Media relations and Communication Officer

Public Affairs & Media Relations

Expert

Gathering five national consumer organisations (in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Brazil) and giving voice to a total of more than 6 million people, Euroconsumers is the world's leading consumer group when it comes to offering innovative information, personalised services and defence of consumer's rights. As modern and pragmatic consumer organization, on the one hand we keep on strengthening our private enforcement activities (coordinated class actions) whenever there are clear and unacceptable violations. On the other hand we are also reinforcing our capacity to enter in collaboration with major global brands helping them to raise the bar, to design better products and services and further improve consumer empowerment.

Reporting to Euroconsumers' Group Manager Advocacy and Enforcement in the Public Affairs & Media relations department, you will be responsible for Euroconsumers' media relations, communication and campaigning activities.

• Develop and manage all media relations, build a network of media contacts and boost outreach in major European and global media outlets.
• Create strategic communication messages and material.
• Manage and boost existing social media channels (Linkedin) to reach ambitious targets.
• Create visuals and videos for social media, website and other communication outlets in line with Euroconsumers' strategic branding.
• Develop innovative campaign material to support our messages and branding i.a. for our litigation activities and position papers.
• Secure alignment with our national organisations and co-create communication activities.
• Manage Euroconsumers website and monthly publication of relevant and impactful articles.
• Manage and reinvent Euroconsumers' monthly Start Talking webinars.
• Support in organizing Euroconsumers events, secure promotion and exploitation in communication.
• Support in preparing and exploitating representation activities.

• You have a master's degree in Communications, Marketing, Law, Political Science or History.
• You have a relevant experience (at least 2-5 years) in managing media relations at EU/global level and communication/PR.
• You have a background or relevant experience in creating visuals, videos, graphic design.
• A background in (European/international) policy is an absolute plus.
• Social media have no secret for you.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. You find it easy to collaborate with others.
• You are native or Fluent English - French and Dutch are a big asset/advantage.
• You are pretty good at analysing and summarising complex information.
• You are a highly organized, detail-oriented, and rigorous person.
• You are business-oriented and solution-minded.
• You are creative, think out of the box and a team player.

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At Testaankoop we want to reflect the society of consumers we represent. Therefore we are an active promotor of diversity at all levels.

Eerste telefonisch contact
met de recruiter (of negatief antwoord als je profiel niet overeenkomt)

Interviews
Eerst met mijn toekomstige directe manager via video, daarna met de afdelingsmanager en de HR Business Partner in onze kantoren

Online vragenlijsten
(persoonlijkheid, motivatie en redenering).
Leadership Assessment als teammanagement.

Salarisvoorstel.
Arbeidscontract.
Onboarding.
Gefeliciteerd