PR & Social Media Internship/Returnship
returnship: an internship-like position for experienced workers seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended period
We are offering a PR & Social Media Internship/Returnship position to support the operations of Stuff Dutch People Like and the launch of three exciting new products.
About Stuff Dutch People Like:
Stuff Dutch People Like is the #1 community for Dutch culture in the world. With a highly engaged social community of over 500,000 followers and a popular blog platform averaging over 250,000 readers per month Stuff Dutch People Like reaches a combined audience of over 20-30 million individuals each month. Apart from its online activities, Stuff Dutch People Like has also successfully published 3 bestselling books which have reached all corners of the world and will be launching several new products in 2017.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities cover the general areas of public relations, communications, marketing and social media. Tasks and projects will include assisting with:
- the development, writing and distributing of press releases
- media relations
- the organisation of product photo-shoots
- brainstorming of new product ideas
- new product development
- development & implementation of marketing strategies
- building and maintaining relationships with both local and international bloggers/influencers
- building and maintaining press kits
- social media content sourcing and planning
- content generation for the SDPL web platform
- sourcing, writing and editing
- local event planning (upcoming product launch event planned for end November 2016)
Qualifications
- Highly organised
- Excellent (native) English writing and editing skills(experience in blog writing and/or content creation would be an asset)
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Creativity and ability to come up with interesting ideas for blogs, articles and social media posts and campaigns
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Google Docs and PowerPoint
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task
- Ability to work independently
This “returnship” position offers the opportunity to:
- gain experience in social media, copywriting, public relations and marketing
- develop tangible online skills in Content Management Systems (CMS), social media tools (Facebook, Business Manager, Twitter, Instagram, Hootsuite, etc.)
- learn more about social media metrics, SEO and web analytics
- experience the entire product development lifecycle (from idea development to sales of first units)
- participate in weekly social media strategy and planning meetings
Start date: 15 September, 2016
Duration: 6 month
Hours: Flexible working space (1-2 days/week at the SDPL office, the rest can be from home)
Application Deadline: 9 September, 2016
Apply: please send a recent CV and cover letter to [email protected]