GNS communications team

Welcome to the Communications Portfolio

Whether you have a science story to tell, want help to prepare for a media interview, or are looking for graphics support – the GNS communications team is at your service!

We provide a wide range of products and services in comms, so we have put together this handy online platform to help you decide what it is you are looking for and how we can best support you.

Be sure to connect with us early so we can schedule your project. You will need to provide a brief so we can support you effectively. We’ve provided a template to help you.

This portfolio is a living document – we will refresh the content and add more resources to support staff over time. It is a tool to support you, and we want and welcome your feedback.

You will only be able to see linked content if you are connected to the GNS VPN.

Need comms support?

Whether it’s a quick job, like putting out some one-off internal comms messaging, or a much bigger campaign, like presenting the potential of supercritical geothermal on the global stage – we’re here to help!

We are all busy people at GNS and we know how precious your time is. We have made it really easy for you to provide us a clear project brief, by filling in a simple template. This is the first step you need to take to access comms support.

Access comms support

So, what's the plan?

The GNS communications team is here to help you tell your stories and share your research to the right audience, in the right way, and at the right time. Having a solid communications plan in place will help maximise delivery opportunities and manage risks.

Our communications advice, planning and design consultation services will ensure your stories are accessible – reaching and engaging the people that matter to you, and those to whom our science matters.

Let's create a plan together

Our product range

Communications products that resonate with every audience

From video and graphic design to web stories, media and social media campaigns, our team can help you to choose the communications product(s) that will make your stories shine.

We’ve provided examples and outlined some of the pros, cons, and processes behind our different communications products to help you understand what will work best for you.

Video and motion design

Communication campaigns

Engaging with the media

Our team is your essential partner in all media engagement at GNS. Whether you want to promote newsworthy research, share public information during emergency event response, or respond to topics of interest, the communications team is here to help you work effectively with the media.

We develop media releases and pitches, advise about risk, and provide coaching and spokesperson support to ensure you, and GNS, get the best out of every media opportunity.

Learn more about media engagement at GNS

Communications resources to support you

We’ve developed some resources to guide and support you to communicate effectively.

Our learning modules, policies, templates, and guidance documents are all designed to help you to put your best foot forward – for yourself, and for GNS.

Browse our communications resources

GNS brand guidelines

We have refreshed our GNS brand guidelines. Our brand framework strengthens the profile of the GNS brand and enables us to create consistent and effective, high-quality visual communications. You can download all the visual brand assets – including logos, colours, and fonts – from the brand guidelines document.

Access our brand guidelines here

Meet your communications team

The communications team delivers support and services across three coordinated and complimentary ‘hubs’ – our science hub, our corporate hub, and our creative hub.

We’ve outlined our operational structure, so that you always know who to contact no matter your communications requirement.

Meet the team

The GNS communications team is always just a meeting, phone call, or email away.

Not sure who to contact directly? Email us at communications@gns.cri.nz