Marketing & Communications Assistant

Are you a creative thinker with a passion for leveraging social media and digital platforms to achieve marketing goals? Do you want to contribute to the success of client campaigns across Europe? If so, consider applying for the position of Marketing & Communications Assistant at Euractiv.

Marketing & Communications
As Marketing & Communications Trainee at Euractiv, you will play a key role in supporting and executing content campaigns that promote third-party client content across various digital platforms as part of Euractiv’s Advocacy Lab. Your efforts will focus on driving both organic and paid growth, ensuring that client messages reach the right audiences effectively.
Your tasks:

• Assisting with the development and implementation of creative content campaigns for Euractiv’s Media Solutions and other commercial products to promote client content across various digital channels including email, social media, online advertising and the Euractiv website;
• Analysing performance metrics to enhance effectiveness and ROI while managing and updating commercial databases and reporting back to clients on campaign performance;
• Taking the initiative in copy writing and creative content production (text and visual creation for social media posts and advertising campaigns), creating commercial case studies for marketing campaigns and collecting client testimonials;
• Monitoring Euractiv social media channels to foster engagement with third party clients;
• Researching and generating lists of potential commercial partners;
• Providing input for partnership development pitches and proposals.

Ideal profile:

• Proven understanding of and interest in EU policies and the “EU Affairs” market in the broader sense, i.e. corporations, industry federations, civil society, and consultancies;
• University degree in Communications, Digital Marketing, Business Management, European Studies, or related field;
• Brussels-based with remote working options;
• Digital and internet savvy;
• Fluency in English – other European languages are a plus (especially French or German);
• Proactive in making sure Euractiv’s content is properly promoted;
• Flexible, go-getting, team player;
• Able to face tight deadlines;
• Knowledge of Google Ads, Google Analytics 4 and Google Ad Manager is a bonus.

Euractiv offers:

• Working in a leading pan-European media;
• Interesting tasks in a multicultural environment;
• 6-month to 1-year contract under Belgian law (CIP) – paid traineeship. First 6 months’ salary of 1.120€. Second 6 months’ salary of 1.400€;
• An exceptional opportunity to gain insights into the inner workings of EU media, enhance your marketing and communications skills, and practice foreign languages;
• Insight into EU politics.

What are the benefits of working at Euractiv?
You will work in a vibrant international media office with a multicultural team of talented colleagues you can learn from. You will be in the middle of EU affairs, both physically (our office is in the EU quarter) and through your work. You will be contributing to one of the most respected EU affairs media platforms in Europe.

Background
Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network specialising in EU policies. Our primary goal is to foster policy debates among EU stakeholders, including governments, businesses, and civil society groups. We provide comprehensive coverage of policy processes leading up to decisions, neutrally presenting the issues without taking sides.
Euractiv is part of Mediahuis, a publishing company with assets in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. Mediahuis publishes across a wide range of formats – from newspapers and magazines to television, radio and online media. More about Mediahuis and Euractiv here.

Equality and diversity
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity within the organisation and Equal Opportunities in recruitment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are made entirely on merit.

We encourage everyone to apply, even if you do not fit all the criteria.