Content & Communications Coordinator Hours per week: 32,00

Design Academy Eindhoven; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 39,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Public transport reimbursement

Parking next to office

Vacation allowance 8%

Year-end bonus 8.3%

Pension

Central Eindhoven location

Job summary

Design Academy Eindhoven is seeking a Content & Communications Coordinator for 28–32 hours per week in Eindhoven. You will join the Communications, Presentations and Public Relations team to strategize, coordinate, and manage campaigns and content for recruitment, events, and internal announcements.

The role requires five years of relevant experience, fluency in English and Dutch, and strong skills in planning, budgeting, and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant experience in communications or outreach.
• Excellent writing skills in English and Dutch.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and freelancers.
• Strong briefing and coordination skills.
• Theoretical knowledge in communications at HBO level.
• Knowledge of content creation for mailing and social media.

Responsibilities

• Strategize, coordinate, and manage campaigns and communications.
• Coordinate publications for website, social media, press, email marketing, and events.
• Identify publish-worthy content and streamline information.
• Coordinate student and alumni project content for internal and external platforms.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Time management

English fluency

Dutch fluency

Stakeholder management

Education

HBO level Communications

Job description

Design Academy Eindhoven, a leading educational institution in the field of design, is looking for a: Content & communications coordinator 28 - 32 hours

DAE is recruiting for a Content & Communications Coordinator – a pivotal role within an innovative and collaborative Communications, Presentations and Public Relations team that supports one of the world’s leading design schools. Within this dynamic environment, the coordinators’ role will be responding to andanticipatingthe characteristics of it's student body, prospective students and staff, unexpectedcircumstancesand new developments within Design Education.

What will you do?

Within this active job you will be responsible for strategizing, coordinating, and project managing campaigns and communications. Your role includes taking care of:

• Project managing and executing recruitment campaigns for new students, events campaigns and internal announcements among other operational projects;
• Content management. This includes coordination and planning of publications for the DAE website, posts on social media, press, E-mail marketing and invitations for events and presentations. This is in collaboration with the Marketing & Social Media Publisher;
• Deciding what is worth publishing and quickly streamlining and sharing information;
• Regularly coordinate and share content of students or alumni projects for internal and external platforms;

What will you bring with you?

• Five years of relevant experience and a great set of skills in organising, time-, project- and budget management; incl. working methods in planning and services;
• Fluency in both English and Dutch with excellent writing skills in both languages;
• The ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, both collaboratively and ad hoc, to develop creative solutions and manage expectations;
• Skilled in delivering clear briefings and persuasive communication to foster cooperation, with a strong sense of when to delegate or assign tasks to team members or freelancers for optimal results;
• Theoretical knowledge in the field of communications at HBO level, e.g. Communications, Marketing, CMD, Commercial Economics;
• Insight into the characteristics of the (inter)national target groups, including students and the creative sector, as well as the ins and outs of content creation for mailing applications, online media planning tools, publishing on social media and websites;
• You have the right papers to work in the Netherlands and can provide a valid VOG statement which we will apply for you;

What do you get in return?

A creative and international workplace with respect for your professional input and support for your development. It's a chance to have a real impact on the operation of one of the world's top design schools, be surrounded by creative individuals and new ideas, and to grow professionally with the support of experienced and collaborative colleagues. You get:

• A contract for 28 up to 32 hours per week untill end of 2026;
• A salary between € 3.502,78 and € 5.154,76 gross per month based on 36 hours, scale 9 and depending on experience;
• Reimbursement of your public transport costs or a kilometre allowance of €0,23 per kilometre;
• A workplace in the centre of Eindhoven. Within walking distance of the central station and a parking space next door;
• A vacation allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% and other conditions in accordance with CAO-HBO;
• A good pension and attention for you as a professional;

About the department

The Communications, Presentations and Public Relations Department is a fundamental part of Design Academy Eindhoven, overseeing internal and external communications as well as private and public-facing events and major projects.

We provide access to information for students and staff, stimulate dialogue on content and we organise events such as the Lecture Series. At the same time, we seek the connection with the outside world to increase the opportunities and visibility of projects and research. The results are put in the international spotlight through publications and exhibitions, such as amongst others the DAE Graduation Show (highlight DDW), exhibitions in the Van Abbe museum and presentations at the Salone Di Mobile in Milan.

The department is also pivotal in navigating DAE through the sensitive and constantly evolving questions around inclusivity and culture within academic institutions, supporting both students and the Executive Board. Always exploring new opportunities, platforms and avenues for editorial content. Therefore, we play a core role in long-term changes within the school by producing debates, roundtables and student presentations.

The Communications, Presentations and Public Relations Department should be an exemplar of openness, engagement and transparency breaking down communications silos within the school and setting a standard for communications in institutions across design education.

Your future colleagues/team:

• You will be working in an energetic department, with a team that includes an Events Producer, Digital Media Consultant, Internal Communications expert, Community Organiser, Marketing & Social Media Publisher, Graduate Communications Coordinator and Alumni Coordinator & Housing Officer. The department heads the Editorial team, Lecture Series team and Graduation Show team;
• You will work closely with the DAE Editorial Team, including the Internal Communications expert, a social media publisher, community organiser and freelance editors with experience in design, journalism, branding, communications and curation;
• You will also work collaboratively with colleagues of the administrational, HR, policy, educational and research departments within DAE;
• You will have access to and continue to build a support network of photographers, graphic designers, writers and illustrators, who you will commission for projects and events;
• The teams are led by the Head of Communications, Presentations and Public Relations.

Interested?

As we build our excellence on the diversity of our staff and student wellbeing, we pay continual attention to diversity and inclusion and provide a safe learning and working environment in a broader sense. We foster equality and inclusion and promote respect and a sense of belonging for all. We therefore encourage proposals from all sections of society.

Any questions first? What’s-app Raffaela Vandermuhlen, Head of Communications, Presentations and Public Relations department at 06-41808449.

Introductory interviews are scheduled within the selection process on an individual base. The second and final interview round will be on Thursday 9 April. Part of the interview selection proces are the Head of Communications, Presentations and PR, Events Producer, Head of Programme of BA or MA and HRM.

About DAE

Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) is one of the world’s leading design schools, recognised internationally for its forward-thinking and renowned professors and alumni. For over 70 years it has trained aspiring designers to make their mark on the future by thinking freely and openly about what design can achieve, consistently exploring design as an instrument of material, social, environmental and critical innovation.

DAE is a University of the Arts, offering both BA and MA degrees, specialised in training students in different design perspectives in order to produce critical and socially engaged designers.