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Communications Support

Impact Hub Amsterdam is looking for communications support!
About Impact Hub Amsterdam
Impact Hub Amsterdam is an ecosystem to inspire and support people to create social impact in the world through entrepreneurship. Our ecosystem incorporates a co-working space, event venue, innovation lab and series of accelerator programs. We are part of a global community of 7000+ impactmakers spread over more than 50 locations worldwide.
Impact Hub Amsterdam has been established in 2008 and has recently moved to a bigger location in the Westerpark. The current team consists of 10 people + 20 volunteers and we are growing rapidly.
The job
We are looking for a communicator. You are responsible for making communications planning for our activities and projects and executing those plans in close collaboration with the project managers.
The position is for 2 days a week.
The responsibilities
• Creating a communications plan for the year and per project/program
• Finding the right tone of voice for communications channels
• Coordinating the communications on the following channels: various social media channels, our blog and event pages, program websites, various newsletters, HUBnet, group emails
The qualities we are looking for
• You are a communicator by heart and you know how to trigger attention
• You have an eye for esthetics and visual communication
• You are open to conversation and learning
• You like to stand out from the mainstream and you are forward-thinking
• You are an excellent planner and creating structure comes naturally to you
• You enjoy being in a vibrant environment and between people all the time
• You can easily switch between details and the bigger picture
• You have high standards and you take pleasure in always looking for improvement
• You are comfortable in Dutch and English
• You are time-conscious and you’re hardly ever late
The experience we are looking for
• HBO+
• Experience in handling word processors, Wordpress, social media platforms
• Experience with media, creative writing, advertising, interviewing, design
• Having experience in journalism, blogging, copywriting is a definite plus!
What we offer
• Working in the most inspiring entrepreneurship communities in Amsterdam; being part of a community of impact entrepreneurs; being part of a fast-growing local business; being part of a fast-growing global network
• A lot of responsibility and autonomy; we want you to make your mark
• Working with a diverse, highly skilled team
• Several formal and informal opportunities for training and development
• Our compensation is ok, but slightly below-market; we prefer to work on freelance contracts
Are you interested?
Send a compact CV and concise motivation (no novels please :) tothomas.vaassen@impacthub.net with subject line “communications support” before January 8th. If you have questions, please send an email instead of calling.