Communications Intern

Smart Freight Centre; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 6,700 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 days holiday

NS Business card for travel

Office in Amsterdam

Team-building activities

Job summary

Smart Freight Centre is seeking a Communications Intern to support social media and digital marketing efforts. You will help create engaging content, translate technical topics into clear narratives, and assist with event communications.

The role offers exposure to strategy days and cross-team collaboration in a Netherlands-based hybrid setting. You will draft content, manage publishing across channels, and assist in measuring performance to guide improvements.

Qualifications

• Passionate about communication and storytelling.
• Curious, eager to learn and grow.
• Creative and adaptable with a can-do attitude.
• Proactive, organized and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Analytical with comfort using data to derive insights.
• Tech-savvy with MS Office; Canva experience a plus.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Strategize yearly content and digital marketing plans for social media and newsletters.
• Create and publish content on LinkedIn, Bluesky and YouTube; design graphics and edit podcasts.
• Plan and execute social media campaigns for events like Smart Freight Week; build partner toolkits.
• Support email marketing campaigns using Salesforce and BeeFree, including newsletters and reminders.
• Measure monthly LinkedIn performance and translate insights into recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure consistent messaging.

Skills

Storytelling

Curiosity

Creativity

Organization

Analytics

MS Office

Canva

Video editing

English fluency

Tools

Canva

Salesforce

BeeFree

Wagtail CMS

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: We're only considering candidates who are already based in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, we can't offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation. Thank you for understanding.

Location: Netherlands (Hybrid work)

Starting date: January 2027

About Smart Freight Centre

Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to climate action in the freight sector. Our mission is to reduce logistics greenhouse gas emissions through transparent, international freight emissions tracking. We collaborate with multinational companies, forwarders, carriers, NGOs, and governments to set industry standards and tackle business challenges. Our goal is to cut GHG emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030 and achieve zero emissions by 2050 or sooner.

About the Position

As our Communications Intern, you will report directly to the Marketing & Communications Manager and play a key role in supporting social media and digital marketing strategy, creating content across channels, helping run communications for our flagship events, and keeping our websites and platforms up to date. If you’re passionate about communication, eager to learn, and excited by the challenge of turning technical topics into engaging narratives, this role is for you!

Curious about what your responsibilities would look like? Keep reading!

What you will do

Strategize: Support the Marketing & Communications Manager in shaping yearly content and digital marketing strategies for social media and newsletters. Join strategy discussions, including our Strategy Days, and contribute to new value propositions and tone of voice.

Create & Curate: Draft and publish content on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and YouTube. Create graphics in Canva, write copy, and edit podcast videos. Develop infographic templates and source imagery for publications such as our annual report. Translate complex, technical information into clear, inspiring storytelling.

Campaigns & Events: Help plan and implement social media strategies for key moments such as Smart Freight Week. Build social media toolkits for partners and keep event communications current, including agenda and changelog updates.

Email Marketing: Support the creation and distribution of mailings in Salesforce and BeeFree, including the SFC Newsletter, event reminders and updates, and seasonal mailings.

Measure & Report: Prepare monthly LinkedIn performance reports and turn insights into recommendations.

Collaborate: Work alongside internal teams and external partners to ensure consistent, impactful messaging, and bring ideas that push creative boundaries.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about Communcation: You love storytelling and making information accessible and engaging.
• Curious & Eager to Learn: You ask questions, seek feedback, and are excited to grow.
• Creative & Adaptive: You enjoy generating new ideas and can easily shift gears when needed.
• Proacative & Organized: you take initiative, juggle multiple deadlines, and follow through.
• Analytical: You're comfortable working with data and drawing simple insights from performance metrics.
• Tech-Savvy: You're comfortable with MS Office and Canva, or ready to learn quickly. Experience with video editing, CMS platforms (e.g., Wagtail), or email tools (e.g., Salesforce, BeeFree) is a plus.
• People person: You're fluent in English (Dutch is a bonus!) and love connecting with everyone: colleagues, attendees, suppliers, etc

Why us?

Join a culture of collaboration, innovation, and sustainability. What you will get:

At Smart Freight Centre, we believe in collaboration, creativity, and sustainability. We value everyone's ideas and create a welcoming space where you can grow and make an impact.

• Extra time off: Enjoy 6 days of holiday during your internship.
• Travel made easy: If you’re in the Netherlands, we’ll provide you with an NS Business card for work travel.
• Great location: Work from our awesome office in the heart of Amsterdam.
• Good times guaranteed: Good times guaranteed: Whether it’s a creative workshop, a fun challenge, or some drinks and bites, join our team-building activities and enjoy time with your colleagues.