Student Assistant – Marketing and Partnerships (Chinese/Japanese Speaking Preferred)

4C Services GmbH; Köln; Sur place; EUR 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work setup

Modern Cologne office

Free fruits and snacks

Résumé du poste

4C (Certification for Climate, Conservation, and Communities) seeks a Student Assistant – Marketing and Partnerships (Chinese/Japanese Speaking) in Cologne. You will support our Marketing and Partnerships Team with publications, reports and external communications, while applying 4C templates and ensuring brand-consistent layouts.

Enrolled in a related field, you will work 10–20 hours weekly on-site in Cologne, with English proficiency and Chinese/Japanese language skills advantageous.

Qualifications

• Enrolled student in area of graphic design, media/communications, business administration, information management or related field.
• Available for 10-20 hours per week and onsite in Cologne at least twice a week.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Chinese and Japanese helpful; German is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Support Marketing and Partnerships Team in preparing publications, reports, guidance documents and external communications materials.
• Apply and maintain official 4C Word and PowerPoint templates; ensure consistent structure and layout.
• Format document elements such as tables, headings, lists, captions, headers, footers and tables of contents.
• Help turn draft texts and presentation content into clean, print- and web-ready materials aligned with 4C brand identity.
• Assist with basic charts, visuals and simple Excel-based data tasks for marketing materials.

Connaissances

MS Office

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

English

Chinese

Japanese

German (nice to have)

Formation

Enrolled student in graphic design/communications/business administration/information management

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

4C is a sustainability certification scheme for the coffee and cocoa industry. 4C certification focuses on good agricultural and management practices, including requirements on economic, social and environmental conditions for coffee and cocoa production and processing in order to establish credible sustainable and transparent supply chains. Independent certification bodies verify compliance with the 4C requirements. 4C operates in 20 countries and is the largest certification system in the coffee sector. It is also a highly innovative standard working on a variety of crucial topics such as reduction and offsetting of carbon footprint, biodiversity improvement and empowering women.

This is why the Sustainability Management team of experts are looking forward to welcome you as Student Assistant – Marketing and Partnerships (Chinese/Japanese Speaking) at 4C headquarters in Cologne.

• You will support our Marketing and Partnerships Team in preparing publications, reports, guidance documents and external communications materials
• You will apply and maintain official 4C Word and PowerPoint templates, ensuring consistent structure, formatting and visual layout
• You will format document elements such as tables, headings, lists, captions, headers, footers and tables of contents
• You will help turn draft texts and presentation content into clean, print- and web-ready materials aligned with 4C’s brand identity
• You may support basic charts, visuals and simple Excel-based data tasks for marketing and partnership materials

Your profile

• Enrolled student in the area of graphic design, media/communications, business administration, information management or another related field
• Available for 10-20 hours per week and onsite work in the Cologne office at least twice a week
• Excellent written and spoken language skills in English; Chinese and Japanese language skills are an advantage, German is beneficial but not required
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; basic Excel skills for charts and simple data tasks are desirable
• Strong understanding of document structure, Word styles, formatting consistency and presentation layout
• Good eye for visual layout, margins, alignment, typography and brand consistency
• High attention to detail and ability to deliver clean, well-structured documents and presentations
• Ability to work independently, communicate proactively and stay organised across several tasks
• Supportive and dedicated team player with a hands-on attitude

Why us?

We are an international and diverse team of passionate and experienced experts,joining forces for a sustainable future! We believe thatour team is our core assetand we support our people as best we can.

To help you build your future and thrive with us, we offer:

• Close collaboration with our sister companies Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services, ISCC System and ClimatePal, giving you even more development opportunities
• Professional onboardings to help you have an ideal start with us
• The opportunity to work independently and bring in own ideas
• Discover your own career path and interests in field of sustainability
• Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Student Event, Christmas Party)
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural environment (54 nationalities) with professionals from different backgrounds
• Hybrid set-up (depending on working days pattern)
• Vacation days based on the working days pattern, special holidays and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas eve, new year’s eve, carnival monday)
• An attractive and modern office in the centre of Cologne with free fruits and snacks

Ready to join our team?

We are looking forward to your application and hope to welcome you to our team soon!

We are a company with equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender, or any other criteria that are not professional qualifications for an open position.

About us

4C (Certification for Climate, Conservation, and Communities) is a sustainability certification scheme for the coffee and cocoa industry. 4C certification focuses on good agricultural and management practices, including requirements on economic, social and environmental conditions for coffee and cocoa production and processing in order to establish credible sustainable and transparent supply chains. Independent certification bodies verify compliance with the 4C requirements. 4C operates in 20 countries and is the largest certification system in the coffee sector. It is also a highly innovative standard working on a variety of crucial topics such as reduction and offsetting of carbon footprint, biodiversity improvement and empowering women.