ambassador status and distribute certificates/badges.
- Liaise with Neuromatch staff and volunteers to share updates, insights, and challenges.
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and motivating environment within the Ambassador Slack channel.
- Track program metrics to help evaluate the program.
Peter Ohue and ToTolulope Gbayisomore
- Put up posters in your university/community if feasible.
- Share course information in any appropriate channels that you are a part of (newsletters, student groups, email lists, etc.).
- Answer any questions from students or peers via being contacted from the website.
- Option: participate in or host information sessions online or in-person to share your Academy experience and answer questions.
Part-time Comms Assistant
- SEO for Neuromatch webpages.
- Paid Ad campaigns through Google Grants.
- Content creation and graphic creation.
LaLaura Poli
- Manage and optimize Google Ads campaigns
- Conduct keyword research to identify and reach relevant audiences
- Monitor and analyze campaign performance, providing regular insights and recommendations
- Collaborate with the communications/marketing team to align ad efforts with ongoing initiatives
Andrew Fisher
Babar Magsi
Jasmine Arcalas
Rahul Gandhi
Tools & Accounts
- Buffer
- Online scheduler of social media.
- Canva
- Online graphic design program. Great for making graphics and social media posts.
- We have a free Canva account since we're a nonprofit! Ask MuMuriah Umoquit to be added.
Relevant Policies
- 📙Brand Guidelines
- CC-BY Copyright Requirements
- Social Media and Lobbying Policy
- See all current policies:
Neuromatch Policies