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]