Associate Social Media and Community Content (f/m/div)

The Hertie School in Berlin prepares exceptional students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. The school offers master’s programmes, executive education and doctoral programmes, distinguished by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented teaching, as well as outstanding research. Its extensive international network positions it as an ambassador of good governance, characterised by public debate and engagement. The school was founded in 2003 by the Hertie Foundation, which remains its major funder. The Hertie School is accredited by the state and the German Science Council.

We seek to fill the following position:

Associate Social Media and Community Content (f/m/div)

on a full-time (40 hours/week) basis.

The contract shall commence as soon as possible and is initially limited for two years.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative individual to help us engage with and expand our community online. The incumbent will share the work of our faculty, researchers, students, and alumni, while also promoting the wide range of events and activities taking place at the Hertie School, developing content that is specific to our various social media channels.

Your tasks:

• Create and maintain our editorial and social media calendar, coordinate content production with colleagues from the Communications team and with other departments;
• Write, edit, update and reproduce articles, interview and content for our websites, as well as manage the intake and distribution of information to our diverse internal and external audiences;
• Manage content distribution across multiple social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube;
• Engage with our community online by responding to their mentions, messages or comments; engage with relevant communities/profiles with similar interests;
• Advise, train and support our faculty, Centres of Competence and colleagues from across the Hertie School with preparing and sharing content online;
• Perform regular analysis of our social media activities and KPIs and seek out new avenues and ways of connecting with our audiences.

Your profile:

• At least 2 years professional experience in online journalism, in PR, as a social media specialist or similar role, ideally in a political, academic or civil society environment;
• Excellent command of English (native-level; the Hertie School´s working language is English);
• Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and an affinity for data-driven decisions that boost performance across channels;
• University degree in relevant studies is a plus;
• Experience in web content management (such as Typo3) or social media scheduling tool (such as HootSuite or Co-Schedule);
• Excellent writing and editing skills;
• Familiar with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva for creating/editing graphics;
• Professional proficiency in German is a plus, working knowledge is required;
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task;
• Interest in social sciences, politics and economics.

We offer:

• A stimulating international working environment and a challenging variety of tasks
• Flexible working hours within the framework of the legal requirements
• 30 days paid holiday per year
• Training opportunities
• Job ticket for public transport
• Roof terrace for common team breaks